On Wednesdays all over the internet bloggers post a photo with no words to explain it. The idea is the photo says so much it doesn’t need a description.
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On Wednesdays all over the internet bloggers post a photo with no words to explain it. The idea is the photo says so much it doesn’t need a description.
Other Wordless Wednesday Contributors:
19 comments
1 March 2014 at 6:49 pm
Live music photographer
I like your pictures! It can be difficult to choose the right shots, but they are good. I take advantage of some Lightroom presets to help keep some uniformity in my own.
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26 January 2014 at 2:11 pm
Heart To Harp
And in the depths of winter lives an eternal spring…….. beautiful, just beautiful.
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26 January 2014 at 5:02 pm
Cheryl
Thank you, Janet. And, how ironic that my favourite of the 106 shots was taken by winter light flooding through the window. A third perfect, little beauty has now blossomed.
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24 January 2014 at 8:47 am
Wunderkamera
Isn’t it wonderful watching and waiting for them to open? And then when they do…! You have captured that wonderful-ness perfectly!
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24 January 2014 at 10:28 am
Cheryl
Yes, Elizabeth! Exactly … the ‘watching and waiting’ consumed me for a couple of days, 106 shots later this was my personal favourite. A third bud is now opening, and I am back by the window …
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23 January 2014 at 9:59 pm
Allyson Latta
Ethereal is the word that comes to mind, Cheryl, and like the others I love the hint of contrasting colour behind. I have only become a fan of orchids in the past couple of years, and now I’m passionate about them. The soft focus in this shot gives it such a warm and gentle feel. And the green of those buds … the promise of more blossoms to come. Enjoy!
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24 January 2014 at 10:26 am
Cheryl
The touch of colour in the bokeh was serendipitous, Allyson. The floor lamp where I sit to read was on. I didn’t realize I had caught it in the frame since it was on the other end of the room until I opened the shots on my laptop. BTW … a third bud is opening now!
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22 January 2014 at 6:23 pm
Allison Howard
What gentle beauty Cheryl, a perfect antidote to the winter grey. That little touch of contrasting orange in the back makes for a brilliant composition.
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22 January 2014 at 8:00 pm
Cheryl
Thanks, Allison … you nailed it … how the blossom(s) made me feel on Saturday am when I woke up and they finally decided to show off.
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22 January 2014 at 5:40 pm
pearlsandprose
Oh, beautiful shot, Cheryl.
I cannot grow orchids for the life of me. Hope you are staying warm.
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22 January 2014 at 7:57 pm
Cheryl
Thanks, Carole. This ‘ice cube orchid’ (3 ice cubes once a week) hasn’t sprouted buds or blossoms since we moved up north last summer. It’s mate sits lovely and green but hasn’t made friends with the new house yet. Waiting …
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22 January 2014 at 5:23 pm
carin
How perfect that bloom! Not a blemish. And I like the promise of two more with those bright green buds. But my favourite part of the whole composition is that splash of orange dead centre. And those ‘almost columns’ of pale lavender either side of it. Gives the shot an ethereal feel. Needs a title…
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22 January 2014 at 8:04 pm
Cheryl
That’s what I love about orchids, Carin, the glimpse at perfection. A third started to open this afternoon, and I’m enjoying the display without the lens!
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22 January 2014 at 2:02 pm
Lucid Gypsy
Ahh it’s gorgeous, orchids are such photogenic plants and this is a brilliant shot with the orange in the background!
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22 January 2014 at 3:23 pm
Cheryl
Thanks, Gilly. The floor lamp was on in the corner. Was going to retouch but decided the orange in the bokeh gave a shot of energy to the oranges and yellows in the blossom.
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22 January 2014 at 10:16 am
Barbara Lambert
Lovely, Cheryl. This composition elicits a sense of honeyed delight. So warm, so mellow, those colours, those sensuous shapes.
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22 January 2014 at 10:30 am
Cheryl
Thanks Barbara … When the first petal popped open on one bud early Saturday morning I set up the camera, macro lens and ring flash to document the process. Sunday morning its twin began to open. Three days of delicious entertainment and 106 exposures(thank God for digital)!
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22 January 2014 at 10:10 am
Mary
Luscious.
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22 January 2014 at 10:16 am
Cheryl
Thanks, Mary. I waited six weeks for those buds to open. The first wing flipped open Saturday morning. 106 photos later, this is my personal favourite.
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