Friday, March 2, 2012

Orchid 'Mayumi'

BRASSOCATTLEYA MAIKAI "MAYUMI," CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, MARCH 2, 2012


Pentax K-5
Tamron SP AF 90mm f2.8 DI Macro
1/160 sec. f22 with flash
ISO 3200



This popular orchid, a hybrid of two naturally occuring species, sparkled in the gloom of the tropical greenhouse at the Chicago Botanic Garden on a gray day in March. The garden's orchids have been blooming madly the last couple of weeks, and I caught this one at the tail end of the orchid season.



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