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cypripedium acaule

Local Park, May 2009

A stroll through a park near Boston, where the lady's-slipper orchids were abundant.
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you should see an image here Pink lady's - slipper beside the trail (the "threads" are dog hairs)
you should see an image here It's not unusual to see lady's-slipper growing in small clusters like this.
you should see an image here A view of the back of a cypredium flower.
you should see an image here Front view of a typical pale-pink specimen.
you should see an image here Speaking of "pink", here's the flower that gave the color its name. (Silene sp.)
you should see an image here An unusually bright-colored pink lady's slipper.
you should see an image here Zoomed out a bit.
you should see an image here Slightly different angle.
you should see an image here Side view of another cypripedium.
you should see an image here This is yellow stargrass, Hypoxis hirsuta. It's in the lily family.
you should see an image here A really dark "pink" lady's-slipper.
you should see an image here Close-up. This is probably the darkest Cypripedium acaule I've ever seen.
you should see an image here This one is a more normal shade, but still vivid.
you should see an image here Same flower, zoomed out a bit.
you should see an image here A pair of lady's-slipper orchids blooming back-to-back.
you should see an image here Just the one on the left.
you should see an image here Two pale pink lady's-slipper growing near each other.
you should see an image here Playing with depth-of-field...
you should see an image here more fun with focal depth.
you should see an image here Another stunningly bright lady's-slipper.
you should see an image here A clearing full of lady's-slippers (I count 16)
you should see an image here Just one flower from that clearing.
you should see an image here Wild blackberry.
you should see an image here An irridescent green beetle.
you should see an image here Same beetle. Sadly I didn't have my big telephoto lens with me.
you should see an image here A lady's-slipper in bright sunlight.
you should see an image here A view showing the whole plant.
you should see an image here Zoomed in on the complicated flower structure.
you should see an image here This moth may just have been resting here, but it's wedged itself pretty deep.
you should see an image here MOre of the variety of shades...
you should see an image here These two had a sort of crumpled shape.
you should see an image here Something ate this one... a moth??
you should see an image here Yet another lady's slipper.
you should see an image here This is blue-eyed grass, Sisiryinchium sp.
you should see an image here It's in the Iris family.
you should see an image here Abandoned fire tower inside the park.
you should see an image here Turkey vulture overhead.
you should see an image here Another shot of the vulture.
you should see an image here a red-spotted admiral (Limenitis arthemis
you should see an image here The only place it landed long enough to photograph was on a dog turd.