Orchids

Looks a little bit like two hairy legs of some strange spider peering over the edge of this Orchid petal, lol. Jim (Garnite), I hope that some of the pink, happy, healing vibes from this photo reach you : )

Gorgeous orchids growing in the new Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo, back in late November. I love the way they glisten, and their patterns are always intriguing. Chickened out of going on a very COLD walk this morning, deciding to stay home all day instead. Our temperatures are supposed to be warming up for the next few days, thank goodness, so I reckoned I'd wait for that before going out. Spent this afternoon backing-up more of my endless nature photo folders - an urgent, monotonous and time-consuming task/chore : )

Photographed this beautiful Orchid at the Greengate Garden Centre many months ago.

One of the beautiful Orchids that were growing in the Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo.

One of the gorgeous orchids that have been growing in the Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo. The people there always seem to be working so hard to make this a beautiful, interesting place!

This is one of the many Orchids growing in the Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo at the moment. I wasn't sure how my new little Panasonic DMC-FZ18 would handle a white flower, as today was my first time out somewhere to test it. I went to the Calgary Zoo for the afternoon. I wanted to test it out and compare similar photos taken recently with my old, half-working Canon S3 IS and very old Olympus C750 UZ. I found the Panasonic DMC-FZ18 a delightful camera to use!! It is light-weight, comfy and if I can use it, then anyone could. I kept it on Intelligent Auto to test out the camera and it seems to have worked reasonably well in various light conditions. I did use flash for some of my indoor shots.

Took this shot of a beautiful orange Orchid at the Calgary Zoo Conservatory with my old Canon S3 IS camera, as I hadn't yet bought my new Panasonic FZ18. Sadly, many of the Orchids are dying now, but they have been so spectacular the last few weeks.

One of the magnificent Orchids growing at the Calgary Zoo, in the Conservatory. I find it breathtaking, every time I go into the room where a variety of Orchids are always in bloom.

I thought this Orchid was very unusual, seen in the Conservatory at the Calgary Zoo. I love the colour.