POTENTIAL

 

It is striking that something as complex as an orchid can come from a simple, symmetrical bud, or, in this case, a cascade of them. It makes for nice layers.              

LOOKS LIKE CANDY

 

Orchids come in an astounding variety of shapes, sizes and colors. I'm no botanist (where I grew up the ground cover was cement and asphalt) but I've never seen anything like this. A sign said it was called something like a spider orchid. I don't think of spiders as curly and pink but what do I know. Looks to me roll-up candy.                       

THREE OF A KIND

 

Orchids share a basic morphology but come in lots of variations. The range at the Botanical Garden's annual show is bewildering. There is an equally wide variety of ways to photograph them. One approach is a trio with shallow depth of field.                 

SLIGHT EXAGGERATION

 

A similarly shaped orchid with a different color scheme. I bumped up the saturation and contrast to see what would happen.                    

SAME FLOWER, DIFFERENT STAGE (I THINK)

I don't know much about orchids other than that they are epiphytes and sometimes look, um, provocative. This looks like the same variety of flower as in yesterday's post, but with shoots and buds that I assume will become new blossoms.