Small Purple Fringed Orchid (c) 2011 Patty Hankins
I’ve recently added a new photo –Small Purple Fringed Orchid – to my Beautifulflowerpictures.com website.
When I’m out photographing wildflowers, I always keep my eye out for native orchids. I don’t know what it is about them – but I really enjoy photographing them. Last spring, I was driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway and spotted a couple of splashed of purple along the side of the road. So I pulled over and was absolutely amazed to see that I had found some Small Purple Fringed Orchids (Platanthera psycodes). It was the first time I’d ever seen them in person – and I just loved the texture and shape of the flowers. They reminded me of tiny dolls dancing in the wind. After I photographed the first set – I spotted (and photographed) several other sets of the Small Purple Fringed Orchids. I’d love to find more of the native orchids to photograph – so I’ll be keeping my eye out for them as I’m photographing this spring and summer.
This photograph is available as either a 10X10″ or 20X20″ gallery-wrapped canvas. You can order Small Purple Fringed Orchid from my website.