Flowers are one of the most popular gifts for Mothers Day. Cut roses have been traditional, but this year it seems that there is a greater selection of live flowers available – especially orchids.<\/p>\n
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Orchids | \u00a92012 David Allio<\/p><\/div>\n
The Orchidaceae family of flowers consists of thousands of natural species, with new hybrids being developed by breeders. Although considered a tropical flower, orchids may be found in a diversity of climates.<\/p>\n
The photograph of this dark purple hybrid Orchidaceae Phalaenopsis was created using a Nikon D3 camera body fitted with a Nikkor AF 60mm f\/2.8D Micro lens. Creatively, depth-of-field was a significant consideration, so an aperture of f\/13 was selected. The shutter speed for the hand-held exposure of 1\/60th of a second required a film speed of 1000 ISO under overcast skies.<\/p>\n
Orchids are a compelling subject. An ordinary composition places a single flower in the center of the frame. This image made use of a group of flowers to create a composition line in the bottom one-third of the frame to support the main flower. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Flowers are one of the most popular gifts for Mothers Day. Cut roses have been traditional, but this year it seems that there is a greater selection of live flowers available – especially orchids. The Orchidaceae family of flowers consists of thousands of natural species, with new hybrids being developed by breeders. Although considered a …<\/p>\n
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