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13-SEP-2007 BJ Ramsay

Brassolaeliacattleya Lake Murray 'Mendenhall'

Smithsonian, Washington DC

This hybrid Cattleya is from the Carter and Holmes line of breeding, this one was particularly nice.
I took a little license here from a lesson by Vincent Versace "Lighting in Photoshop",
getting the lighting right without all the background was difficult in the greenhouse,
so I used some "dodging and burning" in PS to bring out the true depth of this very nice cattleya.

I have not changed the color or materialy changed the bloom just worked
the highlights and shadows.

I added a couple of new shots to the GAPW Zion gallery that I really liked:

Zion

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro
1/60s f/5.6 at 105.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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bluebirdstar24-Aug-2008 04:17
Incredible!
Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik26-Apr-2008 06:57
Lovely shot of this colorful and intricate orchid. L&S
J. Scott Coile27-Nov-2007 21:38
Off the chart!
Guest 27-Nov-2007 18:08
Wonderful in her pink skirt..beautiful..v
QUERIDO27-Nov-2007 17:56
very nice shot,vote
Bryan Murahashi27-Nov-2007 06:41
Beautiful vivid colors in this photo. V
Gayle P. Clement27-Nov-2007 05:37
Marvelous glowing color.
Yi Feng27-Nov-2007 05:04
This is stunning Bryan! Outstanding color, light and detail! Just love it! V
Guest 27-Nov-2007 04:38
Wow! V
b-w studio27-Nov-2007 03:20
Beautiful shot. Amazing sharpness.
Robin Reid27-Nov-2007 03:10
Great lighting, and the color is spot on.
Hank Vander Velde27-Nov-2007 02:58
Terrific shot Bryan. V.
Sam Stevenson27-Nov-2007 02:10
This one definitely "pops".