Photo competition at the Orchid Society of Great Britain

Sobralia dichotoma

It was the last meeting in the year for the Orchid Society of Great Britain.  After a brief slide show, we had nice Christmas lunch and enjoyed eating and chatting over a glass of wine.

After that was the photo competition which is held once a year in December.  For me, it was the first time to attend the meeting in December, so as the photo competition.  I submitted several photographs which I took when I was in Peru, and I won the first prize for one of them!  

It was this, Sobralia dichotoma Ruiz & Pavón.  We saw this orchid in Paucartambo for the first time, but this particular Sobralia was at the Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel.  I thought it very interesting with an insect, possible pollinator.   Is this?

The prize was a nice bottle of champagne!  I will drink it in Christmas.

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