My dad has two orchids. I believe he got this one from a garden show. It bloomed when he brought it home, then was without flowers for a long time. He has continued to take care of it and it is blooming again!
I took this picture with my point and shoot camera. The orchid is on their dining room table and I turned on the light over the table. I'm not sure why the background is so dark. Some of the purple color in the petals gets lost. I will try again during the day and see if I can do better.
September 2015 - I dropped my Nikon L22 at the arboretum (on asphalt!) and it's definitely broken. :(
October 2014- finally reached 365 photographs and it...