Tag Archives: pink lady’s slipper

05.31.2021 Macro Monday-White Pink Lady’s Slipper

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Steve Gingold

So far the only white Cypripedium acaule I have found this year. In the past several years there have been a few in the spot where I found the Pink pair that I posted last week but none at that … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Cypripedium acaule, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchid, native plant, native wildflower, New England, pink lady's slipper, Shutesbury, western massachusetts, white lady's slipper, wild orchid, Wildflowers | 23 Comments

05.23.2021 Dutch Bonnets

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Yesterday morning my mission was to visit a dependable spot for pink lady’s slippers and especially the white variant of Cypripedium acaule. Unfortunately, this year the number of plants there is lower than usual and there were no white flowers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Flora, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Cypripedium acaule, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchid, New England, pink lady's slipper, western massachusetts, wild orchid, Wildflowers | 29 Comments

06.02.2020- Corona Lady’s Slipper

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Steve Gingold

The nose knows that you can’t be too careful out there.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amherst, Cypripedium acaule, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchid, native plant, native wildflower, New England, pink lady's slipper, western massachusetts, wild orchid, Wildflowers | 26 Comments

04.27.2020 Macro Monday Old Favorite

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Steve Gingold

This is not an uncommon sight with many similar images posted on the internet. There has not been anything of note to my knowledge so far, not that I am an expert, as to why these White Slant-line moths-Tetracis cachexiata … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cypripedium acaule, flora, Geometridae, lepidoptera, Massachusetts, moth, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, pink lady's slipper, Shutesbury, Tetracis cachexiata, western massachusetts, white slant-line, Wildflowers | 37 Comments

05.30.2019 Closeup and all-encompassing

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Steve Gingold

The Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/4 Macro Lens is pretty good at getting the entire environment while creating a very sharp closeup. The only problem is, for a shot like this, one has to lie down and I am not … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Cypripedium acaule, flora, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, pink lady's slipper, pink lady's slipper landscape, Shutesbury, western massachusetts, white lady's slipper, Wildflowers | 14 Comments

05.24.2019 Demure Beauty

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Steve Gingold

The season has finally arrived. This is a bumper crop year for Lady’s Slippers. Of course, there will be more. This is just day one. 🙂

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Cypripedium acaule, flora, Lady's Slipper closeup, Lady's Slipper flower, Massachusetts, native flowers, native plant, native wildflower, New England, pink lady's slipper, western massachusetts, Wildflowers | 12 Comments

05.31.2016 A lovely lady’s backside

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Steve Gingold

While many folks rail against our current level of political correctness, I don’t usually have a problem with it and try my best to be as least offensive as possible. But I do occasionally falter and today’s title is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Amherst, Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography, Patterns in Nature, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Amherst, Cypripedium acaule, flora, Massachusetts, native flowers, native orchid, native wildflowers, New England, pink lady's slipper, Wildflowers | 17 Comments

05.30.2016 One thing to do on a rainy day

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Steve Gingold

Why, get wet, of course. Yesterday, I met up with a friend who wanted to show me her location for White variant Pink Lady’s Slippers (Cypripedium acaule) . The spot where I sometimes find one isn’t productive this year and … Continue reading →

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05.25.2016 Lovely Lady

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Steve Gingold

Here’s another up close and personal with a Pink Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium acaule). As you can see, we are in a pine woods this morning. The sky was bright with thin clouds, good for lighting the plant but a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Intimate Landscape, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts, wildflower portrait, Wildflowers | Tagged Cypripedium acaule, flora, intimate landscape, Massachusetts, native orchid, native wildflower, New England, pink lady's slipper, pink lady's slipper landscape, Shutesbury, western massachusetts, wild orchid, wildflower in the landscape, Wildflowers | 13 Comments

06.02.2015 Invitation to the Pollination

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Steve Gingold

In an obvious case of entrapment 🙂 the lady’s slipper labellum sac is colorful and has an inviting opening for a bee to enter. But that opening only allows entrance and the bee then has to escape by flying up … Continue reading →

Posted in Closeup Photography, Flora, Nature Photography | Tagged Cypripedium acaule, flora, native orchid, native plant, native wildflower, orchid pollination, pink lady's slipper, pollen, pollination, wild orchid, Wildflowers | 14 Comments