Indeed! It is always a delight to witness the transformations -- from the little emerging eyes on the stems during our bleak winters, to bud forming, to flower opening. To us here they are far more exotic than they should be in their natural habitats. Unfortunately, they are rare even in Assam today due to habitat loss and predation of unthinking man. Often people collect them only to let them die from lack of knowledgeable care.
The colors look so vibrant due to the bright natural light and the dark background. I shot them in the morning sun filtering into our living room. Created the uncluttered dark background with a blue blanket on the couch. It is still cold here. Viewing something in the best light is a learned experience. The quality of light, angle of incidence, placement of the objects in the field--all contribute to the pleasures of viewing something. Light being the master form-giver, is the most important element. Decades behind the camera has taught me how to view objects in the best available light and I try to share the pleasures when I can :-). At 9:59 AM +0530 4/10/08, shantikam hazarika wrote: >It must have been a delightful experience. They look so exotic and bright. > >Shantikam Hazarika >Director, >Assam Institute of Management >PO Box 30, GUWAHATI 781001, India >HOME PAGE: www.aimguwahati.edu.in > >> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 15:34:10 -0500 >> To: [email protected] >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: [Assam] Two Orchids from Assam >> >> Sorry I sent the message without the picture. Here it is: >> >> >> >> >> Here are two glorious orchids from Assam in bloom in our living room. >> >> The yellow one on the left is Dendrobium fibriatum and the white one >> with the yellow center is Dendrobium farmeri. Both are widely found >> in the Khasi Hills and cooler areas of Assam as in Upper Assam. >> >> cm > >_________________________________________________________________ >Education: Are exams worrying you all the day long? Write to MSN >education experts for help. >http://education.in.msn.com/ >_______________________________________________ >assam mailing list >[email protected] >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
