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Originally Posted by SouthPark
Assuming a goal (just as an example only) is to have a orchid pic with flowers looking unblemished, with symmetrical features and text-book orchid judging appearance ----- it's true that some arrangement and adjustments can be involved --- not always, but maybe most of the time. And luck or probability can be involved too. Such as --- if the flowers happened to come out in some desired way already ---- and not much needs to be done, then that can make things easier to achieve the goal.
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S.P., clearly,you are right. If someone flowers a lot of plants and takes a lot of picture, the person would definitely choose the best to represent them/their business.
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Factors include regular variations - just due to natural development --- and temperature, humidity, growing conditions etc.
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I was hoping we'd find some orchid genius who could tell us all exactly what to do with these variable, at least with cattleyas. Hey you geniuses...
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... we know you're out there.
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And --- like the magician Derren Brown --- it can be about the audience not knowing...
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There can be no doubt.
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For me ----- I'm not perfect in appearance haha. So I tend not to judge where I can avoid it (even if I were 'perfect' in appearance). I just like to grow orchids and ...watch their behaviour heheh.
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I often tell my wife, jokingly, I'm going to the greenhouse to see any of the orchids grew in the last hour or two.
edit: Thanks for your post, by the way.
-Keith