Backlit Phalaenopsis

Just gorgeous!

Thank you Bernie.
I've added this to my Flickr photo page. The large sized image is here........
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35724365@N05/4666284129/sizes/l/

Hi Meanie ... I had a look and it's fantastic when viewed enlarged. You have some great photos on your Flickr page ... so now you have a new contact!

Thank you - I really like this site, & it's a great source of info & inspiration. But it's a shame that the photos are so heavily compressed. Case of point are your sunset pics which I've just taken a very quick look at ( I'll take a proper look in a day or two ). That's why on selected photos I add the links.
I lucked into this shot, but we all need a little luck sometimes!

Have to agree about the photos ... that's why I joined the Flickr site, so members of my family could see the photos enlarged. My granddaughter loves to see them up close!

You certainly got a great shot with this one.

That is a stunning photo Meanie..........

Thank you Milky.

oh what a beauty!!!

love that.

inspirational i would say.

Thanks Sticki!
One of my faves..........

Im not surprised, i would have this poster size if it was my photo

im still trying to get a photo for the lounge, would love to get a really good one.

Find the subject and play!

been playing for a couple of years ~ love trees, close ups and still trying to photo the perfect beach.

Wow this is lovely Meanie....

Thank you DD!

i think it looks alive, almost as if it will speak!!!

I'm just messing with a editing program using this as a subject - will post the result up in a bit.........

photoshop?

No........Paint.net

Here it is...........

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/229851-edited-phalaenopsis/member/meanie

Small change that makes it much better I think.

is that the same as 'paint' that is installed on my computer?

clarity is lovely on this but on your second one it is beautiful

No, it's an open source (free) editing program that I downloaded.
Much like photoshop, but not as good. As I dislike manipulating photos, this was good enough. Good for taking out blemishes etc, without messing with the integrity of the photo.

i prefer to keep it simple myself, possibly because i cant fathom all those layer things on photoshop

but i just happily take lots of photos ~ sometimes one comes out well ~ im happy enough with that.

I don't think that there is anything wrong with it per se, it's just how I prefer to do it.
To be honest, I get better results with the camera set to manual, which suits me fine - all my own work!
But short of cutting that stem off, there was no way around this one...........

but great that it is a solvable problem.

I think so...........

:-)) where would we be without computers??