Worlds Ugliest Orchid (and some not so ugly)

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Here it is:



There are many orchids that are nondescript and dumpy, but they do not rise to the level of luscious hideousness that this does. It would make a great corsage for a witch.

I only spent about an hour and took about 200 snaps. There were lots of photographers with REALLY long lenses, though I wasn't one of them. Although the telephoto might have been very interesting to work with, I didn't bring it. I found the crowds somewhat unnerving, and felt like I was always in other people's way, so the photos were all pretty hasty, hit and run things. The color temperature of the ambient light was all over the map, from north-facing windows to dimmed incandescent, and that made for a challenge too. I really gotta start shooting raw format.

I do like the relatively modest and overlooked species. Orchids that look like an explosion in a drag queen's dressing room don't really do it for me. Here's some that both caught my eye and came out with good clarity and color. Sorry, I didn't note any species names.

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The first one looks like something out of a 1950's B-grade science fiction movie.

Though, when I think about it, most orchid's look like they're from outer space.