Pink Sun Orchid


Posted by ChrisRoss on Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:52 pm

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Pink Sun Orchid Thelymitra carnea

The pink sun orchid only opens when it quiet warm and relatively humid and can be a challenge to find them open, if they don't get the right conditions to open they will self fertilise and set seed. 

This one is probably one of the last for the season, found it opened up in a National Park south of home.  Stack of 18 images in Helicon focus.  Diffusion tent to block the wind.

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Olympus OM-D Em-1 MkII + 60mm macro, diffusion tent

1/250 @ f4.5 ISO400
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by david fletcher on Fri Oct 08, 2021 1:14 am
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Strikingly beautiful image Chris. Great work!
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by Swissblad on Fri Oct 08, 2021 7:56 am
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Lovely image, Chris, awesome flower and great stacked detail!

Any details on the diffusion tent you use - looking for something similar.

Thanks!

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:53 pm
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Beautiful orchid and image, Chris! What a great series you have shown us!

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by Tom Whelan on Fri Oct 08, 2021 6:43 pm
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Lovely image. The angle on the flower shows the opening petals beautifully, excellent stacked detail.
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by ChrisRoss on Sat Oct 09, 2021 2:23 am
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Swissblad wrote:Lovely image, Chris, awesome flower and great stacked detail!

Any details on the diffusion tent you use - looking for something similar.

Thanks!

Sinuhe

Hi Sinuhe,

mine is home made originally cut to fit over an old manfrotto tripod, way back when I was using film.  You can see it here:

Tent 1

Recently i have been using it with a shorter macro lens on m43 gear and drape it over the legs of the camera tripod rather than carrying a separate tripod.  You have the subject between the tripod legs shooting through the velcro opening and I use a couple of Wimberley plamps you hold the tent material up out of the way.  The downside is you need to shoot at a down ward angle, shooting straight ahead you have the tent in the background.  I use it mainly to block the wind and find I needed weighted down on all sides and the openings all tight to keep the subject still enough.

Material is white ripstop nylon, the opening is sealed with velcro.  You can use plamps inside the tent to angle to flower stem as required to try and shoot it without getting the tent in the background.
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by Cynthia Crawford on Sat Oct 09, 2021 4:32 am
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One of your best, if I had to choose- gorgeous color, detail and light. Love getting this tour from afar, of these beauties.
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by Swissblad on Sat Oct 09, 2021 5:04 am
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ChrisRoss wrote:
Swissblad wrote:Lovely image, Chris, awesome flower and great stacked detail!

Any details on the diffusion tent you use - looking for something similar.

Thanks!

Sinuhe

Hi Sinuhe,

mine is home made originally cut to fit over an old manfrotto tripod, way back when I was using film.  You can see it here:

Tent 1

Recently i have been using it with a shorter macro lens on m43 gear and drape it over the legs of the camera tripod rather than carrying a separate tripod.  You have the subject between the tripod legs shooting through the velcro opening and I use a couple of Wimberley plamps you hold the tent material up out of the way.  The downside is you need to shoot at a down ward angle, shooting straight ahead you have the tent in the background.  I use it mainly to block the wind and find I needed weighted down on all sides and the openings all tight to keep the subject still enough.

Material is white ripstop nylon, the opening is sealed with velcro.  You can use plamps inside the tent to angle to flower stem as required to try and shoot it without getting the tent in the background.
Thanks for the info Chris, appreciated, looks like a good solution, especially when dealing with wind.
I was first alerted to the use of diffusors for outdoor flower photography by Craig and Nadine Blacklock, who used a spacious tent the size of which would require a building permit locally ;)
We've tried smaller alternatives, of which most were cumbersome, before finally settling on a pair of mini shoot through studio brollies.
Unfortunately wind remains an issue....
 

by Mary Brun on Sat Oct 09, 2021 7:47 am
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A really gorgeous image for such a lovely orchid.
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Swissblad wrote:
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Swissblad wrote:Lovely image, Chris, awesome flower and great stacked detail!

Any details on the diffusion tent you use - looking for something similar.

Thanks!

Sinuhe

Hi Sinuhe,

mine is home made originally cut to fit over an old manfrotto tripod, way back when I was using film.  You can see it here:

Tent 1

Recently i have been using it with a shorter macro lens on m43 gear and drape it over the legs of the camera tripod rather than carrying a separate tripod.  You have the subject between the tripod legs shooting through the velcro opening and I use a couple of Wimberley plamps you hold the tent material up out of the way.  The downside is you need to shoot at a down ward angle, shooting straight ahead you have the tent in the background.  I use it mainly to block the wind and find I needed weighted down on all sides and the openings all tight to keep the subject still enough.

Material is white ripstop nylon, the opening is sealed with velcro.  You can use plamps inside the tent to angle to flower stem as required to try and shoot it without getting the tent in the background.
Thanks for the info Chris, appreciated, looks like a good solution, especially when dealing with wind.
I was first alerted to the use of diffusors for outdoor flower photography by Craig and Nadine Blacklock, who used a spacious tent the size of which would require a building permit locally ;)
We've tried smaller alternatives, of which most were cumbersome, before finally settling on a pair of mini shoot through studio brollies.
Unfortunately wind remains an issue....
This one can be used in a fairly stiff breeze, if you weight down all around the edges and seal things off, I used to hunt around for fallen branches and use backpacks etc to weight down every side and then you need to seal up the velcro all along.  As I recall it was old Manfrotto 055b And had the first leg segment out and also the middle click stop for the legs,  the dark flap around edges had slits at each leg so you could engage the velcro to secure to each leg.  It's quite a durable solution and was made back in 2004 and in still in fine shape - just done on a home sewing machine.
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by John Labrenz on Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:17 pm
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another beauty...loving this series!
 

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