Cattleya Orchid #2

Gallery: FloraPosted April 24, 2011198 views22 comments

This shot was taken using Canon 7D with 100-400 IS len and 500D screw on diopter. Had intended to shoot the water droplet from this Easter Sunday fog this morning, but in the process came away with a swan. Love it when things like this happen!

Comments welcomed.

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 24, 2011 at 1:37 PM

And a beautiful swan it is, love the graceful sweeping curves..
Very nice Patricia, Happy Easter!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on April 24, 2011 at 1:44 PM

Love the exposure and bg Pat. Beautiful curve, droplet and image. Superb...

pat

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on April 24, 2011 at 1:55 PM

What a keen eye you have. All is great and the gradation is scrumptious.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on April 24, 2011 at 2:22 PM

Simply wonderful Patricia. Very well seen and captured.

Bob

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on April 24, 2011 at 4:42 PM

Exquisite! I would never have guessed the success of a gray b/g. It does. Keeping it simple.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on April 24, 2011 at 5:32 PM

So lovely and delicate ! Beautiful shot!

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Comment posted by scott lanz on April 24, 2011 at 6:51 PM

Outstanding. Very swan like.

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Comment posted by Jude Haase on April 24, 2011 at 7:20 PM

Lovely composition Patricia!!

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on April 24, 2011 at 7:27 PM

What a great happenstance. A very elegant swan at that. Wonderful.

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on April 24, 2011 at 8:17 PM

Elegant, beautiful, simple, superb! Really excellent work!

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on April 24, 2011 at 8:29 PM

Very beautiful!

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on April 24, 2011 at 9:31 PM

Great vision and a superb result, Patricia

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on April 25, 2011 at 1:48 AM

Thats a beauty Partricia, fantastic piece of work. the green at the tip makes all the difference...

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 25, 2011 at 2:52 AM

Exquisite grace, captured perfectly.
perfect comp, soft colours and BG -

Sandy

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on April 25, 2011 at 6:28 AM

What a lovely, elegant image.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Week on April 25, 2011 at 10:37 AM

Very creative! I really like the comp and feel this image has. Well done!!

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on April 25, 2011 at 12:34 PM

Wonderful image Patricia. I love the muted BG color.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on April 25, 2011 at 2:18 PM

Pat, I think this is cool. Love the gray shades.

Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on April 25, 2011 at 6:49 PM

Oh, I have just been staring at this for a couple of minutes at least, and I can't wait to stop typing so I can scroll up and gaze more. The graceful lines in the thumbnial drew me in, but the details are still holding me. I like watching swans, but this image makes them look like ugly ducklings, as if this is what they are trying to emulate. I have to go and look some more now.

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Comment posted by Tina Schell on April 25, 2011 at 9:16 PM

Truly beautiful shot - well done!

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on April 26, 2011 at 3:34 AM

Beautiful shot- With or without the water droplet, the treatment of light (very tough with so much white) is perfect as the composition- My best congrats, Fabio

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on April 27, 2011 at 2:35 AM

Elegance Personified

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