Cypripedium arietinum

Ah, the celebrated abstractionist turns naturalist. Truly a man of many colors. These are like a couple of floral figure skaters in perfect synchronization.

Oh My! would love to see more of this side of you Gordon!! LOL. Very beautiful!!

Andrea, there is a whole part in Gordon's work here which is called: Orchids. If you go down in his collection you will find a wonderful lot of photographed species of orchids, that you have never seen before!

 

Gordon, all 3 of them are pearls, not only the orchids/ flowers themselves , but the way you have photographed them. Each has an accentuated part that shows exactly how the natural flower looks like, and part of it is a bit blurred ,telling the viewer that there are more behind. The shallow BG is perfect as it gives the stage and "kingship" to each one of them .;-)) I Love this series of yours and follow it for a long time.(as your entire work)

Hola Gordon.

 

I confess that I prefer to see flowers in their native place, but this shot goes beyond, it is a Nature's dance.

 

Abrazos.

Beautiful! I really love seeing wild orchids especially when they are shot so nicely! I wish those grew here!

 

Kevin

 

Jack;

 

I'm a restless guy never been good at settling down to one style or interest. These orchids seem to beg for anthropomorphizing more than any other flowers.

 

Andrea;

 

Thanks I will to my best to oblige.

 

 

Pnina:

 

I will always remember you as the lady who asked so many questions about Orchids. When we first met you commented and asked about my orchids with more interesting questions and more enthusiasm than I had seen before or since. All friendships start somewhere and orchids is where ours began.

 

As time goes on I find myself drawn more to narrow dof and as you noted I try to get one bloom sharp and detailed and then let the focus trail away.

 

Jose;

 

These orchids were photographed in their natural environment in the shade of pine trees on the coastal sand dunes of Lake Huron. If what you mean to say is that you would prefer more of the surroundings to be in focus to give a better sense of the location then I understand your wish. For my own purposes I was happy with the shallow dof however it does leave the background rather indistinct.

 

Kevin;

 

Thanks. I do love these little Ramshead slippers myself, they have a lot of character. They are not common in my area however when you find suitable habitat they can be locally abundant.

 

 

 

 

Hola Gordon.

 

Sorry I'm not expressing myself clearly, I meant that I'm not very fond of flowers shots because I prefer to see them in nature, but this shot goes beyond, it is like a Nature's dance. I like it a lot.

 

Abrazos.

Hola Jose;

 

Thank you for returning to clarify. I do understand your meaning now. You need not be sorry as your English is far better than my muy poco Espanol. It is nice that the internet makes the world small enough that we can share our photos and our thoughts, despite the differing languages.

my favorite of the three. amazing sharpness and fantastic b/g. just beautiful!

very great!  i love it.  the background recedes perfectly.  best, j

Dror,

Thanks

 

Jamie,

This was taken in bright shade in a sand dune pine barren.  The low growing juniper leading back to the pine bows turned out to make a nice backdrop.

Hi Gordon. A beautifully captured and composed image of orchids. There are so many different varieties and this ones a stunner! A wonderful background to match too! Great work. Best wishes. Sarah