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Posted by Mike Smith on May 9, 2013 at 4:01 AM
EPO
Early Purple Orchid - One from my local nature reserve.

Olympus E5, 150mm F2, iso 200, 1/250s at f4, EV -1, tripod. 2 second shutter delay to act to dampen vibrations.

Must remember to pack the reflectors next time to soften the shadow detail in these strong sun light conditions :rolleyes:
Posted by John Robinson on May 9, 2013 at 10:15 AM
Hi Mike
Main plant fine but in my humble opinion the OOF one distracts a bit.Others will not agree. Easily sorted I would have thought.

Cheers
JR
Posted by Jeroen Stel on May 9, 2013 at 11:34 AM
I think the OOF plant works fro this one but feel the harsh lighting and busy BG are distracting me too much instead.
Perhaps a diffusion screen would have hepled a bit here.

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Bob Johnson on May 9, 2013 at 1:06 PM
Sorry Mike but its all a bit bright for me with the messy BG and OOF second plant a definate distraction :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by PhilH on May 9, 2013 at 2:56 PM
Not working for me Mike... the light definately needs diffusing and I feel it needs more room below for a more comfortable composition...
Posted by Mike Smith on May 10, 2013 at 2:55 AM
Thanks for the feedback - I definately need to sharpen up my act for wild flower photography :biggrin:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on May 10, 2013 at 3:46 AM
I would echo the previous comments Mike but it is a stunning subject and worthy of another shot or three!

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Tom Smit on May 10, 2013 at 9:07 AM
First I was thinking about cycling when I saw the title, but luckely this forum stays clean. :)
I agree about the OoF one in the background and the harsh light.
:toast: :toast: