“Brother Paul Valentine” is actually the name for this particular flower. I shot this image in the National Botanical Gardens in Washington, DC. They have an amazing orchid room with lots of natural light. The only liberties I took with this shot, as with all my flower shots is to reduce the background saturation and crop the image. This is the same work I learned to do in the darkroom way back when. I hope you enjoy this wonderful piece of art. It really is breath taking.