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Cracking images Richard. Admire your skill and agility. If I got down that low nowadays I'd need a crane to get me up.. Keep 'em coming.
Thank you Bob
I don't get down and dirty, I leave that for the camera.
I either have the camera inverted on a low tripod so the lens is close to the ground, you will see why when I show a few of the helmet orchids. If its windy I will take the photos handheld, and as with using the tripod I use LV via an articulated screen for focusing and composing.Many of the orchids are amongst bull ant nests, you can see a few in image #8 of the first post of this thread.
An example of orchid leaves on the side of a bull ant nest
These are what they look like
Another reason for using the camera inverted on a tripod, or handheld, not all of the orchids are in a location to get down low, like these helmets surrounded by bracken
Quite a number of enthusiasts will laydown to take photos, unfortunately many times they end up laying on other orchids
I'll post a few more orchids shortly