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'Orchids! A Cultural Odyssey' and other flowers

A spectacular exhibit of orchids from around the world at the US Botanic Garden. I ended up visiting it four times altogether; some images I like, some not so much, but I find the flowers fascinating. Page 2 is just a collection of various flower images I've taken over the years; NEWEST IMAGES ARE AT THE END.
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Reflections
Reflections		 Wall of orchids
Wall of orchids		 Cascade
Cascade		 Long
Long
Exquisite
Exquisite		 Tinged
Tinged		 Backlit
Backlit		 Up close and personal
Up close and personal
Colorful
Colorful		 Pouch
Pouch		 All alone
All alone		 At an angle
At an angle
Experimenting
Experimenting		 Traditional
Traditional		 Ray of sunshine
Ray of sunshine		 Standing out
Standing out
Demure
Demure		 Dappled pair
Dappled pair		 Neon
Neon		 Fire engine red
Fire engine red
Profusion
Profusion		 Bronze
Bronze		 Orchids of the world, unite!
Orchids of the world, unite!		 Experimenting
Experimenting
Standing out
Standing out		 Brilliance
Brilliance		 Pastels
Pastels		 Extended
Extended
Sunspot
Sunspot		 Sparkling
Sparkling		 Night light
Night light		 Delicate
Delicate
Vivid
Vivid		 Daffodil look-alike
Daffodil look-alike		 In the spotlight
In the spotlight		 Fan
Fan
Center stage
Center stage		 Floating
Floating		 Center of attraction
Center of attraction		 Bright spot
Bright spot
Lighter shade of pale
Lighter shade of pale		 Silent beauty
Silent beauty		 Gold and rose
Gold and rose		 Bright
Bright
Beginning to fade
Beginning to fade		 Fading off into nothing
Fading off into nothing		 Pale
Pale		 Golden drops
Golden drops
Crazy ladies
Crazy ladies		 Camouflage
Camouflage		 Riot of color
Riot of color		 Welcome
Welcome
Bunch of orchids
Bunch of orchids		 Like calamari!
Like calamari!		 Rear view
Rear view		 Sun-dappled
Sun-dappled
A bit bizarro
A bit bizarro		 Three bizarre amigos
Three bizarre amigos		 Pointing the way
Pointing the way		 Through glass
Through glass
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soulis 29-Jun-2010 01:04
Excellent work! V.
Tom K. Wysocki 23-Jun-2010 19:55
Outstanding gallery! Bravo! V!
T. Richard Chen 07-Jun-2010 22:52
One never gets tired of taking the beauty of the flowers especially of orchids. A very outstanding collection. - V -
joseantonio 10-May-2010 18:31
Fabulous collection of images
Jean-Luc Rollier 30-Apr-2010 10:12
Outstanding collection Helen! Love your garden!...
:')) JL Vote
William Barletta 25-Apr-2010 15:23
This gallery keeps getting better and better. Plus it was the inspiration finally to get the new camera and lens. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Botsibi 14-Apr-2010 20:37
Great collection of botanical photos with impresive colouring and excellent detail
gsaf 11-Apr-2010 01:24
With the D700 for flowers, I prefer the results with the 70-200 at 70 over the 24-70 at 70. Not really sure why. Bokeh maybe?
Zoltán Balogh 10-Apr-2010 21:56
Beautiful gallery with wonderful photos! V
Ali Majdfar 29-Mar-2010 18:36
Fabulous collection, lovely shots. ~V
Giancarlo Guzzardi 29-Mar-2010 06:56
beautiful collection of splendid blooms
William Barletta 28-Mar-2010 02:11
I love the new additions to this gallery. You have captured the exotic beauty of this exhibit.
William Barletta 27-Mar-2010 15:47
This is a super gallery. Gorgeous images that are sharp, rich with color and texture. The compositions are superb. Bravissima!!!
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