June 29, 2014
Grass Pink (Calapogan tuberosus) — this orchid is blooming along the Rt 530 roadside in Whitesbog, NJ. Taken at 5:02 pm EDT with an Apple iPhone 5s at 4 mm focal length. Exposed 1/60 second at f/2.2, ISO 40; handheld.
Here's a clump of Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophiglossoides) orchids on the eastern shore of Pakim Pond in Lebanon (now Brendan Byrne) State Forest, NJ. Taken at 5:44 pm EDT with an Apple iPhone 5s at 4 mm focal length. Exposed 1/477 second at f/2.2, ISO 32; handheld.
Click here for plants imaged on October 8, 2013.