cracked lens
Camera: Canon EOS 10D
Lens: Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Focal Length: 100mm
Aperture: f/8.0
Shutter: 2.5/1 sec
ISO: 100
Exposure Bias: +1.33 EV
Flash: None
Tripod: Yes
catalogue/laelia/laelia_harpophylla.jpg
Laelia harpophylla (Orchidaceae) is a rupicolous species within the Laelia subsection Parviflorae, being a small-flowered Brazilian species confined to seasonally wet foothills toward the north of the country.

Small flowered, in this case, means about three and a half inches across, which is pretty hefty to you and I, but nothing on the larger flowered species within the genus. Nonetheless, what this species lacks in size ("because size matters") is easily compensated for through sheer robustness of colour and structural finesse.

Comments on: laelia

Absolutely gorgeous -- supremely crisp and clean capture. What a unique species. Fabulous shot!

Posted by pixels.in.my.head at April 22, 2007 04:43 AM

That really is an extraordinarily vivid hue. Quite stunning.

Posted by Sin at April 22, 2007 08:44 AM

Also, I feel as though I should tell you that I'm shamelessly using a number of your images as my desktop and cell-phone wallpapers :)

Posted by Sin at April 22, 2007 08:47 AM

Tena koe ehoa
Wow, that's even more vibrant than the previous image. This really "pops" off the page. Great sharpness and hue variation across the leaves/petals.

Posted by ndiginiz at April 22, 2007 05:55 PM

Striking forms and colour.

Posted by Simon C at December 22, 2007 06:32 PM

Wow what an awesome shot. So crisp! What lens are you using, the colors are so vibrant too

Posted by Mike at January 25, 2008 12:59 PM

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