High key Phalaenopsis

Gallery: FloraPosted March 24, 2013188 views18 comments

Nikon D300, 150mm, F/20, 2.5sec, ISO 200. EV +2.7, mirror up, cable release.

This orchid species makes for a perfect high key presentation. There was a lot of work getting the subtle white tones perfectly done. Comments appreciated.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on March 24, 2013 at 5:09 PM

Wow! Awesome composition Albert. I've found Orchids difficult, never got a shot that I liked much but this is very nice.......beautifully captured and processed.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 24, 2013 at 5:41 PM

Albert: Very nicely done! I like how you filled the frame and the flow of the stem. Top notch.>=))>

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Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on March 24, 2013 at 7:04 PM

This is awesome! You did the high key thing perfectly & the composition is lovely!!!!

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Comment posted by Mark Stahlke on March 24, 2013 at 10:49 PM

The whites are perfect! The other colors are very nice too. The white petaled varieties make excellent subjects for high key treatment and I think you've done an excellent job of it.

I've been looking for a good specimen of the white/yellow phalaenopsis. That brings me to my only nit with this image - the flowers look like they're turned sideways.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 25, 2013 at 4:56 AM

Beautifully crafted Albert. The pinch of yellow really makes this image.. well done

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on March 25, 2013 at 11:17 AM

Beautifully done, Albert ! The play of the coloured centres against the sweep of the petals is handled in a masterly fashion. Oh, and the high key effect isn't bad either !

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 25, 2013 at 6:02 PM

I surely can't add another 'Wow' Albert

I must say this is very well done, and a great pleasure to view!

BTW - Hope you get your Sigma 150mm issues sorted out.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on March 25, 2013 at 8:28 PM

Superb, Albert!

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on March 25, 2013 at 10:38 PM

Nice balance w/in frame...nice subtle colors and ease on the eyes... and awesomely fresh and perfect blossoms. Well done!

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on March 25, 2013 at 11:48 PM

I admit, I'm having a little trouble with this, Albert. I love the overall comp and concept. But I cannot resolve enough of subject against background. The flower centers are lovely, but to me look strangely isolated. I know this is what high key is all about-- merging subject and background to subjective degree/taste. So, it's maybe just my eyesight is not up to the task, here.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on March 26, 2013 at 11:31 AM

of course i like this!! Love the highkey and the comp. Beautifully done.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on March 26, 2013 at 2:11 PM

Albert, this is a kind of photo that I like very much and you have realized the work beautifully, both in shot and editing. Only one little neat just for my personal taste: the tonality of the green in the stem is cold and does not make harmony with the other warm colors: more yellow and less blue? Anyway it is a splendid photo.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on March 26, 2013 at 7:53 PM

Great work. I love photographing orchids and using techniques that add to their beauty. You did a fantastic job

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on March 27, 2013 at 12:12 AM

This is quite an eye-catching image. Beautiful whites, Albert.

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Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on March 27, 2013 at 7:49 AM

Excellent image! the high key works well here.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 27, 2013 at 9:44 AM

Lovely bright look at these Phalaenopsis, Albert. Great job keeping detail in the white petals.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 28, 2013 at 5:52 PM

Albert

Superb! Nothing else need to be said

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on March 29, 2013 at 1:17 PM

Superb high-key portrait. Just wonderful.
Bob

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