'orchids: A MOMENT' at the Hirshhorn Museum Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

'orchids: A MOMENT' at the Hirshhorn Museum

A few images from an exhibit titled “orchids: A MOMENT” at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, which I slipped away from work to see. It was fairly small, arranged on an interior wall, and most of the orchids were like 6 feet above my head, but I was keen on using my newly rediscovered old 105mm lens, so managed to photograph some plants that were more on my level.

Luminous	Pretty in pink	Up close and personal	Striped
Stars	Grouping	Richly colored	Bouquet
Golden pink	Vivid pink	Mellow yellow	Like a slipper
Poised	Focus on the heart	Delicately tinted	Complex
Endless variety of slippers	Open arms	'Star Wars'	Golden slipper
Contrasting colors	Detailed	Classic	Wall of orchids
Suspended	Red red orchids	Sunshine orchids	Graceful
Repeating orchids	Pale green	Looking (way) up	Long
Cheery	Hovering	Shades of purple	Fire engine red
Orchids of a different type	Way above my head	Modest	Horizontal orchids
Very unusual	Hidden	Orchids in waiting	Pink and pinker
Complementary colors	Similar but different	Dusky	Pale
Triple	View from the escalator (1/3)	View from the escalator (2/3)	View from the escalator (3/3)
Siblings	The gathering	Red again	Golden
A flying teacup?	A bit bizarre	Dreamy	Posing
Electric	Red accents	Ceiling bouquet	Mini orchids
On the diagonal	A favorite	Magenta	Perfectly formed
Shadowy orchids	Multicolored	Ruby slippers	Spotted
More yellow, more red	Yellow on yellow	Waxy	Puffy pink
A welcoming orchid	Long-legged orchid	Twins	A bit of blush
Speckled	Blushing	Spidery	Changing color
A new perspective	A familiar orchid	Cascade	Roommates
Delicately colored	Cousins	Spots and stripes	Ruffled
Spindly	The perfectly red orchid	Purple-eyed	I give up!
Back and front	White apron	Vines	Tiny
Lost in a sea of green	Puffy white	Alien world	Spotted
Simple and orange	Peachy	Rosy	Last but not least
Purple skirts	Outlined in white	Curly	More dots and less dots
Daddy Long Legs	Tiger stripes	Dusky	Dancing
The blush	Delicately yellow	Magenta	Elongated
Triple antennae	Distinctively patterned	Diagonal orchids	Finely veined
'Praying' orchids	Gracefully pink	The leopard orchid	Designed by Mother Nature
Deep purple	Elegantly droopy	Straggly	Contrasts
Gracefully curved	Alien	Pretty in pink	Fan of orchids
Spotted pink	Freckled orchids	Mature	Front and back
The scream?	Stop!	Grouping	Multiples

Jeremy		27-Jun-2024 23:43
Great display of orchirds! Like your captions for the photos as well. V

Gervan		14-Dec-2018 05:32
A lovely collection. V.

M Paula Neumann		22-May-2017 02:11
That is an impressive collection. Lovely

Hennie & Lies Lammers		21-May-2017 07:09
Superb collection of beautiful photos. V

Adnan Masood		10-May-2017 07:24
Plethora of Colors! Lovely collection V!!!

William Barletta		10-May-2017 03:07
What a fabulous collection ~V~

Gustav Miller		08-May-2017 07:57
Impressive and inspiring gallery of orchids. "V" A joy to see your work.

gerard belbeoch		06-May-2017 10:58
Excellent gallery of a wide variety of colorful and beautifully shaped orchids,hellen

barbarajoy		05-May-2017 12:18
A delightful gallery Helen. I have watched these lovely images appear but now looking at the entire gallery. ....wonderful. V

Bart Aldrich		24-Mar-2017 16:42
A fabulous collectionbeautifully photographed. V

Chris Gibbins		22-Mar-2017 13:08
Some truly spectacular blooms, and beautifully photographed. V

danad		07-Mar-2017 14:21
Superb and relaxing images. V.

exzim		19-Feb-2017 16:13
I know I commented below, but these images are first class Helen

Buz Kiefer		16-Feb-2017 19:13
Excellent gallery of a wide variety of colorful and beautifully shaped orchids. Vote.

François Fauchard		14-Feb-2017 22:15
It is a great pleasure to see this rich collection of orchids, with colors and shapes so different ! François.

Stanley Nartey		14-Feb-2017 05:19
Wonderful Gallery. Good job. VV

Hugh Rooney		13-Feb-2017 16:19
Riot of colour Helen...great work...VVV

exzim		12-Feb-2017 03:10
I agree with Ton T completely

Ton T.		11-Feb-2017 12:57
You really did a great job Helen! It's a wonderful gallery V

Jola Dziubinska		09-Feb-2017 21:47
Fantastic gallery, Helen, I love so many different orchid flowers. V.

Pierre		09-Feb-2017 12:03
Félicitations pour cette magnifique galerie de photos d'orchidées de très grande qualité, de l'excellent travail! BV

Alexander Kazakov		08-Feb-2017 11:12
Really beautiful gallery! V

Stephanie		07-Feb-2017 18:29
Your beautiful orchid images could be on any brochure for the gardens! Superb work Helen!!! BV+++

Dave Berry		07-Feb-2017 18:13
Absolutely beautiful! BV!

Tom LeRoy		07-Feb-2017 10:51
The colors are quite amazing,. Such a great display of orchids and fine photography of them~ V

janescottcumming		07-Feb-2017 02:05
What a wonderful collection you have put together here. V

Nirvan Hope		06-Feb-2017 18:01
An absolutely stunning gallery of this amazing selection of orchids.

Jeff Real		06-Feb-2017 16:42
I am enthralled by the gorgeous photography that you have placed in this gallery ~V~

Patrick Goossens		05-Feb-2017 09:32
Again I must tell you how much I appreciate this gallery. Colorful, very well photographed and you give us a view on this remarkable world of orchids.

raymondg		05-Feb-2017 08:11
A comprehensive gallery of beautiful orchids. Simply splendid. V

Dan Greenberg		04-Feb-2017 15:01
I love orchids and orchid pictures. You have done an amazing job of capturing so many varieties and, of course, you did it exceptionally well. ~BV~

carabias		04-Feb-2017 06:30
Great selection of orchids, and beautifully presented, Helen! BV

goelsamuel		03-Feb-2017 16:52
An absolutely gorgeous collection Helen! Superb work! V++

Patricia Kay		02-Feb-2017 15:36
Wonderful orchid images Helen... BV

Hennie & Lies Lammers		02-Feb-2017 15:03
A very beautiful collection of these splendid flowers. V

François Fauchard		02-Feb-2017 14:55
Colors and forms of these orchids are a delight.

Don		01-Feb-2017 21:44
So much beauty in strange forms!

marie-jose wolff		31-Jan-2017 16:48
an amazing collection of orchids, superb presentation! V

Raymond Ma		31-Jan-2017 04:29
Wild & exotic. What a collection! V

John Glines		31-Jan-2017 01:49
Some very unusual orchids, but classic or rare, all beautifully photographed. V

Dwight Rankine		30-Jan-2017 15:40
A very beautiful gallery! BBV

joseantonio		29-Jan-2017 05:08
this is really a lovely collection of orchids nicely presented.V

Pieter Bos		28-Jan-2017 16:24
Beautiful collection of flower close-ups, Helen. ~V

Zoltán Balogh		28-Jan-2017 14:06
You've created a beautiful "Moment" for any visitor of this gallery of yours Helen. Diverse and marvellous photographs of theese wonderful orchids, congratulations. V

Claude Gagnon		28-Jan-2017 01:49
What an amazing and so beautiful gallery :)) V

Chris Morton		27-Jan-2017 20:55
an unusually vivid one

Bill Klein		27-Jan-2017 18:12
Beautiful gallery, Helen! V!

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		27-Jan-2017 11:12
very nice collection of collorfull orchids,

François Fauchard		26-Jan-2017 15:09
Superb orchids I would like to have...

Jean D		26-Jan-2017 04:18
Terrific collection of flowers, all superbly captured. ~V

Dave Petersen Photography		25-Jan-2017 19:28
A lovely gallery with so many excellent detailed captures. Great clarity and colors Helen. V

victorswan		24-Jan-2017 21:16
Wow Helen what a lovely gallery full of beautiful Orchids very nice work BV

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		24-Jan-2017 20:26
Love this Gallery! Vote Paolo

Marwan Habib		24-Jan-2017 17:06
Orchids are beautiful flowers. Your serie is interesting to look at and I enjoy it.

Patrick Goossens		23-Jan-2017 20:53
I must love this because I love Orchids. Keep them coming

François Fauchard		21-Jan-2017 13:28
Hi Helen ! The good beginning for these extremely beautiful flowers, which I adore ! V

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