Venting frustrations: 'bog' off!
Fear not, the title does not mean this is going to be an offensive post! But just how frustrating are bog orchids to photograph? Answer: VERY. The photos in "the" books are so crisp and shot at a level with the plants that I think people must have dug themselves into the bogs to get them! So, despite many attempts in increasingly failing light (hence the graininess), and getting more and more sodden by the minute (due to 'ingress' of bog waters, not rain...), these are some of the more acceptable shots I got of the Hampshire bog orchids at the weekend. However, dampness aside, they seem to be doing really quite nicely this year, appearing in loose "clumps". I guess the exceptionally wet winter/spring has been good for this species too...even if the conditions were not so good for the photographer!
Fear not, the title does not mean this is going to be an offensive post! But just how frustrating are bog orchids to photograph? Answer: VERY. The photos in "the" books are so crisp and shot at a level with the plants that I think people must have dug themselves into the bogs to get them! So, despite many attempts in increasingly failing light (hence the graininess), and getting more and more sodden by the minute (due to 'ingress' of bog waters, not rain...), these are some of the more acceptable shots I got of the Hampshire bog orchids at the weekend. However, dampness aside, they seem to be doing really quite nicely this year, appearing in loose "clumps". I guess the exceptionally wet winter/spring has been good for this species too...even if the conditions were not so good for the photographer!
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