w7xman Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I've been real busy on weekends recently trying to capture some scenes of New England's more famous wildflower blooms. The first set I took were from the Alpine Zone of the Presidential Range in New Hampshire...where arctic wildflowers were stranded after the last ice age, and bloom in a dramatic display in Late May and Early June. Below is my favorite shot from the trip, and I wrote a blog about the experience for EMS's lifestyle blog: http://www.emsexploration.com/wordpress/dont-miss-the-mount-washington-flower-show/ Next up, the bogs are beginning to fill with blooming orchids, and the rarest orchid in New England is the Showy Lady Slipper! I was able to track down a small population on Nature Conservancy property in Vermont, and put together this composition! Lastly, This past weekend I returned to Sugar Hill, NH, where I have been shooting the lupine festival for years. I had perfect conditions at sunrise on Saturday to put together a complete scene at St. Matthews field. Pretty happy with how this one came out! Still a few big blooms to focus on in the coming weeks...mountain laurel is still going, and the lilies will be blooming soon! So more to come for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I've missed seeing ur A+ captures Jim. Thats 1st shot is fabulous! Perfect light. Thanks for posting these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 These shots are gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Jim, as always, stunning! The bottom shot is the Church in Sugar Hill, correct? Lupines? Dope that I am. I just saw your text description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Jim, I spotted a couple Pink Lady Slippers in the treeline around my house a few weeks back. I was shocked to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w7xman Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 Jim, I spotted a couple Pink Lady Slippers in the treeline around my house a few weeks back. I was shocked to see them. The pink ones are always fun to see...and yeah, they do pop up randomly in places you wouldn't expect. I suspect you have some big pines in your yard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 The pink ones are always fun to see...and yeah, they do pop up randomly in places you wouldn't expect. I suspect you have some big pines in your yard? Not too many actually, but the 2 that I did see were right at the base of 2 separate White Pines. I'm hoping to see more next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettjrob Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Stunning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 absolutely amazing stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sock Puppet Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Gorgeous shots. Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Next up, the bogs are beginning to fill with blooming orchids, and the rarest orchid in New England is the Showy Lady Slipper! I was able to track down a small population on Nature Conservancy property in Vermont, and put together this composition! Nice shot man--and I'm pretty sure I know where you went to find the Showys. Believe it or not, there's a large clump of Showy Orchids right along the side of the road just a few miles from my place. They've gone by now but here's how they looked back on 6/18: Also, not to split hairs, but I would hazard that the rarest orchid in New England might be the small whorled pogonia or perhaps even the legendary praire fringed orchid found in only a couple spots in northern Maine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w7xman Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 That's awesome...so glad to see they growing wild in accessable places. You're right...probably not the rarest...but high up there... I've found a pogonia before, but they're easy to miss too. Arethusa's are rare too...but yeah...splitting hairs... Believe it or not, there's a large clump of Showy Orchids right along the side of the road just a few miles from my place. They've gone by now but here's how they looked back on 6/18: Also, not to split hairs, but I would hazard that the rarest orchid in New England might be the small whorled pogonia or perhaps even the legendary praire fringed orchid found in only a couple spots in northern Maine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew-Northern Italy Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Top quality ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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