Macro image of the central stamen of a colourful orchid.
Taken during a trip on Saturday to our local Botanical Gardens here in Dublin. Its wonderful to see the Orchids back blooming. The details in these flowers is amazing. I used a very narrow aperture of f/20 here to maximise depth-of-field but still managed an extremely sharp image. I also used a reflector to fill in some additional light beneath the flower.
Author: John Dunne
https://www.johndunne.ie John Dunne is an internationally recognized landscape photographer based in Dublin, Ireland who specializes in capturing the many varied landscapes and seascapes of his homeland. He is passionate in his pursuit to share not just a visual representation with his art, but also a sense of the spirituality of these ancient and diverse locations. John has been published in both print and on the web, and has been commissioned by government and corporate clients.
