AWARDS: ENGLAND / WILTSHIRE / LAKE DISTRICT / WALES / SCOTLAND / COAST OF S.W. ENGLAND / COAST / STORMS / LAKES & MOUNTAINS / WINTER LANDSCAPES / DESERTS / ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY / BRITISH BIRDS 1 / BRITISH BIRDS 2 / BRITISH MAMMALS / BRITISH INSECTS / WORLD BIRDS / WORLD MAMMALS / NATURE
SOUTHERN MARSH ORCHID
This is a common orchid but the three, short stems of this individual make an attractive compact group. Early on a May morning, overnight mist was lifting, giving good diffuse light. I made the photograph with my tripod flat on the ground to get my camera level with the flowers. A 300mm telephoto lens allowed close control of depth of field and a pleasingly uncluttered background.
F/8, 1/250th second, ISO 100
Accepted: Tallaught (Ireland) 2014, Toronto (Canada) 2014
