Heliconia - D40 Sample Photo

Here is a photograph that I took with the Nikon D40:

Aperture priority, early morning sunlight. I will post technical details later.

Click on the photo to view the full-sized image. [WARNING: 2.38 MB file!] Notice the vivid colours, the sharp details of the tiny yellow "fingers".

This flower belongs to the Heliconia family, related to the Bird-of-Paradise flowers and (gasp!) bananas (yes, really!). Wikipedia has the details here.

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