Erythrostemon gilliesii [Bird of Paradise]

[photoni]

Castellani, Antonio (2022) Erythrostemon gillesii (Hook. 1829) Klotzsch 1844 (Fabaceae) Bird of Paradise. Photographs made in visible, ultraviolet and mixed light. LINK

 

Synonyms:

• Caesalpinia gilliesii (Hook. 1829) D. Dietr. 1840
• Poinciana gilliesii Wall. ex Hook. 1829 [1830]

 

Comment:

This shrub in the Legume family is commonly known as Bird of Paradise, but it is not related to the bird of paradise genus Sterlitzia.

 

Reference: Erythrostemon gilliesii in Wikipedia.

 

Gear:

Sony A7 (full spectrum).

Soligor 35 mm f3,5  with tripod

800 ISO - sunlight at 17 ... a bit of wind

 

Visible: QB39 1,5 mm thick (~BG39)  @ f/16

 

 

Ultraviolet: ZWB2 + TSN575 2 mm thick  @ f5,6  (all photos at f/16 showed motion blur)

 

 

QB29 (~BG25) + QB39 1,5 mm thick  /    QB29 + TSN575 2 mm thick  @ f16

 

[Andy Perrin]

Pretty!

[colinbm]

Great variety of colours.

[Nate]

Very cool looking shrub, turned out great with the filters.