Orchid Owl - a photo on Flickriver

Orchid Owl

            There was a time when orchids were rare exotic houseplants. These days though they are two and sixpence an assorted dozen at the supermarket, at least for these common varieties.

But they remain beautiful and intriguing plants, and the flowers last for ages.

This one was a gift from family in Hong Kong that graced the fireplace with its beauty for some months last year.  I think I was messing around with the camera and a macro attachment or something... it's a jpeg image rather than a raw one for some reason.

I tried a square crop concentrating on the twiddly bits. It's for this week's  Macro Wednesday group offering and also for my monochrome 100x project.

The colour version is probably more attractive (I may publish this another time) but the mone creates an abstract feel which you may find interesting - and you may find a face too :)

Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image. Happy Macro Wednesday and 100x  :) 

[Handheld in daylight. Developed and processed in Affinity Photo on the iPaddle using a B&W adjustment layer.]

Taken on: October 14, 2020

Tags:

dsc-rx100m5

monochrome

frame

nature

black and white

eye

anatomy

no person

art

face

flower

one

contrast

beautiful

elegant

Macro Wednesday

Mittowchsmakro

100 x: The 2020 Edition

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Sets appears in: • Group: Wednesday Macro (Mittwochsmakro) • Subject: Flowers more » • 2020 100x:Monochrome • Close-ups and macros « less

Groups appears in: • Square Format • B&W Square Format more » • Mittwochsmakro - Wednesday Macro • 100 x: The 2020 Edition « less

Camera: Sony DSC-RX100M5, f/5.6, 1/30 sec, 25.7mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSC-RX100M5
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	25.7mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	photools.com IMatch 19.5.0.2 (Windows)
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