{"id":14302,"date":"2021-05-21T07:02:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T11:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=14302"},"modified":"2021-05-21T07:02:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T11:02:55","slug":"lady-slipper-orchid-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=14302","title":{"rendered":"Lady Slipper Orchid season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It is, at long last, Lady Slipper Orchid season here in southern Maine. I have been watching my spots for two weeks waiting for the bloom. Last year a gentleman I met walking pointed me to the most amazing spread of Orchids that I have ever seen\u2026several hundred plants, at the very least, spread along a hillside in the woods above a stream. The exact location will remain undisclosed as some Lady Slippers were dug up nearby last year. Lady Slippers are almost impossible to transplant, as they rely on a symbiotic fungus in the soil, but it does not stop people from trying. So, despite my broken wrist and various deep bruises and a well tweaked back from my walking encounter with a truck on Saturday, I went out with three cameras to see how they were doing this year. I was not disappointed. The shot above is with my go-to Sony Rx10iv at 31mm equivalent. (Program mode for ISO 100 @ f4 @ 1\/250th). The following shot is with my new Nikon B700, which I bought as a back-up camera to carry on trip (and which might become my preferred dragonfly camera). I am reacquainting myself with the Nikon way of doing things. It was also taken in Program at 68mm equivalent with macro engaged, ISO 100 @ f4.1 @ 1\/1000th, -1 EV. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And finally here is a shot with my iPhone SE2020, the Moment thin case, and the Sirui 18mm ultra-wide lens. Standard Camera app on Auto. I really like the \u201cin context\u201d effect of the ultra-wide perspective. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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