Under a canopy of leaves I found this unidentified iridescent blue-green beetle attracted to the vibrant coloured pendulant bracts, of striking red with yellow and green tips, of this exotic tropical bloom Heliconia Rostrata (hanging red lobster claw), still in the early flowering stage.
Image taken early November in my home backyard garden, near Innisfail, Far North Queensland, Australia.
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Camera/Shoot Details
DSLR Camera: Pentax K10D. Lens: smcPentax-DA 18-55F3.5-5.6 AL
Shutter Speed: 1/20sec Focal length: 55 mm Ap: F5.6 Sensitivity 100
Date/Time > 05 Nov 2012 @14:11:55
Raw file processed/edited via CS2.

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~ “Colour is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key then another to cause vibration of the soul.”
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Comments
1/4/13
Thankyou very much Karen for the work feature in The Pentax Group.
– Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch
congrats on the feature, beautiful work!
Appreciate your comments, thankyou Sandra.
– Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch
FAbulous image Kerryn
Thanks so much Danita. 8 )
– Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch