An Orchid

RogersDA

Enjoy.
17-40L @ 40mm + 12mm tube, f/22, 8 sec., ISO200, 580EX flash with catch light

Robinivich

Cool! What did you do for the white background? I also have to comment on what I'd have to call an unusual choice of lens, nice results though!

swintonphoto

I think the choice of a white background was perfect. It works wonderfully. Great job!

MichelleL

I totally LOVE orchards - nice photo.
I also really like the angle this was taken on - not the usual 'front on' photos.

Lord Vetinari

LOvely orchid capture - excellent composition
Brian V.

Skippy

RogersDA wrote:

Enjoy.
17-40L @ 40mm + 12mm tube, f/22, 8 sec., ISO200

This is a really nice shot David.
It's a very unusual shape, and those colours look hand painted,
like a felt tip pen bleeds into paper that is porous.

Lovely shot David .... Skippy
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RogersDA

Robinivich wrote:

Cool! What did you do for the white background? I also have to comment on what I'd have to call an unusual choice of lens, nice results though!

The white background is actually a folded light tent that I held - the longer exposure eliminated any wrinkles as I didn't hold steady (on purpose).

The lens combo is great. the 17-40 is sharp, and the tube allows one to convert to macro mode. I only have one true "macro lens", the MPE-65.

RogersDA

swintonphoto wrote:

I think the choice of a white background was perfect. It works wonderfully. Great job!

Thanks for commenting, Jon.

RogersDA

MichelleL wrote:

I totally LOVE orchards - nice photo.
I also really like the angle this was taken on - not the usual 'front on' photos.

Glad you liked it, Michelle.

RogersDA

Lord Vetinari wrote:

LOvely orchid capture - excellent composition
Brian V.

Thanks, Brian.

RogersDA

Skippy wrote:

This is a really nice shot David.
It's a very unusual shape, and those colours look hand painted,
like a felt tip pen bleeds into paper that is porous.

Lovely shot David .... Skippy
.

Thanks for the comments, Skippy