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Green Winged Orchid....

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Posted by PhilH on May 7, 2012 at 9:23 AM
Green Winged Orchid....
1Ds2 + 500/4 + 36mm Extension, supported on beanbags
ISO200 1/500 @ f5.6
Muddy knees, in fact muddy everything...
Nigh on full frame..

Hi,

One from this morning when the weather was kind and not blowing a gale or soaking everything in sight and the light was just right for one of my favourite subjects...

Image is as is straight from the camera simply colour temp correction and a very slight exposure adjustment in lightroom 4

All the best

Phil
Posted by Rene de Heer on May 7, 2012 at 9:39 AM
Nice image Phil, love the light and the soft focus effect.
Rene de Heer
Posted by David Sewell on May 7, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Yes, the soft focus effect makes it for me too. You were lucky to have no wind, we've had a breeze all day.

David
Posted by keith mitchell on May 7, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Phil i recon you have captured it beautifully.

Keith.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on May 7, 2012 at 12:13 PM
Love this Phil, lovely soft colours and the diffused grass really make this image. 500mm f4 for flowers.......hmmmmmmm! Never thought of that!

Nick. :wavey: :smile: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 7, 2012 at 2:50 PM
Hi Phil, keeping us on our toes with diverse imagery. The light and colours look like the same location as Rene's shot, LOL. Good call on the 500, works nicely with fungi too. Not sure about the darkening corner at the bottom right? A very restful image.

TFS
Steve
Posted by John Robinson on May 7, 2012 at 3:02 PM
Nice image Phil - conveying exactly the mood of the year so far !!
Did one here myself this morning in fact. We only get one.!
Cheers
JohnR
PS Your bedroom's finished by the way ! :razz:
Posted by Dave Bartlett on May 7, 2012 at 5:28 PM
A wonderfully mellow image and the colours are superb. Good to see a 500mm in action - I tried some fungi with mine last year and wondered why I'd never done it before :toast:

Dave
Posted by Barry Southon on May 8, 2012 at 3:40 AM
Phil

An image out of a top quality text book.

:wink:
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 9, 2012 at 12:48 PM
Perfect Phil - a real stunner :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Graham Goddard on May 10, 2012 at 4:33 PM
A stunner Phil :toast: