Paph helenae 'Red Nose'

[jimspaphs]

good one---I like

 

[Rick]

This is a real nice (and distinctly) colored clone.

You should self it and make lots David.

 

[eggshells]

This is really nice David. I am looking for the particular clones with the halo as well. Its a very nice distinct feature but the solid colour isn't too bad as well.

 

[chrismende]

Amazing!

 

[John M]

Wow! That's incredible! The colour is stunning. Your photos are awesome. The first two have a cool quality that makes them look like paintings. Yes, I agree, you should self this clone. It is special!

 

[emydura]

Wow! That's incredible! The colour is stunning. Your photos are awesome. The first two have a cool quality that makes them look like paintings. Yes, I agree, you should self this clone. It is special!

Thanks John. I pulled a pod off this plant in December and it is not a big plant yet. So I will give it a rest for a while.

This is a division from Peter Gray's (P&R Orchids) private collection. He sold everything when he closed down his nursery. That was a sad day for us Paph growers when he finished up.

 

[SlipperKing]

Nice pick up from Mr. Gray. With any luck his plants will live on. Right David?

 

[poozcard]

Forgive me if i am wrong
Is it photoshop colorized?

 

[emydura]

Forgive me if i am wrong
Is it photoshop colorized?

Well I shoot it initially in RAW so I do have to put it in Photoshop to process it. But I don't tend to do much processing of the RAW file. These photos were processed as follows -

increased the black levels to get the background right
increase clarity
increase vibrance (changes are subtle)
add contrast
Sharpen
crop

That's it. I didn't touch the colours or the saturation levels from the RAW file.

 

[Marc]

Lovely small paph and at least one of these will join my collection soon.