Strelitzia (Bird of Paradise) by GiMi53

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Feb 12, 2009

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Description

Not sure if everybody here knows this beautiful flower :

"What is This ?" by decie Anyway, I always wanted to have a Strelizia (Bird of Paradise) in my gallery… Thank you for your comments on my previous upload:

" Achada do Teixeira"

Comments (26)

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decie

12:33PM | Thu, 12 February 2009

Cool shot looks real nice in full bloom.

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TheAnimaGemini

12:56PM | Thu, 12 February 2009

Beautiful. The light is perfect and this Flower is something unique beautifully.

BorisB

1:09PM | Thu, 12 February 2009

The nature has created here another work of art...

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awjay

1:28PM | Thu, 12 February 2009

saw it many times in the canary islands...its a very beautiful flower

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Mousson

1:45PM | Thu, 12 February 2009

Great lighting !!!

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durleybeachbum

1:52PM | Thu, 12 February 2009

Mine has been killed by the frost, i forgot to put it inside.

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flora-crassella

2:01PM | Thu, 12 February 2009

wonderful photo!!!!! I love these plants. Mine has just withered...

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3x3

2:05PM | Thu, 12 February 2009

lovely capture with great colors

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Kaartijer

2:19PM | Thu, 12 February 2009

Wonderful shot, great composition!

MrsLubner

2:26PM | Thu, 12 February 2009

This is stunning. I can't even think about one in my gallery yet. I've been growing them for 4 years and all I can think of now is getting just one bloom out of them all! :-) Clear, bright and cheerful shot.

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lizzibell

2:51PM | Thu, 12 February 2009

great shot...

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timtripp

4:09PM | Thu, 12 February 2009

SUPERB!

frankie96

6:22PM | Thu, 12 February 2009

These always photograph so well....great job....

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babuci

6:33PM | Thu, 12 February 2009

Wonderful close capture.

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auntietk

6:22AM | Fri, 13 February 2009

Beautiful capture of this fantastic bloom!

lucindawind

12:54PM | Fri, 13 February 2009

they are gorgeous flowers ! beautiful shot !

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CavalierLady

1:11PM | Fri, 13 February 2009

Very lovely, Michel... wonderful colors and just enough dof to show off the flower!

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GiMi53

8:07AM | Sun, 15 February 2009

my next upload: " ♥ Happy Valentine ! ♥ "

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Littlejock

10:20AM | Sun, 15 February 2009

Gorgeous colours. Hugs

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flavia49

12:18PM | Wed, 18 February 2009

Extraordinary capture!!

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amirapsp

4:52PM | Fri, 06 March 2009

Nice work

jdehaven

3:37AM | Sat, 07 March 2009

Another example of perfect isolation of the subject from the background- not only by colour but by depth of field. Really a nice gallery you have here!

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tennesseecowgirl

11:07AM | Mon, 09 March 2009

I took some pictures of these while I was home visiting my Dad but mine did not come out near as beautiful as this.

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JeffG7BRJ

4:44AM | Sat, 06 June 2009

I would love to have one of these in my garden, they don't grow well in the North of England though, unless you have a tropical greenhouse. A beautiful flower and one of my favourites. I always think of Little Jimmy Dickens and his song "May the Bird of Paradise Fly up your Nose" whenever I see this flower. Jimmy is well known for being at the Grand Old Opry and the Bird of Paradise was a number one hit in 1965. One fine day as I was a-walkin' down the street Spied a beggar man with rags upon his feet Took a penny from my pocket In his tin cup I did drop it I heard him say as I made my retreat CHORUS "May the bird of paradise fly up your nose" "May an elephant caress you with his toes" "May your wife be plagued with runners in her hose" "May the bird of paradise fly up your nose" Superb macro of this most beautiful flower, certainly one to be proud of. Bravo!!!!!5+++++

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