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May 11, 2007 - Showy Orchis

Partly cloudy today with highs expected to be around 80. Maybe a thunderstorm this afternoon. When I went to the mountains this past week, one of the flowers I was aiming to get a shot of was this species. I only know of one place where these grow. They were in abundance, but some had been bitten by recent frost. They are one of the native orchids in West Virginia.

Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/100s f/5.6 at 100.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Victoria12-May-2007 09:19
What a gorgeous image, nice angle
Char12-May-2007 01:28
Hi Rich,
A really beautiful capture!!
Jess. ( Lady.D.)11-May-2007 20:45
Lovely delicate flower Rich, very nicely taken.........Jess
Tom Munson11-May-2007 19:31
Beautiful Rich. Things are blooming in your neighborhood.
Guest 11-May-2007 19:28
Beautiful and delicate shot! v
Thierry Lucas11-May-2007 17:32
Very nice picture.
V.
Bryan Murahashi11-May-2007 14:58
Excellent shot of these unique and beautiful orchids. V
Janet Forjan-Freedman11-May-2007 14:05
Lovely flower Rich! Never thought an orchid would grow in the wild! Janet
Bill Paige11-May-2007 13:23
Really nice shot
Katie Chew11-May-2007 13:21
Very nice
Guest 11-May-2007 12:30
Nicely done! I always find these hard to photograph for some reason but this is spot on. V
Guest 11-May-2007 12:28
Excellent macro with very nice detail and good use of your DoF....
fdt11-May-2007 12:27
Nice one! f
Guest 11-May-2007 12:18
Beautiful! I have never been there when the orchids were in bloom.
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