Mocassin Flower

Posted by kevinfeenstra on Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:34 pm

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I was hiking the other morning and found a big pink bulb on a plant that I did not recognize. I visited it the next morning and was pleased to see this moccasin flower, which is a native plant I had never seen before in this area.

I took quite a few exposures on a tripod, and even tried the HDR function with these, though this really wasn't necessary. This image was the result of the blending of a few exposures in the morning light. I had some exposures that had more sharpness overall but liked the softness in this image.

7d2 35L 1/640 @ f2.8

Thank you for looking!

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by Tom Whelan on Tue Jun 16, 2015 8:20 pm

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Lovely image - looks like Showy Ladyslipper to me (Cypripedium reginae), which is a great find.

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by kevinfeenstra on Tue Jun 16, 2015 8:32 pm

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Tom Whelan wrote:Lovely image - looks like Showy Ladyslipper to me (Cypripedium reginae), which is a great find.

Hi Tom: Thank you for the more precise ID!!! I had asked several plant people about this flower but the closest that I came was pink lady slipper or moccasin flower. When I looked it up on the internet, your ID is definitely what it is. This is a solitary plant not too far from my house. Apparently this is quite rare in my part of Michigan.

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by Leighayres on Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:01 pm

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Great find and nice photo. I always have trouble photographing slipper orchids - can never get the DOF to look right. This one looks good to me. Good exposure, too.
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by Matthew Pugh on Wed Jun 17, 2015 7:49 am

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Hi

A wonderful find and a nice shot - it always a little treat to spot something a little special like this beauty

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Jun 19, 2015 3:57 pm

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A beautiful discovery and gorgeous image Kevin!

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