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Published: 2010-10-01 22:51:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 561; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 12
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Rubbing its little paws together in anticipation.A Diuris (corymbosa, the Wallflower or Bulldog orchid), about 2.5cm (1 inch) along its longest axis. There can be large scattered flowerings of these among the grasses and undergrowth in open woodlands. One of the Australian native orchids that is not considered to be endangered, and one of my favourites. Their scattering of yellow-orange through the bush always makes me feel happy.
Belair National Park.
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Many thanks! It's one of my personal favourites.
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wow...this little gem is really interesting and beautiful.
I love how you captured the colours on the petals, so fresh and energizing
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Thanks, Nikki.
It was an interesting exercise getting this shot. The flower was only about 12cm from the ground. So I was laying on my side on the ground parallel to the path next to this flower, somewhat contorted so that I didn't crush any other orchids. One elbow braced on the ground, camera at an angle so that most of the flower is in focus (depth of field is only about a centimetre in this shot, and so the "ears" are starting to soften). 3 lots of passers by stopped to ask if I was okay. Apparently I looked like I'd had a heart attack or something. But it was worth it. I'm very happy with the colour and the contrasting background.
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When I take photos of lizards I tend to sit like that too 
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It gets a little weird when shooting something close to the ground, 'cause the ground gets in the way. Its not so bad if I can lay on my belly, or if there's room for a tripod. But then I don't always have my tripod with me, particularly if I'm walking a ways into the bush.
Small active lizards would be pretty hard to photograph. Someday I should see if I can get to Belair park early enough to photograph the grass skinks before they warm up and become active. Unfortunately, this would mean getting up well before dawn -- blech!
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I encountered the ground problem a few times myself. And I too end up sitting weirdly in order to take a photo of something. Not that I'm so good at photography, but there are things I want to photograph only from those angles.
ahaha, that reminds me of my last time I photographed field lizards, I chased after them through the grass and bushes
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