Dragon Mouth Orchid

Gallery: FloraPosted July 10, 201146 views14 comments

It's been blooming time for orchids in Nova Scotia. This one is from the bogs of Brier Island. The Nature Conservancy now maintains a couple of bogs and a dune area on the island. These Dragon Mouth Orchids bloom in profusion in the bog and bloom at the same time as the Northern Pitcher Plant.
Taken in harsh light ( not a cloud in the sky from horizon to horizon) under a diffuser.

Canon 5D MkII 90mm T/S f8

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 10, 2011 at 4:02 PM

Beautiful orchid. I like your side view and how it fills the frame with the petals. The soft warm background adds to the delicate feel.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 10, 2011 at 4:20 PM

Bob: I may be coming up your way in October. Looks like I ought to get away earlier! Wonderful portrait and especially so under your shooting conditions. Good call on the diffuser. Very nicely done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 10, 2011 at 5:27 PM

Beautiful image Bob. Your diffuser really tamed the light on this. Interesting contrast between the subject and bg - and a perfect dof decision for my tastes.

I've never seen one of these in the wild. I hope to do that at some point. This will do nicely until then.

pat

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 10, 2011 at 5:35 PM

Wonderful depth and focus settings give this natural portrait great separation from the BG Bob. Really well captured and shown in my opinion.
Bob

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 10, 2011 at 8:18 PM

I really like the background. Beautiful work,

Peter

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Comment posted by scott lanz on July 10, 2011 at 9:07 PM

Very nice orchid given the lighting conditions. Shows the subject detail perfectly.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 10, 2011 at 9:40 PM

Bob:
Beautiful portrait and sweet bg. The diffuser seems to work nicely to tame the light.

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Comment posted by Philip Southard on July 10, 2011 at 10:00 PM

Nicely done Bob.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 10, 2011 at 10:22 PM

I really like the soft colors. The background compliments the flower.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 10, 2011 at 10:38 PM

Fantastic flower! Fantastic portrait!

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Comment posted by Sarah Clarehart on July 10, 2011 at 10:47 PM

Beautiful.. love the "pose". So delicate.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 11, 2011 at 12:08 AM

Bob, I gotta look at these T/S lenses now with renewed interest

- looks much better than a stacked output to me, specially the tongue. Beautiful photo including the painterly background