When I walked into MacLeod Field (I only recently learned the actual name of what I have been calling Lawrence Swamp wet meadow) early last Saturday morning I didn’t expect to find orchids that early in the month but felt it was worth a look and there is always something like the Swamp White Oak leaves. Well, as you saw back on the 5th, there were a few Rose Pogonias to choose from. What there wasn’t a lot to choose from was this single Grass Pink orchid-Calopogon tuberosus that had a vine twirling around it.
I usually try to isolate a flower but liked this scene. I’ll go back this weekend when I am sure there will be more.
Stephen Gingold Nature Photography Blog 
That’s beautiful and unlike anything I’ve seen before. Orchids are amazing!
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It is a pretty little flower similar but different from the Rose Pogonia I posted the other day. They often grow near each other. This has multiple buds and flowers on a stalk while the other has a single bloom on the stem.
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It’d be hard to isolate a flower with a vine twining around it. From your comments about not disturbing nature, I assume you’d never unwind the vine for the sake of a picture.
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Nope. No gardening.
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I think you acted wisely, Steve, in taking the picture of the flower together with its natural setting and not isolating it. Sometimes the beauty of a flower is being enhanced by its natural surrounding like in your photo today.
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Very true, Peter. Beside that, I have made many isolated portraits of these so am always happy to find something different.
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It is always such a treat to find a wild orchid. Great photo, Steve, highlighting the blooming elegance as well as the ladies in waiting.
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I like your description of the buds, Jet. 🙂 Thanks!
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So lovely! I like the way the vine leads the eye around the subject.
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Thanks, Eliza! I do too although I think in the end it may drag the stalk down.
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Love your composition on this shot, Steve. Beauty!
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Thank you, Jane!
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Very nice Steve! Great image!
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Thanks, Reed!
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I like photos that show a bit of a plant’s world, as this one does. Even the spider-webbing adds to the effect.
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It does give the viewer a better idea of how the plant takes its place in the environment. I do like an isolated portrait but having a bit of the surroundings is always a nice addition to the picture.
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I love the vine with this beauty…
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It is a nice little vignette of coexistence in nature. I don’t think the vine caused any harm.
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