Had a fun #staycationDenver Day 1 with my son at the #DenverBotanicGardens. I love the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory which is also briefly shown in the film Sleeper.

51. Fifty-first of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the firehose of lies and evil. Bed of Spring tulips photographed at #DenverBotanicGardens a couple of years ago. #photography #Spring #flowers #bloomscrolling

50. Fiftieth of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the firehose of lies and evil. Dendrobium orchid in camera image overlay technique.
#photogaphy #Orchids #DenverBotanicGardens #flowers #Bloomscrolling

49. Forty-ninth of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the firehose of lies and evil. Spring tulips photographed at #DenverBotanicGardens a few years ago using selective focus. One daring to stand out from the crowd!
#photography #Spring #Flowers #Bloomscrolling

47. Forty-seventh of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the firehose of lies and evil. Lady Slipper Orchid (Paphiopedilum) shot at #DenverBotanicGardens a couple of years ago. #photography #orchids #macrophotography #flowers #bloomscrolling

46. Forty-sixth of many posts of floral beaty to distract us from the firehose of lies and evil. Dendrobium orchid, backlit and showing sharp detail, photographed at #DenverBotanicGardens a couple of years ago. #photography #orchids #macrophotography #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling

45. Forty-fifth of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the firehose of lies and evil. Stylized view of a phaelaenopsis orchid photographed at #DenverBotanicGardens. #photography #artphotography #macrophotography #flowerphotography #Bloomscrolling

44. Forty-fourth of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the firehose of lies and evil. Cymbidium orchid just opening up photographed at #DenverBotanicGardens a couple of years ago. 90mm macro lens f/7.1 1/100 sec. exposure. #photography #orchids #BloomScrolling #flowers #MacroPhotography #FlowerPhotography

43. Forty-third of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the firehose of lies and evil. An unusual variety of garden Cosmos, photographed at #DenverBotanicGardens last year.
#photography #flowers #FlowerPhotography #BloomScrolling

42. Forty-second of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the firehose of lies and evil. Lady Slipper Orchids (Paphiopedilum) from a recent visit to #DenverBotanicGardens. Shot with Nikkor 55-300mm lens at 120mm, f/4.8, 1/4 sec.
ISO 200. #photography #FlowerPhotography #flowers #orchids

41. Forty-first of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the firehose of lies and evil. Macro shot of a single Oncidium Orchid using 56mm Lensbaby Velvet lens. #photography #macrophotography #flowers #DenverBotanicGardens

40. Fortieth of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the daily firehose of lies and evil. Dendrobium orchids from a recent visit to #DenverBotanicGardens. Settings: 35mm prime lens, f/1.8. 1/100 sec. #photography #orchids #flowers

39. Thirty-ninth of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the daily firehose of lies and evil. Lady Slipper Orchid (Paphiopedilum) from a recent visit to #DenverBotanicGardens. 90mm macro lens, f/40, 1 sec. exposure.
#photography #orchids #Flowers

38. Thirty-eighth of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the daily firehose of lies and evil. One of my favorite orchid shots of all time. Probably shared it a couple of years ago but thought it was time to bring it back. It's a cymbidium orchid which I shot from many angles but only saw what I had captured once I had the photos up on my computer #photography #orchids #flowers #DenverBotanicGardens

36. Thirty-sixth of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the daily firehose of lies and evil. A macro shot of a green dendrobium orchid, f/40, 4/10 sec to maximize sharp focus in all parts of the flower. #photography #macrophotography #orchids #flowers #DenverBotanicGardens

35. Thirty-fifth of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the daily firehose of lies and evil. A macro shot of a Miltonia orchid, f/40, 3/10 sec to maximize sharp focus in all parts of the flower. #photography #orchids #flowers #DenverBotanicGardens

34. Thirty-fourth of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the daily firehose of lies and evil. A Macro shot of an unusual orchid, Nun's orchid. #photography #Orchids #flowers #DenverBotanicGardens

33. Thirty-third of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the daily firehose of lies and evil. Sprigs of Phalaenopsis orchid shot at #DenverBotanicGardens. #photography #Flowers #Orchids

29. Twenty-ninth of many posts of floral beauty to distract us from the daily firehose of lies and evil which will be the norm from now on. An experimental Macro shot of a Dendrobium Orchid with the extreme settings of f/40 and 1/10 sec to maximize DOF and get all parts of the flower in sharp focus. No focus stacking used.
#photography #MacroPhotography #Orchids #Flowers #DenverBotanicGardens

28. Twenty-eighth of many posts of floral beauty which we desperately need today. Macro image of Oncidium Orchid shot with 90mm macro lens, at f/14, 1/8 sec. No focus stacking. Got pretty good DOF without. #Photography #Orchids # Flowers #MacroPhotography #DenverBotanicGardens