#1 (permalink)  
Old 11-06-2009, 01:34 AM
mpascal's Avatar
dPS +1000 Club
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Santa Cruz, Trinidad & Tobago
Posts: 1,958
Default Orchids on a rainy afternoon.

Visited a friend this afternoon and saw her beautiful orchids blooming. I just couldn't resist taking some photos.

Rain and Orchids

Orchids

Hope you enjoy viewing.
__________________
Michael
A picture is worth a thousand words
Canon Xsi: 18/55 & 55/250 EF-S IS kit lens. Sigma 105mm f 2.8 Macro lens. Canon 70-300 EF IS lens. Tamron 1.4 teleconverter and various extension tubes
www.flickr.com/photos/26713745@N08
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 11-06-2009, 01:44 AM
jack russell's Avatar
loves himself LOL
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Milton Ontario
Posts: 5,575
Default

just plain perfect Michael ...
__________________
Sony a500 with DT 18-55 & 55-200 Kit lenses, Minolta Maxxum f1.7 50mm,f2,8 28mm, 35-70 f4, 28-85 f3.5-4.5 .. Sigma 105mm 2.8 macro . Sigma 70-300, Manfrotto 190CX3 tripod e/w 322RC2 head,
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 11-06-2009, 01:52 AM
equilution's Avatar
dPS +1000 Club
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Hot...really hot...like, Africa hot!
Posts: 3,550
Default

Beautiful shots, Michael! Who knew we'd be on the same page tonight with macro flower dew shots!!! Very well done!

Jim
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 11-06-2009, 02:16 AM
Hayward Taylor's Avatar
Tama Samoa
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Dyer, IN
Posts: 11,503
Default

Hi Michael - these are awesome .... the composition is great and the colors are warm .. very nice
__________________
DSLR -Nikon D50 & D300 - Pentax K20D
POINT 'n' SHOOT - Panasonic Lumix DMC LX5 and LZ8 - General Electric X5
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 11-06-2009, 02:25 AM
pjflan7's Avatar
dPS +1000 Club
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Lexington, KY USA
Posts: 6,633
Default

nice shots Michael.....water drops always seem to add pizzazz to flower shots
__________________
Patrick
Nikon D40x; Canon sd770is P&S
Nikon 18mm-55mm and 55-200mm kit lenses, Nikon 50mm f1.8, OLD Nikon 105mm micro f 2.8
"All of that beauty is out there somewhere...you just have to get out there and capture it!" PLF
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 11-06-2009, 03:40 AM
dPS Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: sask,,,canada\alberta at times.wrk.
Posts: 697
Default

Cool looking flowers great detail thanks for posting
__________________
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pipespics55/ canon powershot A540,,,EOS Canon rebel xs 18-55mm ,100mm f/2.8 macro lens
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 11-06-2009, 07:52 AM
mpascal's Avatar
dPS +1000 Club
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Santa Cruz, Trinidad & Tobago
Posts: 1,958
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by jack russell View Post
just plain perfect Michael ...
Thanks Ian, not perfect, but thanks very much.

Quote:
Originally Posted by equilution View Post
Beautiful shots, Michael! Who knew we'd be on the same page tonight with macro flower dew shots!!! Very well done!

Jim
Thanks Jim, thought the same thing when I posted these, as I had already seen your post.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hayward Taylor View Post
Hi Michael - these are awesome .... the composition is great and the colors are warm .. very nice
Thank you very much Hayward.

Michael
__________________
Michael
A picture is worth a thousand words
Canon Xsi: 18/55 & 55/250 EF-S IS kit lens. Sigma 105mm f 2.8 Macro lens. Canon 70-300 EF IS lens. Tamron 1.4 teleconverter and various extension tubes
www.flickr.com/photos/26713745@N08
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 11-06-2009, 12:42 PM
Fred flyfisher's Avatar
dPS +1000 Club
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Yucaipa, CA
Posts: 7,179
Default

Wow, very beautiful Michael. I love orchids... I just wish I was better at keeping them alive.
__________________
Fred Flyfisher
ICorinthians 10:31
Pentax K100D
My Picasa / My Snapixel /My flickr / My Blog
  #9 (permalink)  
Old 11-06-2009, 01:26 PM
vimalkv's Avatar
dPS +1000 Club
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Dubai UAE
Posts: 2,133
Default

Michael, these shots are just wonderful...Thank you for sharing
__________________
Vimalkv
Olympus e420, 14-42, 40-150, Canon Powershot SX 10IS
  #10 (permalink)  
Old 11-06-2009, 02:50 PM
fstopMike's Avatar
dPS +1000 Club
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Monroe, GA
Posts: 8,513
Default

Beautiful shots, Michael. I like them after the rain. They seem so fresh and clean.
__________________
MIKE
I've got a Nikon camera / I take photographs
Please don't take my SD Card away...
--what Paul Simon would have sung, if he'd written "Kodachrome" today
 

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

What’s Your Preference?

Daily Digest

Each day we send out a quick email to thousands of DPS readers to notify them of updates. This email is just short excerpt of the first few lines of our latest post with a link if you want to read it all. You can unsubscribe from this this service at any time.

This service is provided by a third party (Feedburner) and you can subscribe to it by leaving your email address in the following field and confirming your subscription when you get an email asking you to do so.

Enter your email address for
Daily Updates:

Weekly Summary

For those wanting a weekly summary of what happens on this site this free email newsletter is probably your best option. It includes a summary of the tips posted to the site each week. This newsletter is subscribed to by over 25000 readers (many who also subscribe to the other options above) - come join the community!

To subscribe to this weekly newsletter simply add your email address to the following field and then follow the confirmation prompts. You will be able to unsubscribe at any time.

Enter your email address for
Free Weekly Newsletter:

 
SEO by vBSEO 3.3.0