P30_703

Inebriating perfume from Brassavola martiana
The discovery of a flowering orchid in the treetops is a celebration. I once stood in the canopy for several hours, waiting in front of her, the Brassavola, waiting for the start of the night. That’s when suddenly that delicate being releases an Inebriating fragrance. This extraordinary message travels through the forest to the right recipient, who will not fail to respond to the seductive request.
It normally blooms in spring, but can also do so in other seasons. And it was in a very early spring that Brassavola magnetized a day of devotion, especially for her. On a remote bank of the Rio Negro where an expeditionary boat docked…

P30_703 – Leonide Principe
Camera Nikon F5 with Micro Nikkor lens 60mm f2.8 – Diapositive Film Fujichrome Velvia 50 – Scanner: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED
Digitised from a positive on film
Original file size: 3528px x 5317px
Location: Anavilhanas archipelago (Novo Airão – Amazonas Brazil)
Date: June 25, 2005 – Time: 12:57:53 PM
Collection: Orchids – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
Amazon, Amazonas, Amazonian, Amazônia, América do Sul, Brasil, Brassavola martiana, Brazil, Brazilian, FLORA, Novo Airão, South America, bloom, blooming, blossom, flores, flowers, orchids, orquídeas, plantas, plants, epífitas, epiphyte
EN1 Inebriating perfume P30_703
PT1 Perfume inebriante P30_703
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E73_0532

Waiting fragrance
In 2014, the Amazon Treeclimbing Expedition sailed up the Negro River from Manaus to the Jaú River for a week. Of the several trees climbed during the intense trip, a macucu tree (Aldina heterophylla) was recorded in memory, located some 20 miles west of Novo Airão. When we started the operation, two groups in two different trees, we didn’t know that our choice was a pleasant surprise. It was only after reaching the treetops that I came to discover the beautiful Brassavola in full bloom. Richard Preston, the writer, who was in my group, couldn’t hide his joy, but the best was yet to come. “We have to wait here until the end of the night – I said – because that’s when this orchid releases its balmy fragrance.” And so it was, despite mosquitoes.

E73_0532 – Leonide Principe
Equipment: NIKON D5100 with lens 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 set at 20 mm – Exposition: ISO: 800 – Aperture: 3.5 – Shutter: 1/5 – Program: Manual – Exp. Comp.: +0.7,
Original digital capture of a real life scene –
Original file size: 4948px x 3280px
Location: Anavilhanas archipelago (Novo Airão – Amazonas Brazil)
Date: May 14, 2014 – Time: 7:04:37 PM
Collection: Orchids Journey – Persons shown: Richard Preston
Keywords:
Amazon, Amazonas, Amazonian, Amazônia, América do Sul, Brasil, Brassavola martiana, Brazil, Brazilian, FLORA, Novo Airão, South America, bloom, blooming, blossom, flores, flowers, orchids, orquídeas, plantas, plants, escalada em árvores, Recreational Tree Climbing, treeclimbing, ecoturismo, ecotourism, TURISMO, TOURISM, epífitas, epiphyte
EN Waiting fragrance E73_0532
PT Esperando a fragrância E73_0532
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P30_700

A pampered one
Brassavola likes heights. That’s where I’ve met her most of the time, in bloom or just with her sturdy stems hanging in the void, under a branch. Always, on the climbs, she was a dear presence, pampered and admired.

P30_700 – Leonide Principe
Camera Nikon F5 with Micro Nikkor lens 60mm f2.8 – Diapositive Film Fujichrome Velvia 50 – Scanner: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED
Digitised from a positive on film
Original file size: 3588px x 5317px
Location Taken: Anavilhanas archipelago (Novo Airão – Amazonas Brazil)
Aproximate Date Taken: 1997
Collection: Orchids – Persons shown: none
Keywords:
Amazon, Amazonas, Amazonian, Amazônia, América do Sul, Brasil, Brassavola martiana, Brazil, Brazilian, FLORA, Novo Airão, South America, bloom, blooming, blossom, flores, flowers, orchids, orquídeas, plantas, plants, epífitas, epiphyte
EN3 A pampered one P30_700
PT3 Uma paparicada presença P30_700
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