This is a discussion on Lady Slippers within the Show your photo (Color) - Landscape & Nature (flowers, mountains, storms etc.) forums, part of the Photography & Fine art photography category; I took the dogs on their walk in the woods so I could go looking for these elusive flowers. I ...
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I took the dogs on their walk in the woods so I could go looking for these elusive flowers. I believe that they are in the Orchid family. They are protected and you are not allowed to disturb them in any way so I was very very careful.
For the first time I saw a white one:
I couldn't get any closer without walking on others:
more traditionally they are pink:
Feel free to make comments on any of my shots
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Love that last shot...really pretty.
"Life is like photography, we develop from the negatives"-anonymous
My website: www.albertaandbeyond.com
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Oh Wow these are beautiful, I am soooo jealous, what a find. Glad to hear you where carefull with them. Gale
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Wonderful lucky shots, Bambi!
And cool to know now, that the name can be translated 1:1 in english. We call it here "Frauenschuh" = Lady Slippers" :-).
That's the same here - they are protected strictly.They are protected and you are not allowed to disturb them in any way
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Really nice shots Bambi,
I especially like the spiders thread? in shot three, totally natural, what a great find.
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