Platanthera psychodes

Gallery: FloraPosted January 6, 2015129 views10 comments

The small purple fringed orchid is another rarely seen orchid that is worth seeing during one's lifetime. This particular plant was found in a southern shrub carr plant community. Two coeds were studying a population of eastern massasauga rattlesnakes in the area. They had installed several with radio transmitters and were following them around with their tracking equipment. One of the snakes was about 2 meters from where I was shooting, but the vegetation was so dense that I could not see the snake

*ist D, 180mm f3.5 (1/20 sec at f11, ISO 200) Levels, Topaz Detail, slight crop for composition) ...................Jim

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on January 6, 2015 at 10:23 PM

Color and definition are stunning! My only comment is that the bottom appears to be cut off "too suddenly" - but I realize that it is a tall inflorescence, so what can you do?

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on January 7, 2015 at 6:07 AM

Lovely capture, Jim - the light being perfect for bringing out the detail in all the blooms. The background is nicely varied in tone and offsets the flower colours very well..

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on January 7, 2015 at 11:21 AM

I like the way the light is shining on the orchid and the pleasing background. Good detail. 1/20 of a second??? I guess your camera isn't part wind generator like mine is. Whenever I'm in the wild taking flower shots the wind invariably will pick up.

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Comment posted by Bernie Kasper on January 7, 2015 at 11:37 AM

Great comp and detail love the structure in these little blooms, they are so cool and was blown away the first time I captured some in the Smoky Mountains. Wonderful work Jim.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 8, 2015 at 10:16 AM

Lovely in every way. Beautiful details and great bg. Nicely done

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on January 8, 2015 at 6:38 PM

Beautiful detail, color, and bg. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 9, 2015 at 11:10 AM

Jim: Simply marvelous! Beautiful subject and a superb capture. Most excellent. >=))>

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Comment posted by scott lanz on January 9, 2015 at 9:06 PM

Very nice, Jim. Excellent dof managment and nice light/colors.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 10, 2015 at 9:43 PM

Amazing! If the chosen framing was done in-camera, nice choice. In fact, nice choice either way. Lovely dof to compliment the flowers.
I dunno if I could've stayed even to capture such a beauty as this if within 12 ft of a Rattlesnake. Compliments for your nerves of steel!

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on January 13, 2015 at 1:24 PM

Nicely done.

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