Lady Slipper Orchid

Gallery: FloraPosted December 21, 2010141 views10 comments

Artistic study of this variety of a orchid. I used filters such as soft focus and vignette blur, I also added warmth and brilliance to create this image.
Canon 20D: 24-70f/2.8

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on December 22, 2010 at 12:05 AM

Very interesting and unique presentation....I like! It does look a little soft on my monitor...or it could be the wine I had with dinner.....

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Comment posted by Sandy Steinman on December 22, 2010 at 6:54 PM

Nice color and point of view. It looks a little soft to me too, especially the orange portion of the flower. Always enjoy seeing a good photo of a lady slipper orchid.

Sandy
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Registered on March 14, 2010, 10 Posts, 83 Comments

Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on December 22, 2010 at 7:05 PM

Sandy & Mark,Thank you for your comments. I intentionally created this soft effect to give a more artistic appearance.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on December 22, 2010 at 9:47 PM

Floyd:
A very colorful rendition of this orchid. Like the complementary bg.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on December 22, 2010 at 11:44 PM

I like the colors and the overall presentation. The BG is
complementary. .

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on December 23, 2010 at 10:28 AM

Nice colors and background. This is wild! Looks like some sort of exotic Amazonian insect.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 23, 2010 at 7:02 PM

Lovely, although a little soft at the flower center by the look of it to me. Lots to look at and very enjoyable.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 23, 2010 at 8:52 PM

Floyd I like this as posted, especially the processing. I do think that I might like the center sharper though. Beautiful color palette and the bg seems perfect for the subject to me.

pat

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on December 25, 2010 at 7:16 AM

Cool looking image Floyd although i wud be inclined to see the sharper image

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 26, 2010 at 12:04 PM

Floyd: Very nice presentation. Well done.>=))>

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