The wildflowers in their beauty, the mountain ranges tall, the billabongs and rivers, and friendly birds that call…
by
Brian Black
Zebra Orchid, Caladenia cairnsiana. Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia. Olympus OMD EM1 mk ii with Olympus 60mm f2.8 macro lens. Exposure: 1/250 sec, f8 at ISO 200.
Prisoner Orchid – a hybrid between Josephs Spider Orchid (Caladenia polychroma )and the Zebra Orchid (Caladenia carnsiana). Hybridisation occurs due to cross pollination of parent plants by a feral pollinator the European honeybee (Apis mellifera).Olympus OMD EM 1 mk ii with Olympus 60mm f2.8 macro lens. Exposure: 1/250 sec, f8 at ISO 200.
Joseph’s Spider Orchid, Caladenia polychroma. Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia. Olympus OMD EM1 mk ii with Olympus 60mm f2.8 macro lens. Exposure: 1/250 sec, f5.6 at ISO 200.
Looking out at Mt Toolbrunup from the summit of Mount Trio. Olympus OMD EM 1 mk ii with Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 lens. Exposure: 1/400 sec, f8 at ISO 200.
Wookonga or Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus). Stirling Range Retreat, Western Australia. OlympusOMD EM1 mk ii with Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f4-6.3 lens. Exposure: 1/500 sec, f6.3 at ISO 250.
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus ornatus) called Miamit by the Nyoongar of Southwest Western Australia. Stirling Range Retreat, Western Australia. Olympus OMD EM 1 mk ii with Panasonic Leica 100-400 f4-6.3 lens. Exposure: 1/500 sec, f6.3 at ISO 800.
Djoondalkoron or Crested Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus). Stirling Range Retreat, Western Australia. Olympus OMD EM 1 mk ii with Panasonic Leica 100-400mm f4-6.3 lens. Exposure: 1/500 sec, f6.3 at ISO 800.
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