Orchids

[Nick Palmieri]

Shot this orchid at Duke gardens in NJ. Handheld, Canon !DMK4, 100mm, with twin lights. ISO 400, f/11, SS 1/320, flahes set to -1 1/3.

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Nick, wonderful composition with nice tones. Really well done IMO. I like the facing flowers beside the other row of blossoms.

[OvidiuCavasdan]

I like the composition and the tones in the whites, the dof looks good and I like the BG a lot.

[John Storjohann]

Nicely done...strong composition, the BG is handled very nicely, and very effective use of flash...I see more and more people using the 100mm (and the twin lights)...and I like the extra DOF that seems present as opposed to the 180mm....

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Nick. Beautiful flowers, good comp, sharpness, and background. Good use of flash giving you excellent detail in the whites. This is very well done!

[Ken Kovak]

Beautiful orchids. Love the way the white pops out of the dark background.