Flower Photo Competition 1 2015 : Entry Number 20

Judges Comment

What a healthy looking image. Lush, bright and full of energy. Are these flowers real, or are they made out of plastic? Also the water drops add a great feel to this photo. It underlines the healthy appearance.

Photographers Comment

Thanks for this honor! These actually are real flowers. It's an Oncidium Orchid. I took this at home using natural light (front) along with two off-camera flashes (left & right). These are very small flowers (~0.5 inch). I used a macro lens on a tripod and an exposure of 2 secs at f/22 and ISO 100. Canon EOS 7D with EF-S60mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens.
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