On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:06 -0400, "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]> wrote: > Great images, Brian! > > Many protea, including quite a few banksia species, are grown in Maui, > on the slopes of Haleakalaa Volcano. >
Well, that's an environment they don't see in their natural locations! Thanks for the comment and thanks Larry, Frank, Dave and everyone who looked. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > Dan > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> > wrote: > > G'day all > > > > If plant photos bore you to tears, then please look no further.... > > > > Banksias are a group of Australian plants - in fact they are my > > favourite Australian plants. A Banksia would have been Australia's > > national flower had I been making the decision. But I wasn't asked. > > > > Anyway... > > > > I've been photographing Banksias since the mid 1970s so I thought a > > small gallery was overdue. Most are from the digital era - you'll be > > able to pick the scanned ones because they tend to be a bit soft. > > > > Why a 'battery' of bansias? Collective nouns such as "Bunch" and > > "Bouquet" are simply too insipid for such a dramatic group of plants. > > Hope you enjoy: > > > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1370864/Banksias/index.html > > > > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
