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Pterostylis oliveri environment


Pterostylis oliveri environment
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Copyright: Kathleen Shepherd (Kathleen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 381 W: 105 N: 978] (2965)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-01-08
Categories: Flowers
Exposure: f/4, 1/10 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-06-20 4:32
Viewed: 574
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
NZ Native Orchid.
Greenhood Orchid, Pterostylis oliveri

Further to yesterdays post. This is a group of these orchids in their environment amongst the ferns under the forest canopy.

Pterostylis oliveri.
PLANT: 10 to 30cm high when in flower. Robust.
LEAVES: 3 to 4 fairly broad leaves, often with wavy margins. Either forming a basal rosette, or scattered up the stem.
FLOWER: Single. 4 - 5cm high. Green with white stripes. Dorsal sepal very long and strongly curled downward. Lateral sepals long and more or less erect. Labellum narrow triangular.
FLOWERING TIME: November to January.
HABITAT: Montane to sub-alpine open scrub and low bush from Arthur's Pass north to Golden Bay. Is the dominant Greenhood in the Arthur's Pass area.
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Wonderfully clear shot of these two Kathy.
Great light and exposure with a nice bit of fern leaf texture along the bottom too.
Lovely shot.
Steve

Hi Kathleen,
Now it is two side by side. Just lovely. Light and composition are also great. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Hi Kathleen,
Another woderful photo of this beautiful flower. This clearly shows how fragile these flowers are and how well they are camoflaged. Great work on the DOF and sharpness.
TFS,
Niek

An excellent example of artistic repetiton,

good points of focus and a great composition.

Gary

Hello Kathleen,

Whaw, what a wonderful photo. It's shows how fragile these flowers are. Nice BG and perfect BG. Sharpness OK. Weldone Regards and TFS Bob

Good clean shot of this trio of greenhoods
I like the background
Great sharpness and well exposed, good DOF

Chris

Hi Kathleen

A beautiful composition here - great focus and colour. You can almost feel the humidity and smell the forest in this posting (I am visiting NZ again over Christmas this year).

James

The fern background is luscious! And...Two if by sea....

Beautiful for note papers to friends. A for natural settings...A+ for good commercial possibility!

4.0 in school
Perfect 10 in Olympics

amazing pic, much better than the previous pne, TFS Ori

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 98 N: 1260] (4181)
  • [2007-06-21 1:29]

Interesting plant photo. These plants have personality and an animated quality. The composition is nice with the ferns and the out of focus orchid in the background. The light is excellent.

Hi Kathleen,
Very nice macro with excellent POV, colours and compo.TFS.
Cheers!

hAyAti

Hello Kathleen,
Excellent details in this interesting plant!
Macro work well done, and I appreciate inclusion of the bblurry fern as background!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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