three bashful belles

Gallery: FloraPosted August 22, 20042,372 views12 comments

These are a bell-shaped orchid species - Galeandra baueri - that ranges in Latin America from Mexico to Boliva. I bought these last January as bare-root divisions - I just love it when I get a beautiful surprise like this!

d70, Nikkor 28-105 @85mm in macro mode, off-camera flash w/softbox, handheld, ISO 200, 1/60s, f/9, cropped about 10% all around, minor clone work, levels and USM

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12 comments

Comment posted by Matthew Pugh on August 23, 2004 at 6:42 AM

A really wonderful looking plant/flowers and a fine composition.

Best Regards
Matthew

Registered on November 1, 2003, 72 Posts, 1230 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ennis on August 23, 2004 at 1:30 PM

Very nice shot. Very three dimensional and painterly. Looks like I can reach into the image and grab one. The very soft "ripple" of the background goes well with the similar texture in the orchids

Registered on November 1, 2003, 118 Posts, 422 Comments

Comment posted by William Brozy on August 25, 2004 at 5:54 PM

Maureen these are exceptionally beautiful orchids. I am sure this was a welcome surprise as they developed.

This image portrays these beauties wonderfully. Nothing to nit here!

Registered on November 9, 2003, 559 Posts, 2929 Comments

Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on August 25, 2004 at 8:51 PM

Maureen,

Sorry I didn't comment earlier, I've been having serious computer problems. Think I got most of the problems resolved plus doubled my ram and things are pretty much back to normal.
I just wanted let you know how much I liked this one. I think one of your best florals to date. I really like that you were able to get three flowers in the compositon. The flowers are really well illuminated and stand out nicely against that perfect background.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments

Comment posted by RICHWR on August 26, 2004 at 8:18 AM

Lighting, composition, depth of field ... perfect!
A subtle but beautiful flower well captured.

Registered on August 25, 2004, 7 Posts, 16 Comments

Comment posted by Arthur Sevestre on August 31, 2004 at 7:16 AM

Splendid!! I don't do much flowerphotography myself (I think I have four or five in my portfolio at most) and most flower photos don't move me very much. But I do like this one. You have really made something special of this one I think. The composition and lighting is really very good and I LOVE the background with the faint texture and lines and the colours that go so well with the flower (what did you use for that??). These things make this image much more a piece of art than just a flowerpic.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 275 Posts, 888 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Moats on October 26, 2004 at 10:29 PM

Hi Maureen

This is an absolutlely stunning image. The composition is excellent along with the focus, colors and BG.

Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on April 12, 2008 at 9:05 PM

Maureen, this is absolutely gorgeous. The colors, composition, background, all, to die for ...

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Andrey Antov on May 4, 2008 at 10:49 AM

Lovely image,
Andrey

Registered on March 18, 2008, 292 Posts, 341 Comments

Comment posted by Alan Bryant on May 4, 2008 at 10:52 AM

Very nice looking image alround

Registered on March 31, 2006, 473 Posts, 1081 Comments

Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on November 28, 2008 at 4:54 AM

Nice compo and detail Maureen

Registered on March 3, 2007, 122 Posts, 778 Comments

Comment posted by Simone Tossani on January 14, 2009 at 6:05 PM

Hello Maureen.

Large pictorial composition and great shot.
Sharpness and color perfect.

Simone Tossani

Registered on January 7, 2009, 12 Posts, 37 Comments