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Green-winged Orchid + Repost

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Posted by Mark Smith on May 9, 2008 at 3:33 PM
Green-winged Orchid + Repost
I'm trying to stay more local this year and there appears to be more opportunities for flora in my local area, so here's my first attempt at a Green-winged Orchid. Any tips on photographing flowers is most appreciated.

Techs:
D2X
300mm F4
1/30sec @ f/16
ISO100

Mounted on a tripod
reflector to get more light underneath

Processed in lightroom and resized for web in CS2

Thanks,

Mark
Posted by Andy Shepherd on May 9, 2008 at 3:56 PM

A very nice image Mark and one of my favourite orchids , my only suggestions would be to add a little fill flash to lift the orchid a little more and maybe a cleaner BG would work better as those oof yellow flowers tend to draw the eye , a very nice shot none the less.

Regards

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Edwin kats on May 9, 2008 at 6:02 PM
WOW, absolutely wondeful. Great saturated colours and one of the most beatiful wild flower I've seen. Well captured.

Edwin Kats
Posted by Paul Inglis on May 9, 2008 at 6:52 PM
Hi Mark,

Beautiful image!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Mark Smith on May 10, 2008 at 2:51 AM
Thanks for the comments :smile:
Having reviewed the image again I think it is a little over saturated and had lost some of the detail, so |'ve reprocessed it again.

Mark
Posted by Robert Lawrence on May 10, 2008 at 3:18 AM
Very nice image with good control of depth of field.