Hi, I'm Andrea, and I'm interested in creatures and plants both wild and tamed, and people of all sorts. I only use a compact digital camera ,as I love being able to get it into a back pocket, and not have to cart heavy kit about. I carry a Panasonic Lumix TZ series, binoculars and a hand lens almost everywhere.Most of my outings are with the dogs so I only use point and shoot.
I am getting the hang of Photoshop, thanks to some very kind folk on RR!Â
I have a wildlife garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the UK, and spend a lot of time there . I retired from teaching art to teenagers a while ago.
I'm now getting some good results with my digi compacts; it took me a while to make the switch from my old film camera, an 1960 ish Pentax Spotmatic, but the mistakes are much cheaper! Â
I have 4 lodgers, 3 dogs and a parrot who, as at 2017, I have had 40 years.
I has so far had 19 dogs, mostly rescues.
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Comments (20)
Juliette.Gribnau
such rich beauty
giulband
Delicate image!!!!!!
rangeriderrichard
So beautiful!!!
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
jayfar
Beautiful orchid Andrea. We are the same and can only cope with the same as you.
Katraz
What a beautiful orchid Andrea I can grow these OK but have trouble getting them to flower.
helanker
WOW! It is such a delightful sight. No wonder you couldnt resist, Andrea :-) I can... or rather could only grow one single orchid for severel years, but now I have three left and no flowers at all. Someone told me to put it in a cool place and let it be. Then they will bloom again..... I doubt. But il try to put it in my studio, where it is about 10 degrees. Then let us see.
Cyve
Marvelous flowers and colours !
midnightmum
The beauty takes my breath away, thanks for sharing.
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Fantastic capture Andrea!
Faemike55
lovely orchid, it looks like it came from the Bay area - the wild colours show that
photosynthesis
Beautifully patterned & colored...
wysiwig
What a gorgeous freckle faced cutie! Fantastic close up.
jendellas
Beautiful!!
miwi
Orchid flower the favorite of my wife, we have a lot on our window sill. Excellent capture,love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
danapommet
A gorgeous orchid and exquisite colors - love the zoom!
Glendaw
Wow what a gorgeous orchid, one of my favorite flowers ! The amazing colors and details are very eye catching. Try Zoom===!
irisinthespring
Beautiful capture!
MrsRatbag
What a beauty this is, I've never seen one like this. I have one orchid, and I don't know what type it is. I haven't killed it yet, and it reflowered, so I guess you can sort of say I can grow it!
dochtersions
Fantastic, what an great soft beauty this is, Andrea. It looks like pure 'love'.