Cattleya Hybrid Orchid.... In Natural Light

[Charles Wesley]

Here's another orchid in my collection. It's a BLC hybrid with some pupurata in the ( lobellium ) lips. Again for this photo, I used MLU and my timer since the SS was rather long. My aperture was about f/ 13.0 as I recall. Taken with a 5D, Sigma 180 mm macro f/ 3.5 lens and a tripod.

Enjoy
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Charlie Wesley
St. Augustine Beach, FL

[Dave Mills]

Charlie, I like the image very much. Nice lighting while retaining detail in the whites. Not easy making an effective comp with these types of flowers. I was wondering about the additional space on the left but in this case I feel it works well. Good job...

[Joe Senzatimore]

Love the comp. on this. The whites were handled very well. One sweet image.

[Bruce Murden]

Colors, white, and highlights on the leaves are wonderful. Great work here - a real winner!

[Julie Kenward]

I totally agree with all the others. You seem to have a real ifinity for photographing these lovely flowers. To me, orchids are beautiful and regal plants and you bring both to the photographs you create. Love the side lighting and the way the stem gradually falls out of the image.

[Mike Moats]

Hey Charles, very dramtic lighting, great details, well done.

[Kaushik Balakumar]

Lovely lighting. Very elegantly presented frame !