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Caladenia parva [Small Greencomb Spider Orchid]


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Oldfield, D. 2013. Caladenia parva G. W. Carr (Orchidaceae) Small Greencomb Spider Orchid. Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light. http://www.ultraviol...-spider-orchid/

 

Maldon, Victoria, Australia

Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park

11 October 2013

Australian Native Wildflower

 

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Caladenia parva is widely spread in Victoria, this specimen was growing in a dry rocky area.

 

 

Visible Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Quartz 105 mm f/4.0 lens, Nikon SB-15 flash, 1/180 s @ f/16 ISO 200, B+W UV/IR Cut Filter.

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Image Reference: DO51547

 

Ultraviolet Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Quartz 105 mm f/4.0 lens, Nikon SB-14 flash, 1/180 s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV-Pass Filter.

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Image Reference: DO51552

 

References:

Kuiter, R.H., Victoria’s Spider Orchids, 2013 Aquatic Photographics, p. 182.

 

 

Atlas of Living Australia http://bie.ala.org.a...Caladenia+parva

 

 

Published 20 January 2014

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Dave, I continue to be amazed by the flowers growing wild in your part of Australia.

Thank you so much for bringing them all here to UVP. :D

 

This orchid is so interesting. I would love to see a reshoot of it with your new Rayfact UV-Nikkor. And also some detailed close-ups.

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I hope next Spring (that's from September on) will be good for orchids, they are very fussy about when or even if they flower so we can only hope. This was the only spider orchid we found last year but we have a few more clues about where to look next time.

Cheers,

Dave

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