The Purdon Orchid Conservatory features over 15,000 of these wild Showy Lady Slipper Orchids. A few hundred are viewable up close from a board walk that meanders through the conservatory. In previous years I have arrived before dawn to view the orchids and enjoyed the company of many misquitos. This year my schedule left me with a grey day, so I brought along some flash units with umbrellas, and tried some new techniques.