Gnat or Mosquito Orchid

When we go looking for these we look for the leaves of the plant not the flower as the flower blends its self to the back ground. I took this shot this time last week, today they are finished a legacy of the dry we are suffering at this time.
Different again Chaps What do you think of it, it grows to an average of around 6cm

Details the same as the Swamp Diuris of a couple of days ago.
Pentax K10D
Sigma 180 Macro
1/8s at F22 ISO 400

Hello Charles. Another first for you (I think) on UKNP. The BG may construed by some has slightly busy, but it does emphasise what you say about the flower blending into the background. About the dry you are suffering, its a pity you couldn't have some of the excess of rain we have had over the summer here near Wigan. Very interesting image.

As David says, the background (and foreground) is a little busy but the light is very nice. Perhaps use a much wider aperture to give nice shallow depth of field. Tristan

Hello Charles

I have never heard of one of these, nice picture of a difficult subject.

Danny

I like all orchids as a grower, and this is interesting. Not one we hear about much. Well done.
Cheers
JohnR

This is australian isnt it? Certainly not a UK plant or is it in a collection?

Very unusual looking. Theres a few sensor splodges on the image, the compositition is nice though.I would try a longer focal length and a wider aperture to isolate the plant better, but sometimes this just isnt possible.

Yes David it is Australian they are annuals the leaves appear in May and the flowering starts mid to late August depends on rain fall. I generally plot these so as I know were to look for them in following years as they grow in small colony's.

Charles R Kerr,

Hi Charles,

Interesting series of images. Very nice subject but the background is a little distracting though.