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ozthunder
20th of November 2006 (Mon), 03:36
A couple of Australian wildflowers from a recent walk.

The first was taken with the Sigma 105mm macro

Species - Leptospermum. There is one sp that is widely distributed here, this one is rarer - Barren Grounds, NSW.


http://ozthunder.com/wildflowers/lep1.jpg


The second is an Sowerbaea Sp. I think ( not an expert, I simply look in a book ). Taken with a Sigma 17-70mm. This lens is a great alternative to the kit lens and is the lens on my camera 99% of the time. ( photo is cropped )

http://ozthunder.com/wildflowers/lil2.jpg
Omri Alon
20th of November 2006 (Mon), 04:22
Great shots of these beautiful flowers :)
LordV
20th of November 2006 (Mon), 04:27
Good shots- esp like #2
Miniflash
20th of November 2006 (Mon), 08:12
very nice ~
Canonada
20th of November 2006 (Mon), 10:25
Nice shots. I prefer 2.

Joe
LindaB
20th of November 2006 (Mon), 15:53
Beautiful shots - great colours too :)

Linda
wayne_eddy
23rd of November 2006 (Thu), 05:10
#2 is Sowerbaea - it looks just like the ones we have an here in Western Australia. The Sowerbaea are now finished here.

For a while I was using the macro 100 mm for wildflowers that now tend to go back to the kit lens (mine must be a nice sharp one) as it seems to have better depth of field in standard light situations. But then considering changing to a slightly upmarket lens but the kit seems to be doing the job for now