Laeliocattleya Mini Purple 'Tamani' is probably the the most difficult orchid in my collection of which to capture an image. This is the closest that I've come to so far, but it is still a far cry from the real thing. Why is it so difficult? The petals are a velvety reddish magenta, not red, not purple. But it is pretty close to red with a tint of purple. The lip is the closest to the true color. The camera captures the flower as more purplish than my eye sees it, and captures the veining on the petals that aren't very apparent in real life. The petals are darker than the sepals in real life, and the entire flower is composed of shades of the same color, not as the photo shows, with the lip having a redder area, and the petals and sepals more purple. I'll keep trying, but if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know!
Oh and by the way, there is no way to capture the intense day-only fragrance of this orchid.
Just beautiful, even if the coolor is not perfect in your shot, it is still unbelievably beautiful. Do you have a greenhouse or grow them inside?
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's a nice looking, easy-to-grow orchid that's fragrant. Flowers only last a couple of weeks at the most, though.
ReplyDeleteI grow indoors.