Flowers are one of the most popular gifts for Mothers Day. Cut roses have been traditional, but this year it seems that there is a greater selection of live flowers available – especially orchids.
Orchids | ©2012 David Allio
The Orchidaceae family of flowers consists of thousands of natural species, with new hybrids being developed by breeders. Although considered a tropical flower, orchids may be found in a diversity of climates.
The photograph of this dark purple hybrid Orchidaceae Phalaenopsis was created using a Nikon D3 camera body fitted with a Nikkor AF 60mm f/2.8D Micro lens. Creatively, depth-of-field was a significant consideration, so an aperture of f/13 was selected. The shutter speed for the hand-held exposure of 1/60th of a second required a film speed of 1000 ISO under overcast skies.
Orchids are a compelling subject. An ordinary composition places a single flower in the center of the frame. This image made use of a group of flowers to create a composition line in the bottom one-third of the frame to support the main flower.
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