Pleione 2014

[Maren]

Graham,
that's very nice, well done.

[Graham Catlow]

Thanks Angie and Maren 

[pleione07]

Nice maculata 

[Steve Garvie]

Pleione maculata -a twin flowered pseudobulb:

[Maggi Young]

You've excelled yourself with that photo, Steve - so much depth - fairly leaping off the screen with 3D fizz! I just love this pleione maculata

[Nova]

I agree with Maggi.
Excellent captured, bravo!!!

[Maren]

Hi Steve,
I don't know what I like better, the photograph or the pleione. Wonderful both. How did you take the picture?

[Steve Garvie]

Many thanks everyone!
Not as impressive as Graham's pot of maculata!!!  (I couldn't find a drool smiley)

Maren, the plant (in its pot) was placed in front of a large piece of bogwood outside in (lowish)afternoon sun. The pot and bogwood were "dressed" with fresh sphagnum from a container bog garden. The image was taken on a Canon 7D using a Sigma 150mm macro lens (f18; 1/640s @ ISO800) handheld.

[Maren]

Thanks, Steve. Now i also admire your steady hands.
Interesting you chose ISO 800. Why was that?

[Steve Garvie]

ISO 800 was the lowest ISO setting that allowed a reasonable shutter speed but more importantly also a narrow aperture to increase depth of field. The Canon 7D handles noise reasonably well so there is not a quality issue -at least for material destined for display on the web.

[monocotman]

Fantastic photo Steve.
One of the best I've seen,
David

[Peter Maguire]

the plant (in its pot) was placed in front of a large piece of bogwood outside in (lowish)afternoon sun.

You have sun in the afternoon in Fife?  Now I'm really envious.

Stunning photo too....

[pleione07]

Pleione x lagenaria

[karel_t]

Hi Julien, stunning plants, however, may I ask you why did you cut off the leaves?
K.

[Steve Garvie]

Pleione saxicola flowering here now.