British automakers and nature

What do these have in common? Surprisingly enough to detour my love for automobiles and stroll with my lovely wife into the foliage at Mead Gardens in Winter Park, Florida.
Today there happened to be a British Car show of vintage fair. Everything from start up restorations to the predestine heirlooms from the past. All underneath a canopy of new greenery and life from the trees above streaking just enough light to illuminate these fine automobiles.
So, after a bit of open jaw drooling, we wondered off to the botanical area near the waters edge and gazed at the new life of turtles, fish and birds. Not to mention the beautiful lilac colored water orchids on the bank.
Granted this was all hat high noon. Not the best time to snap a picture of a frail specimen. But we were short on time and I decided to do a quick photo study of this flower that just happened to catch my eye.

I worked with my Canon EOS camera, my 70-200 f2.8L IS lens (IS on) and snapped the picture at f4.9 1/2000 sec @ ISO 200. After arriving home, I loaded it up in PS cs3 and worked with the levels and punched the contrast up a minute amount. Added a vignette and ended up going against the rule of thirds due to the background I just could not get around.

Enjoy!

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