Home · Register · Join Upload & Sell

Moderated by: Fred Miranda
Username  

FM Forum Rules
Nature & Wildlife Posting Guidelines
  

FM Forums | Nature & Wildlife | Join Upload & Sell

1       2      
3
       4       end
  

Archive 2012 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)

  
 
jkermani
Offline
• • • •
Upload & Sell: Off
p.3 #1 · p.3 #1 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


A delight to the senses Karl (except #1 gives me the heebie jeebies).

Jeanette



Mar 27, 2012 at 04:57 AM
Gary Lee 44
Offline
• • • • •
Upload & Sell: Off
p.3 #2 · p.3 #2 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


Hey Mr. Karl,
A beautiful set of Orchids and very well done My Friend! #5 is a keeper IMO Karl. The colors and simplicity just grabs you and the high lights are perfect. AS ALWAYS HOME RUN on these Buddy!



Mar 27, 2012 at 09:15 AM
Howard Kearley
Offline
• • • • •
Upload & Sell: Off
p.3 #3 · p.3 #3 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


you are the kiddy on these!!
super shots and collection!

my wife looking over my shoulder and ask why I cant do this, help,

Howard



Mar 27, 2012 at 11:40 AM
Larry Williams
Offline
• • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #4 · p.3 #4 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


Where are the feathers? I expected to see feathers on your "Flock of Orchids". You sure have a handle on the Mrk III. Super fine set of flowers.

Larry



Mar 27, 2012 at 03:10 PM
Karl Witt
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #5 · p.3 #5 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


tfoltz wrote:
Karl,
Excellent my friend you have some colors and forms here
that I've never seen before great job as per the norm for you when it comes to
these dazzling displays of natures palate

-Tim


Thanks Tim, there were soo many beautiful plants here and the condition of the orchids were perfect! Glad you enjoyed them my friend and appreciate the kind words!
Karl



Mar 27, 2012 at 09:43 PM
Karl Witt
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #6 · p.3 #6 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


jojomon11 wrote:
All awesome Karl, but 8 and 11 standout big time for me, well done Sir

Phil


Hey stranger, thanks for you visit! Glad you had a few picks, thank you for those nice comments sir
Karl



Mar 27, 2012 at 09:44 PM
ruhikant
Offline
• • •
Upload & Sell: Off
p.3 #7 · p.3 #7 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


Beautifully done Karl.


Mar 27, 2012 at 09:45 PM
Karl Witt
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #8 · p.3 #8 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


Conrad Tan wrote:
2, 7 and 11 are my faves from this magnificence set my friend!!! #2 really really makes me want to shoot florals!!



What are you doing looking at flowers, stop it or you will go blind

Sweet that #2 motivates you to give these a spin again buddy. Thanks for the good words and the multiple selections!
Karl



Mar 27, 2012 at 09:46 PM
Karl Witt
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #9 · p.3 #9 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


kmunroe wrote:
amazing images Karl .. no favorites here



Ahhhh, sweeet glad you enjoyed the impact of the entire set, sometimes it is better that way to simply enjoy the color!
Many thanks......
Karl



Mar 27, 2012 at 09:47 PM
Karl Witt
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #10 · p.3 #10 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


David Leask wrote:
Fabulous shots Karl. #5, #8 and #11 are my favourites. The separation is excellent. You chose your comps well
David



Thank you David, I held off to shoot these to later in the day after chasing a few of the butterflys. Funny, once I shoot one, I just get in a zone and go!
Thanks my friend, glad you has some favs
Karl



Mar 27, 2012 at 09:49 PM
Karl Witt
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #11 · p.3 #11 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


birdied wrote:
Karl, I most certainly did enjoy these beauties, each and everyone . Gorgeous shots, all . Far to hard to pick favorites.

Birdie



Hi Birdie, a special thanks!
Karl



Mar 27, 2012 at 09:49 PM
Karl Witt
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #12 · p.3 #12 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


wildrjg wrote:
Wow these look great well done.

Russell


Thanks much Russell
Karl



Mar 27, 2012 at 09:50 PM
Karl Witt
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #13 · p.3 #13 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


sdgnh wrote:
You are the master of the florals, Karl. These are stunning. I love how you get the dark BG to highlight the blossoms. I had to keep going back to try to pic favorites. I think my picks are #3, 5, 9, but all were wonderful!
Nancy


Ahhh Nance you are too kind! After many years of shooting flowers the comps and the BG's come a little easier and quicker to me as I look for my shots. Glad you enjoyed them and your comments are flattering
Karl



Mar 27, 2012 at 09:52 PM
Karl Witt
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #14 · p.3 #14 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


sevan pulurian wrote:
Holly flower power Mario!!! Rocking set Karl, nice critter as well. You really are the flora man. But for some reason #8 looks fake around the stem area, looks like you cut the flower out and put it on a cleaner BG, the stem edges and too sharp! Just my thought.

Sevan


Thanks Sevan!
Karl



Mar 27, 2012 at 09:53 PM
Karl Witt
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #15 · p.3 #15 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


surfnron wrote:
A super set Karl from second to last... The first is nice, but you rocked the florals. 2 is my pick for the great comp, wonderful colors, and exquisite flower. WOW! I would suggest that you tone down the bright spot upper left though ~ Ron



It just the right brightness for me buddy You're killin' me
Thanks Ron a whole bunch!
Karl



Mar 27, 2012 at 09:55 PM
Karl Witt
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #16 · p.3 #16 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


CDaescher wrote:
Very inspiring set, Karl.
I like them all but #10 looks a bit too flashy for me.
#2 is my favorite. Makes me happy just looking at it. Great job.
Chris


Thanks Chris, glad you found most of them inspiring.
#10 is bright and crisp, these Orchids were completely wet from the splattering water in front of them and it energized the light even more. I tinkered once with it and it got weird looking trying to diminish the light but I understand what you are seeing

#2 was a shear treat for me too, so many wonderful colors were presented, just had to find a way to line things up to work the way I wanted.
Thanks so much
Karl



Mar 27, 2012 at 09:59 PM
elbmuh
Offline
• • • •
Upload & Sell: Off
p.3 #17 · p.3 #17 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


Man these are nice Karl! Something about #9 for me!

Jason-



Mar 28, 2012 at 12:45 AM
Karl Witt
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #18 · p.3 #18 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


Thomas Sanders wrote:
Took awhile to comment because my wife would not let go of the mouse
She's very impressed buddy (she's a master gardener ) and so am I

That opener is an eye popper with such beautiful color!
The flowers each and every one are beautiful to behold Karl and you walked out of there with pure gold my friend

Tom


See it took me a while to catch back up to you buddy!
Mrs Sanders, I didn't grow them, some wonderful people like you did and I thank you folks for these opportunities to allow me to have fun

That dang lizard was NOT going to come down out of that tree I sooooo wanted a better shot but got one squeezed between the branches
Thanks on the flowers Tom, I went in for butters and got a surprise and reward of beautiful Orchids, thanks a bunch my friend
Karl



Mar 30, 2012 at 09:55 PM
Karl Witt
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #19 · p.3 #19 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


mr.jboy wrote:
Karl,
This is one excellent poat and I do mean excellent,wow these orchids are gorgeous, color, detail, DOF And BG are just great, a treat for the eyes my friend. I cannot pic a fave as they are all that good even #8....I love orchids too and been shooting them for a while now and know the challenges the provide,so you have done well...BTW that lizard is very cool.

John

P.S. Can't wait to see some butters.


Wonderful to hear that John. So glad you enjoyed them this much, those are nice words buddy and a big thanks to you for appreciating my work, thank you!
Karl



Mar 30, 2012 at 09:56 PM
Karl Witt
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.3 #20 · p.3 #20 · A whole flock of Orchids....(12)


Tim Kuhn wrote:
Okay CT you put up this many you aren't going to get detailed crits

I'll give you the high and low lights but first off I will say the set just plain rocks Karl. My nits are just that nits, just to keep you honest.
1 is cool
2 is cooler
3 could not have been easy to line up, extra credit
4 not my favorite
5 oh yeah!!!!!!
6 kinda cool how it drops off to the right
7,8 are nice
9
10 a bit too flashed
11 ooooohh, my pick!!!!! :thubm:
12 pretty cool

There, I got carried away anyway.
...Show more

Oh gosh, you called me CT and I only hit a dozen!
On #10 I am not sure what else can be done without lessening the impact of vibrance and whites. These orchids were behind a waterfall that had them completely coated in water so the colors and intensity are magnified from that. Yes I agree it does look 'bright' but I assure you they were quite bold in that setting. I did tinker to back down the highlights but the whites quickly lost their cleanliness and got muddied up. I understand what you are seeing/saying though.
Thanks for the one-by-one looks Tim, most appreciated and respected!
Karl



Mar 30, 2012 at 10:02 PM
1       2      
3
       4       end




FM Forums | Nature & Wildlife | Join Upload & Sell

1       2      
3
       4       end
    
 

You are not logged in. Login or Register

Username       Or Reset password



This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.