Dear Mogul, Your plant looks more like *Crotalaria retusa*. Kindly refer the following discussions regarding your Camera query: https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/15d1161e93d44a44/15fcc24f4bc9f20c?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Nikkor#15fcc24f4bc9f20c
https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/d40a010c7ef5a422/ab80d4c3a2b6a924?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=photography#ab80d4c3a2b6a924 On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Smilax004 <giby.kuriak...@gmail.com> wrote: > Crotalaria sp. of Leguminosae family. In Malayalam (in Tamil as well, > I guess) it is called Kilukkachedy. The dry fruit while shaking makes > nice sound (we use to play around when I was a child). The flowers are > not visible hence I may not be able to confirm the id. > > Camera: > You may please visit http://www.dpreview.com and go for a through > research before making a decision. (I did the same for more than 16 > months to know the trend, performance and picture clarity). I > personally suggest you to go for Panasonic Lumix series compact > camera. Panasonic is great with clarity resolution and all, when you > need to take macro pictures. > Even point and shoot Panasonic cameras are doing fantastic job. > > You may please consult Dr Dinesh Valke who uses a Panasonic DMC-G1 > (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5593762443/). This camera > is little expensive than that of your budget, I gues (about 40k). But > if you can get the same from the USA you can save around 6-10k, I am > sure. > > > Please visit http://www.dpreview.com/products/panasonic/cameras > > Regards, > Giby > > > > > On Aug 4, 10:16 am, Mymoon Moghul <mogh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello > > This shrub was clicked at Chennai, South India by the road side. There > were > > only 2 plants in the area, just at this one spot. One plant had dried up > > flowers and fruits while the other had fresh flowers. The butterflies > were > > more attracted to the plant with dried flowers. The butterflies seen were > > the blue tiger, plain tiger, stripped tiger, common crow. Yes sir this > plant > > attracts butterflies. Also what are the good cameras (within the budget > of > > about 25 K, for plant photography, especially for the flowers where > images > > would be sharp through out the picture. These images were taken in Canon > > 1000D. The images were clicked in TV mode with flash around 7.30 a.m. > > > > For identification please. > > > > Thanks > > regards > > Mymoon > > > > image2.jpg > > 212KViewDownload > > > > image3.jpg > > 168KViewDownload -- Muthu Karthick, N Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 0091 96268 33911 www.careearthtrust.org
