[Leica] IMAGES: A little modern art and a lot of orchids

[Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

Douglas:

I like the first one the most, an satisfying composition.

  _MG_7735, aien or not is a nice shot.

Jim


Douglas Sharp wrote:

> Visitiors form the UK and Virginia over the weekend so we went the the 
> Herrenh?user Gardens here in Hannover.
> These are a few shots exported directly from Lightroom.
> 
> The first station of the tour was the Niki de St Phalle Grotto, the 
> artist, who died recently, had close connections to Hannover:
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> These two ladies were outside, looking in at their husbands perusing the 
> vaguely erotic sculptures
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7711.jpg.html
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> Don't really like the stuff Niki de St Phalle did, but this is typical:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7701.jpg.html
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> The light inside is amazing:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7703.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7709.jpg.html
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> More of these when I get around to taking a closer look at the rest and 
> donig some post-processing.
> 
> Next stop - the 3 greenhouses:
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> The Orchid House - Hannover is world famous for breeding orchids (and 
> the place where African Violets were first propagated for the commercial 
> market):
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7745.jpg.html
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> Not an orchid, but it was in the same greenhouse - very alien-looking
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7735.jpg.html
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> Some have quite dreary colours, but fascinating forms
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7749.jpg.html
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> Technical comparison:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7751.jpg.html    
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> Shot with a Yashica 2.8/55mm Macro lens at f2.8
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7752.jpg.html    
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> Shot with a CZ 1.4/85mm at f 1.4
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> Personally I prefer the tiny and delicate orchids, but this was quite 
> spectacular in its own way - helped out with a little flash
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7755.jpg.html
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> These tiny, spidery ones are my favourites:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7757.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7759.jpg.html
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> The classic Lady's Slipper orchid :
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7764.jpg.html
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> In the Tropical House
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7782.jpg.html
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> The CZ 85mm again in the Tropical House
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/CRW_0024.jpg.html
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> Looks strange, has flowers as big as dinner plates and stinks
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/CRW_0026-Edit.jpg.html
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> The Cactus House:
> Flowering Opuntia
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7771.jpg.html
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> Possibly an Opuntia too
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/_MG_7785.jpg.html
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> More cactus flowers
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/CRW_0031.jpg.html
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