Crotalaria sp. of Leguminosae family. In Malayalam (in Tamil as well, I guess) it is called Kilukkachedy. The dry fruit while shaking makes nice sound (we use to play around when I was a child). The flowers are not visible hence I may not be able to confirm the id.
Camera: You may please visit http://www.dpreview.com and go for a through research before making a decision. (I did the same for more than 16 months to know the trend, performance and picture clarity). I personally suggest you to go for Panasonic Lumix series compact camera. Panasonic is great with clarity resolution and all, when you need to take macro pictures. Even point and shoot Panasonic cameras are doing fantastic job. You may please consult Dr Dinesh Valke who uses a Panasonic DMC-G1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5593762443/). This camera is little expensive than that of your budget, I gues (about 40k). But if you can get the same from the USA you can save around 6-10k, I am sure. Please visit http://www.dpreview.com/products/panasonic/cameras Regards, Giby On Aug 4, 10:16 am, Mymoon Moghul <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello > This shrub was clicked at Chennai, South India by the road side. There were > only 2 plants in the area, just at this one spot. One plant had dried up > flowers and fruits while the other had fresh flowers. The butterflies were > more attracted to the plant with dried flowers. The butterflies seen were > the blue tiger, plain tiger, stripped tiger, common crow. Yes sir this plant > attracts butterflies. Also what are the good cameras (within the budget of > about 25 K, for plant photography, especially for the flowers where images > would be sharp through out the picture. These images were taken in Canon > 1000D. The images were clicked in TV mode with flash around 7.30 a.m. > > For identification please. > > Thanks > regards > Mymoon > > image2.jpg > 212KViewDownload > > image3.jpg > 168KViewDownload
