A flight of orchids

by Giuseppe Guadagno

Gallery: FloraPosted April 22, 2015209 views15 comments

Back lit white Phalaenopsis High-Key.

D700, Nikkor 200mm macro - f/19 and ISO 200. Please look at the larger view.

I am always glad for your opinions and advices.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on April 22, 2015 at 7:55 PM

Very nice. I love the high key and the back lighting. I'm inspired.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on April 22, 2015 at 9:33 PM

Beautifully done! The large view is terrific.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 22, 2015 at 10:23 PM

Well done, Gigi! Certainly an apt description of this excellent high key work. cool

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 22, 2015 at 11:35 PM

Gigi: Simply wonderful. Beautiful subjects captured and presented to perfection.>=))>

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on April 23, 2015 at 2:36 AM

Great high-key handling Gigi. A very pretty spray of orchids. Really nice.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on April 23, 2015 at 10:16 AM

Absolutely beautiful. What more can I say. devil

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Comment posted by Monica Orchard on April 23, 2015 at 2:24 PM

The high key treatment makes the orchid blooms highly translucent and works beautifully.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on April 23, 2015 at 8:09 PM

I love the comp and backlighting. Very nicely done, Gigi!

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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on April 24, 2015 at 9:42 AM

What a gorgeous orchid shot! I think everything is spot on, and the only suggestion I can think of is to maybe try brightening the base of the stem a bit so it blends more with the rest of the image. Great work!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on April 24, 2015 at 10:06 AM

This was obviously yours when I first saw it, Gigi ! Another superb backlit orchid grouping - so light and airy they do indeed seem to fly.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on April 25, 2015 at 2:24 AM

Way to go! There are not too many ways for making these flowers work ...but the background...high key...and dof you've chosen makes this a winner! Congrats!

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Comment posted by scott lanz on April 25, 2015 at 2:46 PM

Beautiful presentation, Gigi.

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Comment posted by Floyd Hopper on April 26, 2015 at 7:56 PM

I lkie the high key approach. However, for my personal touch, I would clone out the yellowish bg in the lower right portion and make the bg uniform and lighten the stem.

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on April 28, 2015 at 7:54 PM

Gorgeous image Gigi! The flowers are beautifully rendered and really well positioned in the frame.

Very nicely done!

Sanjay

P.S: Curious why you didn't shoot it with the D800? cool

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on April 29, 2015 at 7:49 AM

In my opinion you've done a stellar job with the positioning and lighting to render this high key image. It is just beautiful.

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