Dance With Me? by myautofocuslife

Dance With Me?

Orchids are hard to take a good photograph of. At least that's how it is for me. But I keep going back (to the Botanic Gardens) to take more pictures because I think they are beautiful.

I am not certain but I think this is another oncidium orchid or what is commonly called the dancing lady orchid. The last time I uploaded an oncidium orchid photograph was in December: http://365project.org/myautofocuslife/365/2011-12-14
Beautiful shot, Livia! You've caught all their color and shapes! Well done!
February 7th, 2012  
Yes !!! I`m very pleased . A Tango ? ( Kidding )
Beautiful pic of a beautiful orchid . Do you grow orchids at home ?
In Holland it`s very popular. They are cheep nowadays
February 7th, 2012  
Fantastic close-up, gorgeous colours!
February 7th, 2012  
beautiful!
February 7th, 2012  
You just like rude flowers! Shame! ;)
Nice shot. I think orchids are easy, they are so interesting, they do much of the work for you.
February 7th, 2012  
Beautiful dof, Livia. Vibrant colors and great clarity! So exotic . . what kind of dance would they do?
February 7th, 2012  
Love the shape & the pattern on the petals.
February 7th, 2012  
Beautiful! I love the colors on these!
February 7th, 2012  
beautiful orchids! And the focus is really nice
February 7th, 2012  
Love the colours !
February 7th, 2012  
The color capture is beautiful. Orchids are lovely...and so delicate.
February 7th, 2012  
These are so dramatic! Good capture!
February 7th, 2012  
Livia, this is simply exquisite!
February 7th, 2012  
Focus, detail, colors - all lovely!
February 7th, 2012  
excellent shot with such sharp detail
February 7th, 2012  
absolutely beautiful shot! i love orchids and you've captured these perfectly. it makes me want to go out and purchase this plant!
February 7th, 2012  
They certainly are beautiful!
February 7th, 2012  
Really beautiful shot, they leap out at you.
February 7th, 2012  
This is beautiful Livia. I love the colours.
February 7th, 2012  
These orchids are such drama queens. They love being photographed and it shows!
February 7th, 2012  
The heart is a wonderful ballroom, and flowers are always dressed for a dance. Captivated shot
February 7th, 2012  
Great colours and focuse on flowers. Lovely.
February 7th, 2012  
Love the vividness of them!!
February 7th, 2012  
Very elegant, you took a great pic
February 7th, 2012  
They do look like little ballerinas, very pretty shot.
February 7th, 2012  
these ones are particularly beautiful to me - they make me think of whipped cream and sprinkled cinnamon
February 7th, 2012  
beautiful shot those are amazing flowers!!
February 7th, 2012  
beautiful as usual! the petals almost look like they have an animal print on them.
February 7th, 2012  
Gorgeous. I looked to see what your f/stop was because you have managed to get the pokey out bit and the petals in focus (unlike me, where it is always one or the other), but it was not there. Well done.
February 7th, 2012  
great picture! last week I bought orchids to celebrate 9 yrs with my girlfriend. tried to take a shot but couldn't capture anything decent. this looks great
February 7th, 2012  
again im loving the focus and colours!
February 7th, 2012  
what a beautiful photo.
February 7th, 2012  
They are lovely Livia- such terrific colors captured! Well done!
February 7th, 2012  
Pretty flower and capture! It's difficult to capture them and have them look as good as they really are
February 7th, 2012  
Yes please, I'll dance with you !! What an excellent image.
February 7th, 2012  
beautiful coloured orchid.
February 7th, 2012  
You have captured them beautifully. The colours are beautiful. I love Orchids, I am just bad at looking after them! No matter what I do they never last too long! Love this!
February 7th, 2012  
oooooh looks lik they got frilly pants on . love it
February 8th, 2012  
A beautiful close up of a beautiful flower, gorgeous in focus and color!
February 8th, 2012  
great colours and detail in this
February 8th, 2012  
beautiful
February 8th, 2012  
Those are stunning.
February 8th, 2012  
Orchids are nothing but exotic and lovely and you captured this one perfectly!
February 8th, 2012  
I agree Livia, too much is happening with orchids and it is difficult to decide what to focus on.
February 8th, 2012  
Gorgeous! Love it
February 8th, 2012  
gorgeous flower!
February 8th, 2012  
Beautiful! You have done a great job capturing this orchid...it almost looks 3D!
February 8th, 2012  
I agree. They really stand out nicely!
February 8th, 2012  
You've really captured the detail so well in this shot. Again, orchids are my favorites, so I'm enjoying your photos of them!
February 8th, 2012  
Wow, what a beautiful photo and gorgeous orchids. You captured incredible detail and color of these orchids. I would say that it has been worth going back and forth to take and retake photos of these beautiful flowers. FAV for me
February 8th, 2012  
These orchids have amazing patterns in the petals - they look to me like someone came along with paint-covered hands and put them on the petals :)
February 8th, 2012  
This orchid is spectacular and you have captured beautifully
February 8th, 2012  
lovely colour lovely shot
February 8th, 2012  
Amazing patterns and I think you did a great job Livia!
February 8th, 2012  
@pyrrhula If only I knew how to tango! 8D I don't grow orchids at home. I live in a small apartment and there is hardly space for plants.
February 8th, 2012  
@stuckinoz I'm sorry about that! I did some searching and reading on the forum and it looks like that information is not available on any of my photographs because I use a 12-year-old version of Paint Shop Pro to edit my pictures. I don't recall what f-stop I used. It could have been a 6.3 or 8. I'm guessing. But I still have the original shot on my card. Is there any way to pull that information out?
February 8th, 2012  
@myautofocuslife No problems Livia. I think the only way you could see the info from the card would be to put it back in your camera and view the photo in your camera. My camera then tells me the shutter speed and f stop for that photo. No need to go to all that trouble, I was just wondering. Thanks :)
February 8th, 2012  
What a lovely colors!!
February 8th, 2012  
Fantastic coloured orchid, Livia. Beautifully captured.
February 8th, 2012  
@stuckinoz I checked! It's 6.3! 8D No trouble at all. I hope it helps you! 8)
February 8th, 2012  
great colours and lighting
February 8th, 2012  
@myautofocuslife Thanks! I was having problems photographing a hibiscus that had a really long stamen sticking out the front. So I was wondering how you managed to get the pointy bit and the petals in focus.
February 8th, 2012  
Nice beautiful shot with great colors.
February 8th, 2012  
They are beautiful. You've captured these nicely.
February 8th, 2012  
They are so pretty. Lovely shot.
February 8th, 2012  
Very pretty!
February 8th, 2012  
Amazing flowers!
February 8th, 2012  
I love orchids, they're so delicate and pretty! Beautiful shot!
February 8th, 2012  
A big, beautiful, dancing "THANK YOU!" to everyone. I appreciate your visit very much. Thank you for taking the time and for being so encouraging. Thank you!
February 9th, 2012  
this is stunning!!
February 10th, 2012  
Lovely colours and DOF!
February 11th, 2012  
another beautiful orchid capture... wish we had a botanical garden here in vermont!
February 11th, 2012  
this is spectacular - fav!
February 13th, 2012  
Stunning. The contrast of colours is quite breathtaking. Fav!
February 14th, 2012  
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