[Bob Harris]

another beauty, CC has some beautiful orchid photos also, they must be popular down under. We have lots of cactus here in the desert, a different look and feel than the orchid I must say.

[deaning]

they must be popular down under

Cheers Bob! Sept-Oct here in the SW (CC is in the East) is full on finding the little buggers. These two are barely a cm or so across. Met a bloke from over east last week who has been looking for the Queen of Sheba for 16 years, next day I met some tourists who told me where some were, wish I had his name! I didn't venture to see as it would be at least a 5 hour round trip, oh well next year!

[Cee Cee]

these are awesome dean, sure are tiny, the last one I posted is about 9cm across. I believe we have a good population of wild orchids here in Vic but I really wouldn't know were & when to start searching -more research required .
cheers

[eaglem]

You're doing really well with these orchids.

[daacon]

I really like that fist one - great composition.

[deaning]

Vic but I really wouldn't know were & when to start searching -more research required

Here's a start for VIC, lucky for me I came across a reference just for SW of WA about 2" thick, I was a bit dubious forking out $70 bucks for it but worth every cent. Heck, I met more people in the last couple of months wandering the bush than in the last year in town!
Australasian Native Orchid Society (ANOS) - Victoria, Australia

You're doing really well with these orchids.

Thanks EM, the 105mm is a great lens. K-5 for Christmas methinks, though love the K-10 it cannot do justice to the definition of some of these tiny babies.

I really like that fist one - great composition.

All nature's credit and not mine, only spot I could set up the tripod without a massacre.

[slowpez]

Beautiful one deaning. Love your orchids.