With Spring ephemeral season approaching, I’ve been reviewing my flora archives and thought this opening Bloodroot would convert well.
Like most of us, I have just about had my fill of Winter. Although not my favorite season, it has afforded many opportunities to capture some nice ice images. New England has seen a warming trend lately, although for a few more days we’ll feel a chill. Still a month or so to go until we start to see these and other Spring beauties (including Spring Beauties) but at least it is finally the near future.
I like the little peek inside that bloodroot occasionally offer, and you artfully show here.
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Thanks, Mark. These are fun to photograph in all their stages of bloom. I linked to an old sampler in my reply to Robert below.
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Good for you for getting so much in focus. The leaf patterning intrigues.
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I always try to focus on what I am doing. Thanks, Steve.
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Pure art. Beautiful.
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Thank you, Michael.
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The structure of the leaves is great, they could almost be components of a geodesic dome or something. And the flower makes a beautiful little shrine. An unusual and really successful picture.
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Thanks, Robert. I was happy with the flower as an enclosure. I have.some others in various stages.
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Fabulous monochrome.
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Thanks so much, Yvonne.
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It looks like two quite different plants have been merged. The monochrome really does show off the deep embossing in that leaf, and I agree that the bloom seems like a mysterious little lantern, or shrine. I’m not so quick to assume we don’t have such plants down here, now that I know a tiny bit about east Texas, and the piney woods. Sure enough, this is shown in really far east Texas — but it’s here.
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I am glad that you have it and hope that you find some one day. I’ve done a few flowers in black and white and for some it works quite well. Thanks.
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Once again i’ve fallen terribly behind, and I’m so happy to see this. I love Bloodroot. I miss it! Perfect subject for black and white! Oh those leaves clasping the buds, just the best!! Especially coming up through a lot of dry, brown dead leaves on the forest floor. A beautiful image, Steve!
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Thanks, Lynn. These are always fun to find as they are developing. I linked to another post of them in various stages of opening in my reply to Robert above.
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Wow, thanks for mentioning that post – beautiful!!!!
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Thanks for looking. 🙂
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