So Ross, when are you coming out with that book of photographed orchids?
I'm waaaaaitiiiiing .. **hands on hips, tapping my toe **
D. "Photographed Orchids" is one thing. But how to photograph orchids in digital photography I think was the question. My answer is that the techniques are learned, not so much from books, as from practice. Books like John Shaw's "Photographing Nature" books certainly explain most of the basics that are necessary for decent close-up photography. But taking lots of clicks is the real answer. The technique isn't much different for photographing a Geranium than a mini Dendrobium.