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Odd Leaved Orchid


Odd Leaved Orchid
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Copyright: Steve Reekie (LordPotty) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1449 W: 146 N: 3764] (12035)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-01-21
Categories: Mountain
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8
Exposure: f/4, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-01-23 7:24
Viewed: 593
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Aporostylis bifolia
Odd-Leaved Orchid

PLANT: 5 to 20cm in height when in flower.

LEAVES: 2 hairy leaves of different sizes. The lower to 10cm in length, the upper shorter. Plain green, or brownish-green with blotches. Elliptic or linear.

FLOWER: Solitary. 2cm in diameter. White with yellow and/or brown marks on the labellum. Lateral sepals and petals similar. Labellum broadly expanded. Column speckled with green or brown.

FLOWERING TIME:
December - January.

HABITAT: Higher altitude Beech forests, sub-alpine to alpine herbfields, alpine meadows. Also found near sea-level in the lower South Island.

CONSERVATION STATUS: Not threatened. Locally common.
NOTES: There may be 2 distinct forms.

(from the New Zealand Native Orchid Group website)

Those of you who saw my forum post yesterday will know that I've been away in the mountains again.
I walked the Croesus track across the Paparoa Ranges from Blackball to Barrytown with my son Aqua.
Much of the middle section of the track is at around 1000 metres above sea level, and in many places there is an abundance of alpine orchids, as well as alpine sundews, South Island Eidelweiss, and many other fascinating alpine plants.
I also got some great shots of the amazing beech 'cloud forest' lower down, which I'll post in the next few days.

I'm off to the mountains again tomorrow, this time to Arthurs Pass, to see those naughty Keas again, and hopefully photograph the Mount Cook Lily.
I'll be back tomorrow night, and will TRY to catch up with a few more critiques.

Cheers
Steve
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Bonjour Steve,
Intéressante macro bien éclairée dans un cadrage parfait permettant d'apprécier la finesse des détails et la délicatesse des couleurs.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

Hello Steve,
Great capture of this beautiful orchid well composed. Fine details and good DOF/POV.
Vrey well done
Regards
Pierre

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2992 W: 162 N: 950] (2789)
  • [2009-01-23 7:49]

Hello Steve,
It sounds like you had a fantastic walk in the mountains with your son. Incredible to hear that there is such an abundance of orchids and other alpine flowers. This is not a common impression one has of New Zealand!
This is a real beauty and very nicely captured. I expect it is a very tiny flower that is often overlooked. Excellent sharpness and colours and I love the long petals. Very interesting too.
Many thanks and regards, Ulla

Odd Leaved Orchid
Hello Steve,
Excellent capture of this Odd Leaved Orchid, unknow species for my. Good sharpness and fine details. Great job.
TFS and bestr regards.
Ferran.

exciting orchid, try to brighten and increase contrast a little. TFS Ori

Namastay Steve,
A lovely capture of this beautiful orchid flower. Very well composed with sharp details and a nice POV. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Sincerely
Hara

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2009-01-23 12:16]

Hi Steve!

Are you absolutelly sure this is orchid? For me it looks like soaring African Elephant [Slon Afrykanski in Polish] taken from very low POV. I've got weird feelings about it...

Ciao Steve, beautiful flower, great contrast against blurry BG, good detail and excellent sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-01-23 14:48]

Hi Steve,

I'm sure you and your son had a marvelous trek. I didn't know New Zealand was home to so many orchids! This is a little beauty with wonderful colors, textures and details. I love the composition - simple and beautiful.

Jane

Hi Steeve,
beautiful species, we don't have anyone like this. Very interesting one. You're in the good flowering time too.
How much different species have you?
Thanks for your post, i'm waiting for the others...
Regards
Fred

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 190 N: 11348] (34987)
  • [2009-01-24 3:56]

Hello Steve,
I wanted to give you critique on this earlier but had no more smileys!
A fine capture of this beautiful little orchid taken from a great POV with excellent sharpness and it stands out well against the OOF natural dark BG.
A great TN contribution and thanks for delighting us with it.
Cheers
Ivan

Thanks also for your kind critique on my 500th!

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2009-01-24 8:12]

Nice shot and good information. Your composition is nice. Ganesh

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2575] (9083)
  • [2009-01-27 19:05]

Hi Steve,
thanks for giving me the idea and tips ina way to improve my shot in my fern shot previously. thanks.
this wild orchid is very lovely in white and well lighted parts. The brownish background is lovely in pushing its colour and clarity out of the canvas. Well done with this discovery and its an original shot.

regards,
Foozi

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