About the Image(s)

Every March, our camera club gets invited to the Jacksonville Orchid Show on a Sunday morning before it’s opened to the public. This orchid caught my eye from across the room as it was up high and off my itself. I was fascinated by the composition and the black background. Not much editing other than to lift the shadows ever so slightly and drop the highlights. I captured this, not only handheld but also holding the camera over my head and using the back screen to see what the camera was seeing. Using my 105mm macro lens, my settings were ISO 4000, f/5.6 at 1/50sec. Let me say that the lighting in the venue wasn’t the greatest and there were others with flashes going off around me. I was really happy to capture this. Your comments are always welcome.