Orchid

[Norm Dulak]

Canon PowerShot S90
ISO 640; f/7.1, 1/80 sec.

Taken on Easter Sunday, the last day of the orchid extravaganza at Longwood Gardens.

[John Robinson]

Hi Norm
Beautiful positioning of the flowers and great BG. Not sure about the slightly OOF lip in the centre. It was obviously quite dark judging by the exif info.,
Nice shot anyway.
John
(PS its a Zygopetalum ,by the way)

[Norm Dulak]

Thanks John!

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Norm,
The purple really pops here with the more tame leaves acting as a fine backdrop. Might try a little more room on the right. Fine image.
Allen

[Jonathan Ashton]

A very eye catching image the colours are vibrant. I have some reservations over the central parts of the leaves, they look a little foggy to me. Bottom left looks a little awry to me has there been brushing or cloning?

[Norm Dulak]

Thanks Allen and Jon. I didn't brush or clone the image but used a Nik filter to mask a bare window pane behind the flower.

[Anita Bower]

Very nice. Love the positioning of the flower and the startling colors.
I've several questions. How did you get the bg to be smooth? Photographing Orchids at LG is a challenge to me. Also, what Nik filter did you use to get rid of bg window pane? And, what filter did you use to get the effect in the image as a whole?
Thanks.