On Saturday my Mum and I braved the windy weather and headed to Kew Gardens for their Orchid Festival. Last year we attended one of the Orchid Lates and had a wonderful evening sipping cocktails and viewing the displays. This year we decided to go during the day, both with our cameras at the ready. The Princess of Wales Conservatory is a new camera owners dream, with exquisite displays and lots of opportunities to practise my macro photography! Before heading to the glasshouses we visited the International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition, something for me to aspire to …
I took over 200 photos, so here are a selection of the ones I am most proud of. I did not do much post production on these photos apart from adjusting the lighting on a couple. As always I’m very open to constructive criticism.
As part of their display they had suspended orchids from the ceiling showing off their roots, this provided me the opportunity to take the photo below.
We also had a look around the Palm House and the rest of the Princess of Wales Conservatory, where I took the photos below.
We had a lovely afternoon despite the weather, and I really enjoyed spending a few hours with my camera capturing these beautiful plants. Experimenting with the aperture was particularly interesting on this camera outing!
Lovely photos. I am glad you enjoyed the orchids as much as I did.
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Thank you. It is such a beautiful place to visit, especially in February when everything can seem a little bit dull!
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