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12-JAN-2012

Sausage Tree

Kigelia africana

This tree produces large, reddish-purple flowers and wooden sausage-shaped fruits, which can weigh
up to four kilograms.
Many parts of the tree are eaten by different animals.


Canon EOS 5D Mark II ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/125s f/4.0 at 105.0mm iso160 hide exif
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Date/Time12-Jan-2012 09:27:40
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length105 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent160
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Cindi Smith15-Jan-2012 03:54
I wonder if they taste good? Love the shapes...so interesting. Great exposure and composition!
Guest 14-Jan-2012 15:33
Very curious tree and fruits ;-) !!!
Mieke WA Minkjan14-Jan-2012 06:18
a beautiful image of an interesting tree
(which I haven't seen in Victoria)
Jola Dziubinska14-Jan-2012 00:44
Fantastic shapes, nicely presented. V.
Frank Brault13-Jan-2012 21:55
Marvelous shapes and textures. V
Jeff Lobaugh13-Jan-2012 21:24
Now that's a plant you don't see in my area. Nicely composed!
Mariusz Bartniczak13-Jan-2012 20:08
Interesting photography.
Has the value of education.
Brenda13-Jan-2012 17:50
YIKES! I'd hate to have one of them fall on me! Great DOF and composition. Love the lighting on the leaves.
Yvonne13-Jan-2012 03:18
I think we saw some of these up in the Daintree - so many exotic looking fruits up there... these are only eaten by animals Sheila? Great shot.
Karen Stuebing12-Jan-2012 23:09
I can see how it got its name. Super photo of this fruit and glad the animals get food from it.
Guest 12-Jan-2012 19:57
Beautifully captured Sheila!! 4 Kg wow!!!! huge fruits!!
Laryl12-Jan-2012 18:18
oh my.. learned something new today, what an interesting tree!
Janet Donnelly12-Jan-2012 16:38
Nice capture .... light is near perfect.
laine12-Jan-2012 14:09
They are amazing...last one I saw was loaded with fruit..that was a Rockhampton Zoo
Love the light on the leaves too
Susan Leigh12-Jan-2012 12:50
Fabulous image, well seen and captured. great shapes ;-)
Stephanie12-Jan-2012 10:33
What an unusual tree!!! Great details & dof Sheila! :)