geaibleu Posted May 25, 2011 Share #1 Posted May 25, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) One of Ontario's wild orchids: lady's slipper, also known as : mocassin-flower, and squirrel's shoe among others. Also known locally here in Eastern Ontario as "sabot de la vierge" or better: "sabot de Vénus" (Cypris being Venus's name) Lack of precision and careful lighting (image #2) is overwhelmingly due to the presence of zillions of voracious mosquitoes... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Hi geaibleu, Take a look here Cypripedium acaule. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted May 25, 2011 Share #2 Posted May 25, 2011 Geaibleu - Lovely. We saw a very similar orchid at altitude in Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile about 13 years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted May 26, 2011 Share #3 Posted May 26, 2011 Geaibleu, The first shot is simply gorgeous with the tight framing, great lighting, colors and sharpness. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted May 26, 2011 Share #4 Posted May 26, 2011 Geaibleu, Very nice images. K-H. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaibleu Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted May 27, 2011 Thank you all! For the more flamboyant 2011 (cypripedium reginae) 3 weeks are still necessary. Peak time is around fathers' day. This one dates back to 2007. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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