Rose Pagonia

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I spent several pleasant (if hot) hours at Saco Heath the other day. Saco Heath is one the southern-most Peet Bogs in the North-east, a remnant bog just north and West of Saco Maine, now protected by the Nature Conservancy. The Rodora is all gone by, only the last of the Sheep Laural is in bloom, and even the Pitcher Plant flowers were well past their prime. But the Rose Pagonia is in bloom. Rose Pagonia is the most common bog orchid at Saco Heath (it may be the only one…it is certainly the only one I have see there), but it is certainly worthy of a close look.

This panel combines telephoto macros taken at 1200mm equivalent with the Olympus 75-300mm zoom, and conventional macros taken with the ZEISS Touit 50mm f2.8 macro. Most of the orchids, of course, are well out from the boardwalk, where only a telephoto view is possible. A few are close enough so that, if you sit right down on the boardwalk and hang over the edge, you can work them with a shorter macro. 🙂

Olympus OM-D E-M10 with 75-300mm zoom and Sony NEX 3N with ZEISS Touit 50mm macro. Processed in Snapseed on my tablet. Assembled in Pixlr Express.

I will be sharing more of the images from my visit to Saco Heath, but for the full effect of the day, you could visit the gallery at Gallery: Hit the Slideshow button for an easy stroll through the Heath.

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