Cooktown Orchid by terryliv

Cooktown Orchid

I posted a shot of our Cooktown Orchids back a few years ago but since I am devoid of ideas at present, I had no option but to repeat myself.

The Cooktown Orchid is the floral emblem of our great state - Queensland.
We have had these orchids growing in the trees in the garden for 35 odd years. They get broken off and knocked down by the possums, blown out by the wind and rain and we pick the bits up and stick them back in the tree. So what was once one "plant" is now quite a few and every year they send out a couple of flowers each to thank us for our troubles.
The Cooktown Orchid occurs naturally in a very limited area of the North Queensland rainforest between Cooktown and Cairns.
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Sam
You should try a month of manual settings Poppo ;)
May 10th, 2017  
Sam
Oh and they are very pretty - I didn't know they were the floral emblem of sunny QLD! fav
May 10th, 2017  
Stunning shot of this beautiful species. Fav
May 10th, 2017  
Beautiful shot Poppo, love the clarity :)
May 10th, 2017  
@gigiflower I value what little is left of my sanity
May 10th, 2017  
Sam
@terryliv HAHAHAHAH firstly, that was 3 years ago and whilst you may have some of your sanity left, obviously I have none of mine. And let's be honest, you think I would remember anything about QLD???
May 10th, 2017  
Beautiful shot. Love the water drops. Great clarity. Fave.
May 10th, 2017  
I like orchids very much and this is lovely!
May 10th, 2017  
A lovely shot of your beautiful orchids, Terry.
May 10th, 2017  
terrific capture of a lovely flower :)
May 10th, 2017  
Wonderful shot Terry.Sounds like you need a break.fav
May 11th, 2017  
Fabulous colours and awesome detail. Fav
May 11th, 2017  
The Orchid really is a stunning flower.
May 11th, 2017  
So pretty
May 11th, 2017  
A beautiful capture.
May 12th, 2017  
@peterlgrave We are going for a drive next week for a few weeks and am hoping for some inspiration for shots from it.

Heading north and west to do our bit for the Regional Qld economies. :-)
May 12th, 2017  
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