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It's Been A While Since I Just Shot A Series Of Random Orchid Photo's ..

So here they are, a few random orchid photos But artistic ones I hope. I was admiring the blooming (and non-blooming) Orchids, resting on the half wall between our breakfast nook and the family room. I was aiming to capture a few unique black and whites as well as some sepia frames. I think I got a few, and will let you decide how lovely they are.

Sepia

So let's start off with the sepia shots.. I was going to show you the raw unedited versions first, but then decide against it. I instead decided to go right to the good stuff. I love the way these sepia photo's turned out. Some grainy, and others crisp and clean. Sepia always adds an element of mystery or a sense of illusion to photographs. At least in my opinion it does.

This first shot feels like one of those 'Old Time' photos. It just has a nice old antique feel to it that appeals to me. This Phalaenopsis Orchid is not in bloom, but that doesn't mean it is not photo worthy.

This next shot is of a blooming Phal Orchid. I used a short depth of field and was a bit off focus, but not super noticeable. I'm not entering this into any photo contests, so I am not worried about my short fallings.

Here (below) you can see a bit of that cool graininess I was talking about earlier. This style is not for everyone, but it does appeal to my senses when used in black and white or sepia edits. The depth of field (what is in focus and what is not) on this one is pretty tight too. As you may see the flower just behind these front ones, is well out of focus.

Nothing too special about this next photo. Just a nice dark, up close shot of the orchid blooms. The clip and the winding bloom stem is sort of cool. Something else, another element, to look at instead of just blooms, but the eye may not pick that kind of stuff up right away.

Black & White

I have to include a few Black and White shots. I just can't help myself. There is just something about stripping all of the color out of a photo, leaving the imagination responsible of filling in the blanks. I'm not going to go crazy on the explanations of these, but rather let you simply enjoy them for what they are.

These shots are pretty much the same as the ones above, but colorless. There are two styles here, one that is sort of washed out and another where I really darkened the backgrounds to deep black. Which is your favorite style?

Color

And now for the colored shots. I'll give you the edited, blacked out versions first. I darkened the backgrounds so that the flowers/plant subject matter would take center stage. Not sure if I LOVE these, but I do like them.

I can't NOT show you the original photo's. So here they are. Not bad by themselves, but the edits are SO MUCH better.

PHOTO TIP - I used a black piece of scrap, black hardboard and placed it behind the subjects so that the backgrounds (of some photos) were nice and black. This is a nice way to isolate your subject and can even work outdoors if needed, where things can get pretty cluttered or busy.