{"id":1780,"date":"2018-10-21T19:55:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T00:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/?p=1780"},"modified":"2018-10-22T15:14:33","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T20:14:33","slug":"orchid-society-meeting-october-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/2018\/10\/21\/orchid-society-meeting-october-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Orchid society meeting, October 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1782\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-1-1024x808.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"597\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1782\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-1-1024x808.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-1-150x118.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-1-300x237.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-1-768x606.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dendrobium &#8220;Thai Jewel&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At Botanica in Wichita.<\/p>\n<p>I get tired of lugging the tripod along on photo expeditions, so I&#8217;ve been looking for alternative methods of taking close-ups. All but the last picture here were taken with an inexpensive but quite nice 18-55mm zoom lens, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01ERRQ802\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">diffuser<\/a> on the hotshoe flash. The real test of the system will come at the <a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/orchid-show-2018.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">orchid show<\/a> in two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>As always, click to enlarge and see in better color. To see at full size, right-click and open in a new window.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1788\" style=\"width: 713px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Catasetum-Frilly-Doris-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Catasetum-Frilly-Doris-2-713x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1788\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Catasetum-Frilly-Doris-2-713x1024.jpg 713w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Catasetum-Frilly-Doris-2-104x150.jpg 104w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Catasetum-Frilly-Doris-2-209x300.jpg 209w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Catasetum-Frilly-Doris-2-768x1103.jpg 768w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Catasetum-Frilly-Doris-2.jpg 1783w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catasetum &#8220;Frilly Doris&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1787\" style=\"width: 613px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Catasetum-Frilly-Doris-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Catasetum-Frilly-Doris-1-613x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"613\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1787\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Catasetum-Frilly-Doris-1-613x1024.jpg 613w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Catasetum-Frilly-Doris-1-90x150.jpg 90w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Catasetum-Frilly-Doris-1-180x300.jpg 180w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Catasetum-Frilly-Doris-1-768x1283.jpg 768w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Catasetum-Frilly-Doris-1.jpg 1532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Catasetum &#8220;Frilly Doris&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1786\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-4-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"522\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1786\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-4-1024x707.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-4-150x104.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-4-300x207.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-4-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bulbophyllum hybrid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1785\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1785\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-2-1024x723.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1785\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-2-1024x723.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-2-150x106.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-2-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-2-768x542.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bulbophyllum hybrid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1784\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-1-1024x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"623\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1784\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-1-1024x844.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-1-150x124.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-1-300x247.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-1-768x633.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bulbophyllum hybrid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1783\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Blubophyllum-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Blubophyllum-3-1024x1018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"752\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1783\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Blubophyllum-3-1024x1018.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Blubophyllum-3-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Blubophyllum-3-300x298.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Blubophyllum-3-768x764.jpg 768w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Blubophyllum-3-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bulbophyllum hybrid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1789\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-2-1024x877.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"647\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1789\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-2-1024x877.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-2-150x128.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-2-300x257.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-2-768x658.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dendrobium &#8220;Thai Jewel&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1790\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-3-1024x937.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"692\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1790\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-3-1024x937.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-3-150x137.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-3-300x274.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dendrobium-Thai-Jewel-3-768x703.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dendrobium &#8220;Thai Jewel&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1791\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epidendrum-porpax-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epidendrum-porpax-1-838x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"924\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1791\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epidendrum-porpax-1-838x1024.jpg 838w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epidendrum-porpax-1-123x150.jpg 123w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epidendrum-porpax-1-245x300.jpg 245w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epidendrum-porpax-1-768x939.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Epidendrum porpax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1792\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epidendrum-porpax-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epidendrum-porpax-2-1024x586.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"433\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1792\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epidendrum-porpax-2-1024x586.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epidendrum-porpax-2-150x86.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epidendrum-porpax-2-300x172.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epidendrum-porpax-2-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Epidendrum porpax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1793\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Gomesa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Gomesa-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1793\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Gomesa-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Gomesa-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Gomesa-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Gomesa-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Gomesa.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gomesa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1794\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Habenaria-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Habenaria-1-1024x774.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"571\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1794\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Habenaria-1-1024x774.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Habenaria-1-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Habenaria-1-300x227.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Habenaria-1-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Habenaria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1795\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Habenaria-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Habenaria-2-1024x965.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"712\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1795\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Habenaria-2-1024x965.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Habenaria-2-150x141.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Habenaria-2-300x283.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Habenaria-2-768x724.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Habenaria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1796\" style=\"width: 664px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-1-664x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1796\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-1-664x1024.jpg 664w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-1-97x150.jpg 97w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-1-195x300.jpg 195w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-1-768x1184.jpg 768w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-1.jpg 1660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Odontocidium &#8220;Wildcat&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1797\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-2-1024x921.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"680\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1797\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-2-1024x921.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-2-150x135.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-2-300x270.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-2-768x691.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Odontocidium &#8220;Wildcat&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1798\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-3-1024x957.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"707\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1798\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-3-1024x957.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-3-150x140.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-3-300x280.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-3-768x718.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Odontocidium &#8220;Wildcat&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1799\" style=\"width: 318px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-4-318x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1799\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-4-318x1024.jpg 318w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-4-47x150.jpg 47w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-4-93x300.jpg 93w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-4-768x2473.jpg 768w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Odontocidium-Wildcat-4.jpg 795w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Odontocidium &#8220;Wildcat&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1800\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Oncidium-Twinkle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Oncidium-Twinkle-1024x722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Oncidium-Twinkle-1024x722.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Oncidium-Twinkle-150x106.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Oncidium-Twinkle-300x212.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Oncidium-Twinkle-768x542.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oncidium &#8220;Twinkle&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1801\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Orchid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Orchid-1024x974.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"719\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1801\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Orchid-1024x974.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Orchid-150x143.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Orchid-300x285.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Orchid-768x730.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another orchid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1802\" style=\"width: 392px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leaf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leaf-392x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1802\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leaf-392x1024.jpg 392w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leaf-57x150.jpg 57w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leaf-115x300.jpg 115w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leaf-768x2006.jpg 768w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Leaf.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red leaf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Is it possible to take hand-held photos with a macro lens and flash? Yes, it is, but it&#8217;s difficult to hold the camera still enough to focus continuously on the right spot. These were taken with my 100mm lens. (These were taken at home, not at Botanica.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/knight-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/knight-1-597x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1806\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/knight-1-597x1024.jpg 597w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/knight-1-87x150.jpg 87w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/knight-1-175x300.jpg 175w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/knight-1-768x1318.jpg 768w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/knight-1.jpg 1492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The knight is four inches tall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/knight-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/knight-2-1024x929.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"686\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1807\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/knight-2-1024x929.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/knight-2-150x136.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/knight-2-300x272.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/knight-2-768x697.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dusty-Miku.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dusty-Miku-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"504\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1808\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dusty-Miku-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dusty-Miku-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dusty-Miku-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Dusty-Miku-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1809\" style=\"width: 756px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sulcorebutia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sulcorebutia-1015x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"763\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1809\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sulcorebutia-1015x1024.jpg 1015w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sulcorebutia-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sulcorebutia-297x300.jpg 297w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sulcorebutia-768x775.jpg 768w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Sulcorebutia-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sulcorebutia at eight months<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Botanica in Wichita. I get tired of lugging the tripod along on photo expeditions, so I&#8217;ve been looking for alternative methods of taking close-ups. All but the last picture here were taken with an inexpensive but quite nice 18-55mm zoom lens, with a diffuser &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/2018\/10\/21\/orchid-society-meeting-october-21\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span>Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Orchid society meeting, October 21<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-botanica","category-orchids"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Bulbophyllum-533.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9c7Zh-sI","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1780"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1811,"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1780\/revisions\/1811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/photo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}