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    Default Late spider orchid (Ophrys holoserica)


    For us on the northern half of our world it's mostly a dreary time in which we spend many hours looking at the images taken earlier this year, so here is one from the archives...
    The late spider orchid is a rare orchid for Germany, currently it is deemed not to exist in NRW (the county where I live) but just south of the border there is a nature reserve near the small town of Gönnersdorf where in June there were 150 flowering plants...
    Canon 40D, Tokina 100mm f/2.8 @ f/11, 1/25th, Bilora ring flash (hand held from the side as fill flash -1EV), Berlebach mini tripod, slight crop (< 10%).
    Last edited by Karl Günter Wünsch; 11-28-2008 at 02:46 PM. Reason: Image not showing :-( the image was too large

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    A beautiful exotic looking flower Karl. Might wish for some more space near the bottom of the frame. If I may add, some other angles like placing the 2 flowers across the diagonal, etc., might result in some interesting compositions too.
    Was this image made in Eifel park ?
    Last edited by Kaushik Balakumar; 11-28-2008 at 06:10 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaushik Balakumar View Post
    A beautiful exotic looking flower Karl. Might wish for some more space near the bottom of the frame. If I may add, some other angles like placing the 2 flowers across the diagonal, etc., might result in some interesting compositions too.
    Was this image made in Eifel park ?
    It was either this tight in terms of placing the second flower at the absolute bottom of the frame or including the petals of a third flower which was well beyond it's best day.
    Gönnersdorf is a small town near Dahlem in the Eifel area. I don't think it belongs to the nature park you were referring to...
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    I agree with Kaushik...it does need a bit more room at the bottom but if the flower wasn't cooperating then your only hope is to add a bit of canvas in PS. I like that you used the ring light as a fill light - I think you got a more interesting photo because of it. Your details are good (although more in the back petals wouldn't have hurt) and the BG is really nice.

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    Hey Karl, nice comp and agree it would be nice with a tad more room on the bottom. Good details, color, and light. Very nice looking BG.

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