Standing in for Calypso

[MonikaC]

I took advantage of my dog being at the groomer today & got a last minute pass to RMNP. I was hoping to catch the Calypso orchids blooming on the Cow Creek Trail, but was a week or 2 too late. Had to settle for the Spotted Coral Root orchids instead......

 

[Ben Egbert]

That is a delicate and beautiful flower.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice looking flower Monika. A couple of places to clone out - a black dot in the lower third of the image and a little hair jutting out of the flower - will make it perfect.

 

[AlanLichty]

Tiny little sucker - neat colors.

 

[JimFox]

This is certainly worthy of settling for Monika!

 

[MonikaC]

That is a delicate and beautiful flower.

They're, in many ways, more rewarding to find than the big showy ones.

Nice looking flower Monika. A couple of places to clone out - a black dot in the lower third of the image and a little hair jutting out of the flower - will make it perfect.

Both done, thanks, Jameel

Tiny little sucker - neat colors.

It was one of those times where I missed it on the way up (looking for the brightly colored calypsos), then on the way back I saw it. After shooting it, I looked around & there were a whole bunch more, deeper in the trees.

This is certainly worthy of settling for Monika!

They're little treasures.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Nice job with this one, Monika. These are not easy flowers to shoot because they are so little and the flowers are so close together that it is hard to get a good composition. Too bad you didn't get to the Calypso Orchids soon enough. I have always wanted to find a patch of them to photograph. I only have single plants from Flower Pot Island on the Bruce Peninsula of Ontario, Canada.

 

[MonikaC]

Nice job with this one, Monika. These are not easy flowers to shoot because they are so little and the flowers are so close together that it is hard to get a good composition. Too bad you didn't get to the Calypso Orchids soon enough. I have always wanted to find a patch of them to photograph. I only have single plants from Flower Pot Island on the Bruce Peninsula of MI

Thanks, Doug. I was crawling around on my belly, trying to avoid the moose droppings to find the right angle to shoot these from. The patch of Calypsos there are a dinner platter sized patch, so I was disappointed to only find 1 crispy plant. We had a couple of hot spells, which probably toasted them.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Thanks, Doug. I was crawling around on my belly, trying to avoid the moose droppings to find the right angle to shoot these from. The patch of Calypsos there are a dinner platter sized patch, so I was disappointed to only find 1 crispy plant. We had a couple of hot spells, which probably toasted them.

Do you have a photo from past years. I would love to see it if you do.

 

[MonikaC]

Do you have a photo from past years. I would love to see it if you do.

I don't, sorry. I was on a run when I saw them like that, so no gear with me. I wasn't able to get back there for 1 1/2 weeks , so they were gone by then. Maybe next year......