It is freezing outside, about 18 below zero, but I am indoors, working with photos of flowers. That is a portfolio of wild Scandinavian orchids. I bet many of you don’t know we have orchids so far north, and that even goes for norwegians. But I know, and I have been fascinated of these plants for years and have thousands of photos, so I probably should use even more time. But I did a few:
http://bentehaarstad.photoshelter.com/portfolio/G0000h4oXnAz6wls#I0000fEJfnNRwcB0
By the way, I still have the problem that I can’t comment on so many blogs. Can’t mention all but among others: Madhu, Johan Steller, Carlos, Barbarelka, Myay Mayau, Susanne J. Rogers, Sriramjanak, One Owner, Caleephotography, and with the new design, Nia.
In my photo gallery I have more pictures of wild Scandinavian orchids.
Stunning. To see such variety it leaves one breathless!
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Breathless, yes, but the Scandinavian orchid flowers are usually quite tiny, so you have to get close to see the beauty. And they are all over the world, the orchids are one of the two largest families of flowering plants.
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Thanks for the information. As always your photos are amazing.
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I took the opportunity to go through your gallery (thanks for the link) and am very impressed by the flowers and the photography. I have tried growing them myself but had very little success but we have a conservatory that has several very nice plants in a greenhouse. And the light is perfect for photos, too.
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The same answer goes to you as to Victoria, Ken. Sorry if I was misleading you to believe I am growing orchids. Oh that is really impossible here, except the tropical ones you buy for the window sill. But we have native species, living in the wild, which I love to photograph. (Hello Ken, no more One owner? 🙂 Nice)
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Your orchids are lovely, Bente.
(and I certainly would never have thought you could grow Orchids that far north, but then I naturally assume your home is heated in winter which would make growing plants indoors possible).
It seems I am not the only person with computer problems – mine prob. is related to photo loading.
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Oh, it seems my post is a bit misleading, Victoria. I am not growing any orchids, the one I tried having in a pot, died, and outside it is impossible. The ones in my photos are all wild ones, photographed in the nature.
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How comforting it must be to work with images of lovely flowers when the weather is so brutally cold outside! Thank you for sharing such lovely images!
Z
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Yes, you are right, Zeebra, it is great with a little bit of “sunshine”.
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I cannot image enduring long winters of extreme temperatures, but all of you do it well up and over there!
Z
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Great shot!
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Fabulous! I do love orchids. 🙂
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I’m fascinated by the varieties of orchids – the sizes, colours, and shapes. They are certainly not boring. Very beautiful.
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Lovely shot of the Lady Slippers – we have them here too. Enjoyed your orchid gallery as well. – Suzan –
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What a gorgeous photo… 18 below zero! “Oh my goodness” said the Californian.
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Wow, what a beautiful flower, expertly captured!
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What lovely orchids. I can picture you crawling around on the ground to get these images. I always thought orchids were very fussy to grow indoors, but I was given one that did quite well for me… until I had an aphid invasion that wiped out nearly all of my indoor plants. I would think much depends on the type orchid.
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You around, I do a lot of crawling around orchids. Not this one so much, since it is the biggest on. I have hardly tyied the indoors types, but have heard new hybrids are easier to msucceed with. Thanks, Gunta.
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Absolutely a beautiful plant with a brilliant photographer. Thanks for posting the lovely photo. I will have to return later to look at more in your portfolio.
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Thanks for your comment. Be welcome, Pets.
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A lovely, lovely photo, Bente! So delicate! The colors are just beautiful!
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Thanks, Lemony, and yes, they are delicate. And so few they need to be protected.
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Gorgeous! Lovely picture. Thanks.
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I recieved a beautiful orchid plant for my birthday recently and am enjoying its company in my home tremendously, and so your post was extremely timely and interesting. Am going to take more care in the future to look closer at wild flowers that look like they might be orchids. Perhaps I will get lucky and spot some down here on our side of the planet. Thanks for another intresting and inspiring post!
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I guess you will find some when you find out how your native ones looks like. Thanks for your comment, Brightlife.
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the orchids are so beautiful plants. But I guess I dishonour them on my walks through the Norwegian landscape. Next time I will be more attentive. They are absolutlely worth it.
I cross my fingers that your comment problem getting fixed soon!
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They are not everywere, except for one that are in most marshes ((Dactylorhiza maculata), and some can bee hard to notice, and they or more or less rare. Wll worth to get to know, I recomend!
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Simply beautiful Bente. 🙂
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You have told us all now about your ‘northern’ Orchids….yep I reckon many of us would not have known. They look just great.
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Gorgeous shot, Bente.
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Lovely, and I plan to do that this winter too, go back and work with some of my past summer images.. Stay warm!
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Looks good this orchid .. I didn’t know, so I am one of those people.
-18 c. That is really cold, here it is -2 and I am freezing haha.
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Absolutely beautiful, Bente!!!!!
🙂
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No. Didn’t know. :-). Fabulous!
I also have had issues with WP. Some people that I followed have disappeared off of my filling list and I don’t get emails from them anymore. I don’t know what’s going on. :-(. Is it something I said????
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No, Fabulous, definitly not something you said! 😉 I hope everything is ok now.
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Beautiful portfolio of the orchids Bente!
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Your orchids are beatiful Bente and the photo is great, greetings, Ann.
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WOW for your photogalerie!!!
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Thanks Ann x2!
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Your welcome Bente, I mean it!
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I love orchids . . . and these are beautiful.
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Great photos, wonderful. Thanks for sharing the magic of that day with us.
One day I want to know the face of this great photographer. 😉
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The orchids are very beautiful on your website! This year I visited an exposition of orchids. So cold in your country minus 18 degrees!
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Orchidées are very beautiful flowers but so delicat.
I’ve see this flowers one week ago at “les serres du jardin d’ Auteuil” and had take some on pictures .
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Jeg tok en tur i galleriet ditt – kjempefint … 🙂
– spesielt “nigritella_svartkurle”… 😉
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Bet won – i had no idea at all… Very nice.
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Beautiful bokeh and I love the vibrant colors.
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Very nice gallery. The first one has centers that look like evil skulls . . . I was hoping to see more evil skulls, but that was the only one. Yes, the others are also nice.
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Might be more evil skulls later. They are a very interesting part of nature. I guess you have some beauties around too.
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Oh my they’re lovely!! Stay warm 🙂 🙂
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Isn’t winter wonderful ? We finally have time to work on all the photos that we have taken throughout the year.These orchid photos are just beautiful Bente!
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Bente, gorgeous orchids!! Love your photos.
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Clever composition, Bente. I would not have associated Orchids with Scandinavia. These are beautiful.
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So colourful and beautiful. Orchid is one of my favourites, no doubt about it, I think one of the reasons is that orchids don´t look like flowers at all, they are unique.
Jota.
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You are right, Jota, absolutely they are unique. I guess you have a lot of exciting species around in Spain.
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Con la noticia de esas flores y con las fotografía que veo, maravillosas, me has dejado en el pasmo más absoluto.
Felicitaciones sin restricción posible!!!!
Saludos cordiales. Al
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Thanks a lot, Alpuymuz. Saludos codiales too!
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Hi, I’ve nominated you an award, congrats! http://nkin.wordpress.com/2012/11/28/the-very-inspiring-blogger-award/
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Oh, that is very great. I hope I can see to this soon. Very thankful!
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Orchids are floral hummingbirds … I love hummingbirds. 😉
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Bente, you have totally left me jealous. You have far more beautiful orchids than any one person should have. 🙂 Hope you are enjoying the winter season.
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I am not sure about Alaska, but my guess you have some around too. You need the snow to dissapear to start looking. Thanks Dave, I do, sometimes.. 😉
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You sure do have some beautiful orchids! It is interesting to see them that far north. We have one here similar to the one you featured in this post, but I have seen only white ones. We also have Coralroot here, both spotted and striped.
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Yes, I have seen pictures on blogs of different kinds of lady slippers. And a lot of other exciting species. Thanks, Montucky.
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Your photos are just gorgeous. Isn’t it amazing that nature packs in so much detail into a tiny space 🙂 Some of the orchids look just like the wild ones which grow over here in Scotland…..and just as you say often even Scottish people are amazed when I show them these little treasures.
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Yes, they forget to bend down and study all the great species there are. Thanks for your comment, Mackenzie.
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OMG, I can’t imagine how cold it is !! But you made a great shot, so cold certainly inspires you !
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Thanks, Karine.
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En solid bukett med delikate orkidébilder her! Og flott blogg ellers også!
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Takk for det, Terje.
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It is a beautiful plant. And you’re right, I would have thought it would be too cold to grow in Norway…live and learn, eh! I particularly also like the Fly orchid in your Scandinavian galleries. Excellent photos, bente!
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Thanks a lot for comment and visit, Janina.
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Dear Friend.
Your blog is nominated for THE BLOG OF THE YEAR award and to VERY INSPIRING BLOGGER AWARD simultaneously. I hope you will accept it
Best regard and recpect,
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Thanks a lot, Wanda. And sorry for not responding earlier. I am really thankful and hope to respond to this soon. 🙂
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unbelievable and beautiful ! What a wonderful wonderful blog!
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Thanks a lot.
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Hello,
you are nominated for the Sunshine Award.
http://lecturesaucoeur.com/2012/12/11/le-temps-dune-pause/
Congratulations !
Odile
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Thanks for the Sunshine, Odile, that is great and I am very thankful. I hope to respond to this soon. Thanks again!
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Stunning photographys and great blog! I am really glad I found it. Keep up the good work 🙂
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Thanks a lot, and I will say: likewise. You have a lot of great photos on yours.
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Wow – what a stunning and colorful flower!
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Thanks a lot, Barbara.
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Otroligt vackra! Jag har sett vackra orkideer på fjället i Balsfjord 🙂 🙂
Kram och allt gott till dej!
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Hei, litt seint med svar. 😉 Håpet mitt er å få oppleve orkideer i Troms en gang. Har hørt det er mange og vakre. Allt godt til deg også!
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Wow! they are Gorgeous!! and I didn’t know that orchids occurred so far north! 🙂
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There are 30-35 different species in Norway, but most of them not as big as the exotic ones. But interesting absolutely. Thanks for your comment.
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wooooooow Benthe the orchids are gorgeous.
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Thanks a lot, Natuurfreak. I thinks so too. Wild nature to be protected.
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Very beautiful images – yes, there are orchids in lots of places that most people don’t know about, and often you have to look very carefully to find them. I’m glad yo do that!
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I am glad you posted a link to this beautiful image, Bente. We have this or a variety and they are a thrill to see each Spring. Very nice.
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what a wonderful orchid!! the queen, thanks to share it , With your permision I would like to paint in oil this one for my next project
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You have very beautiful orchids there. I never knew that they grew so far north.
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