Purple Orchids

Gallery: FloraPosted April 29, 201253 views8 comments

Purple orchids from from the same source as the whites (West Java Island in Indonesia) captured during the same trip to Indonesia. Comment & suggestion and of course critique are most welcome.
Nikon D90
82mm
F/4.5
1/15sec
ISO 200
+0.3steps
Handheld

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Rick Diffley on April 30, 2012 at 12:18 AM

Great capture and the color is wonderful. A few comments...

A little wider shot or cropping difference. Best not to have the petal on the right bleed into the border. And a liittle more distance at the top between the petal and border, just a little.

Look forward to what other folks have to say.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 30, 2012 at 12:39 AM

Miro:
You have a good run with orchids lately. Beautiful capture and I like the of vertical orientation of the petals. Agree with Rick about petals on the right.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 30, 2012 at 10:17 AM

They seem almost luminous. Texture and color are beautifully presented. Very lovely

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on April 30, 2012 at 10:23 AM

Miro - Very nicely done. The branch going at an angle is a nice plus. Light is perhaps coming from the right here, so that might explain the progressive decline in brightness right to left.

Only small observation is the right Orchid getting clipped by the edge of the frame, but I am sure you have a valid reason for composing that way.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on April 30, 2012 at 3:24 PM

Very nice arrangement.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on April 30, 2012 at 4:07 PM

Fantastic presentation , would have liked to see the last large pedal not clipped by the frame , but love the comp. !

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on April 30, 2012 at 9:47 PM

Hi Miro

A delightful composition, i love how the blooms are aligned. and how the receding light makes the colors more alluring.... very good work!!!!. pity about that petal

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 1, 2012 at 6:14 PM

Beautiful presentation with 3 blooms and then the row across the bottom. beautiful color and light.........to find these out in the field is amazing.. I have been gone to AZ , but am back now!

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