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Lady Slipper Lineup<\/h4>\n

Happy Sunday.<\/p>\n

Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge is the only place I have ever seen Lady Slippers growing in groups. There are two clusters there which have been spectacular the past two springs. I went out late afternoon to catch the light on these. The flip out LCD on the Canon makes these low shots easy.<\/p>\n

Canon SX20IS at 28mm equivalent and Super-macro. F2.8 @ 1\/200th @ ISO 160. Programmed auto.<\/p>\n

In Lightroom, some Recovery for the hot pink highlights. A touch of Fill Light to compensate for Blackpoint right. Added Clarity and Vibrance. Sharpen landscape preset. <\/p>\n

From Rachel Carson NWR Seasons<\/a>. <\/p>\n

By the time I got to the second cluster, the direct sun was no longer on them, but the color is so vibrant that it hardly matters. \ud83d\ude42 Settings and processing just about identical, with the exception that this shot is at ISO 400 (and pretty good at that!) and I used Auto White Balance in Lightroom to warm the open-shade tones.<\/p>\n

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