Posted by Graham (Ajax, Canada) on 13 January 2007 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.
A Giant Lobelia (Lobelia deckenii) in the Great Barranco Valley on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. This plant closes into a ball at night to protect itself from frost.
What wonderful design! And an amazing photo as well. Thank you.
13 Jan 2007 1:21am
this is real cool! youve done great capturing this! you said it closes into a ball? do you have a picture of it like that?=P tot itd be quite funny. haha. nice one!
13 Jan 2007 3:01am
Cool close-up! I thought it was an artichoke at first glance.
13 Jan 2007 4:08am
Wonderful!
13 Jan 2007 4:57am
Very cool indeed...!
13 Jan 2007 5:06am
Fantastic.
13 Jan 2007 6:23am
Great, great shot. I love the colors and the detail. I would love to see this on a full screen shot.
13 Jan 2007 8:29am
What a beautiful plant and a great composition!
13 Jan 2007 12:11pm
Love the perspective and vivid colors.
13 Jan 2007 1:20pm
An harmonius rythm!
13 Jan 2007 2:38pm
Beautiful, you've captured the natural, organic, patterns of the plant in a quite spectacular way.
13 Jan 2007 8:41pm
Very beautiful!
14 Jan 2007 9:17am
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