flower and brimstone

Bubophyllum orchid with a fiery heart.

Comments welcomed.

Hi, Doug, very nice presentation & rendition for this elegant piece which gives original & artistic feels, just amazing!    Best regards

doug, what a extraordinary looking orchid,  have never seen anything like it before.  do you grow them? if you have anything up close would really like to see.  a really unique looking plant,  what would its size be?

Beautiful....well done.

Hi Doug. A wonderful presentation of this Orchid! Excellent post processing too! Best wishes. Sarah.

Roger, yes, extraordinary little things aren't they? I bought this one about a month ago and so far so good - the flower opened and is looking good. They are apparently "easy to keep" - for orchids. Keep moist and in shaded light. The size of this flower is about three inches long. In other specimens I have seen it can be larger and there are more petals/flowers at the end. I saw one with 12, which was fantastic! Have attached some closeups for your enjoyment.

Thanks again for stopping by.

I actually though you were going to suggest I clone out the stem at the top..hehe.

Cheers

Doug

Here you go.

Great image and processing. Has an almost alien/insect like feel to it. Regards, Peter

The universe of this flower is so fantastic! (the cloning of a stem just emphasized it!)

doug, 

their size surprised me, for some reason i thought they were really small.  so intricate they appear especially in close up 2.  i spent a considerable time a few years back trying to capture the magic of orchids,  could just never get it quite right.  there are some people who for one reason or another just get the most out of one particular type of flower,  think your one of those people with orchids.  thanks for taking the time to satisfy my curiosity.   

I absolutely love, love, love...this image!

amazing!!! Having seen the close ups you attached I really appreciate the work you presented.