What you should Photograph ²

A single shot of the flower with labellum forward taken from about 45deg off full frontal and level with the flower will nearly always suffice.

Close-up front and side views of flower with labellum forward.

Ideally a shot of the whole plant showing basal rosette if any, and height of leaves with respect to flower.

@mike68lusk kindly provided the information for this page of the guide :)

Tweaking Photos ²

Check out the General Guide for Tweaking Photos for tips on how to:

• Sharpen photos
• Lighten photos
• Fix washed out photos
• Crop Photos

Other Photo Guides ²

• Related Guides
• General Guide To Photographing Plants
• Photographing Sun Orchids
• Photographing Ferns
• Photographing Sundews
• Photographing Searockets
• Photographing Rengarenga
• Photographing Dianella
• Shells and Rock Pools Guides
• General Guide To Photographing in Rock Pools
• Photographing Gastropods
• To Photographing Bivalves
• Photographing Hermit Crabs
• Photographing Brittle Stars
• Photographing Octopuses
• Photographing Bluebottles
• Bird Guide
• General Guide To Photographing Birds
• Insect Guide
• Photographing Praying Mantis
• Tweaking Guide
• General Guide To Tweaking Photos

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Mike Lusk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Lusk
2. (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NZ native orchid key
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos

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