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Cattleya dowiana
The pictures were made at home but Ive put on the map one of two locations where Ive seen it growing on the wild, in very small populations
Some specimens grows on Costa Rica's Atlantic low lands (talamanca, guapiles, san carlos, turrialba) between 80 and 1200 meters, thought it had been found very near from central valley (Cachi and Santiago), in Cartago. Those places are rain moderated (around 900 / 1200 mm a year) with a temperature going from 15 to 30 celsius degrees, and a humidity around 80% as average.
Cattleya dowiana is one of the most beautiful of the cattleya species and has been a treasure for collectors since its discovery in 1850. It is the only cattleya species of the Cattleya labiata group that has yellow sepals and petals, and with its dark crimson-purple lip veined with gold, it is magnificent. Because of its beautiful color, C. dowiana has had a long history of use .n breeding, and it has been used more than any other Cattleya species in creating new Cattleya hybrids. Orchids, The American Orchid Society Magazine July, 1997
Lat: 9.63, Long: -83.02
Spotted on Oct 7, 2011
Submitted on Oct 7, 2011
7 Comments
Fantástica orquídea que forma y colores...!!! agregala a la mission Orchids of the World
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9525...
Lovely flower. great pictures too.. : )
DYNAMIC photos!!
muchas gracias por el tip por q te quedo muy buena la foto con chema de van halen y todo
ISMAEL , en realidad lo que hay detrás es una camisa vieja de VanHalen =) . Yo uso dos focos de luz distintos, uno de cada lado y trato que la luz le pegue lo menos posible al fondo, que le de solo a la flor de forma que el fondo quede muy oscuro y que el sujeto de la foto sea lo que queda iluminado.
Yo escogí el color negro pues resalta mucho lo que está en frente, pero igual se pueden usar otros colores o incluso fondos ´naturales´, eso lo podés ver en esta foto http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1...
Hasta ahora no conozco software que haga esto, aunque Photopaint o Photoshop ayudan mucho para lograr ´negros verdaderos´ atrás, ya que a veces el fondo queda un toque claro o se ve alguna textura que con software se puede quitar.
Saludos!
Your pics remind me of my trip to Costa Rica. I was in Limon and Manzanillo. Indeed there are very unique plants and animals around. Nice shots :-)
how do you get the black background?
Is there any software to do that?