This closeup shows the pubescent (hairy/fuzzy) flowers. The lip sports a thickened, creamy yellow central section.
On the last day of our photography field trip in the Green Swamp (Brunswick County, North Carolina), we went to Rice Creek. This location is always reliable for a robust orchid species which has a wonderful, sweet-earthy scent. I could even smell these from five feet away...
This year, they were beautiful -- large flowers in perfect bloom. Even though I have dozens (maybe hundreds) of images of this species, I never tire of seeing and photographing them every autumn...
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Skip helped shade this one from harsh sunlight by straddling a log and standing with one foot in the water. He is a good friend to do that for me... ;-)
On the last day of our photography field trip in the Green Swamp (Brunswick County, North Carolina), we went to Rice Creek. This location is always reliable for a robust orchid species which has a wonderful, sweet-earthy scent. I could even smell these from five feet away...
This year, they were beautiful -- large flowers in perfect bloom. Even though I have dozens (maybe hundreds) of images of this species, I never tire of seeing and photographing them every autumn...
Tags: Spiranthes odorata Fragrant ladies'-tresses orchid orchids wildflowers Green Swamp Brunswick County North Carolina TNC Rice Creek Olympus E-5 Sigma 105mm Olympus 1.4X Teleconverter
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The reflections in the background are composed of the sky and also leaves floating in the water behind the plants. The orchids were growing along the edge of the creek within a few feet of the bridge over Rice Creek.
On the last day of our photography field trip in the Green Swamp (Brunswick County, North Carolina), we went to Rice Creek. This location is always reliable for a robust orchid species which has a wonderful, sweet-earthy scent. I could even smell these from five feet away...
This year, they were beautiful -- large flowers in perfect bloom. Even though I have dozens (maybe hundreds) of images of this species, I never tire of seeing and photographing them every autumn...
Tags: Spiranthes odorata Fragrant ladies'-tresses orchid orchids wildflowers Green Swamp Brunswick County North Carolina TNC Rice Creek Olympus E-5 Sigma 105mm Olympus 1.4X Teleconverter
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I have never seen such ornate flowers in this species. The lip and petals/sepals are recurved in a very pleasing way.
On the last day of our photography field trip in the Green Swamp (Brunswick County, North Carolina), we went to Rice Creek. This location is always reliable for a robust orchid species which has a wonderful, sweet-earthy scent. I could even smell these from five feet away...
This year, they were beautiful -- large flowers in perfect bloom. Even though I have dozens (maybe hundreds) of images of this species, I never tire of seeing and photographing them every autumn...
Tags: Spiranthes odorata Fragrant ladies'-tresses orchid orchids wildflowers Green Swamp Brunswick County North Carolina TNC Rice Creek Olympus E-5 Sigma 105mm Olympus 1.4X Teleconverter
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On the last day of our photography field trip in the Green Swamp (Brunswick County, North Carolina), we went to Rice Creek. This location is always reliable for a robust orchid species which has a wonderful, sweet-earthy scent. I could even smell these from five feet away...
This year, they were beautiful -- large flowers in perfect bloom. Even though I have dozens (maybe hundreds) of images of this species, I never tire of seeing and photographing them every autumn...
Tags: Spiranthes odorata Fragrant ladies'-tresses orchid orchids wildflowers Green Swamp Brunswick County North Carolina TNC Rice Creek Olympus E-5 Sigma 105mm Olympus 1.4X Teleconverter
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