It’s been a great season for ice photography but now…bring on the flowers. Still a bit soon here but the anticipation can start building.
One of our earlies…Red Trillium-Trillium erectum 2010.
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03.19.2020-2 Welcome Spring.
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Stephen Gingold Nature Photography Blog 
Yes! You brought back the excitement I felt at finding one of these when I was about nine or so, in the woods behind our house at the edge of Syracuse. Most Trilliums were white and there were never very many, but once in a while I’d see one of these. The way you handled the light here is simply outstanding! And the curve of veins in the leaf in front enhances the composition. A fitting image for the day, Steve.
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Glad you got a warm memory from this, Lynn. We have a few varieties of trilliums here, I call them thrilliums 🙂 , and many are these reds. But we also have white and, of course, my favorite painteds. There are a few others that I don’t see very often.
I found this below some ledges that I visit every Spring where there are several species of ephemerals. I was lucky to find one in front of an overhang so was able to have a dark background as well as I was slightly down slope so able to look up at the usually nodding flower.
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Thrilliums, perfect! I remember the Painted ones, too. When you photograph something enough, you find it in a variety of circumstances, including this one, which was tailor-made. 🙂
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Beuatiful photograph! I used to see trilliums in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh.(Oh, how I miss that place, LOL!) But there are none anywhere around me here, so I will enjoy your photograph instead. 🙂
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Thanks, Ann. Happy to take the place of the RBG…initials that mean something very different here in the states. 🙂
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One word: Wow!
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Thanks, Mike. I am looking forward to seeing these once again in a few weeks.
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What a stunning beauty this is!
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Thank you, Dina.
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Amazing colour, Steve, and wonderful details.
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Thank you, Pete. It is a richly colored flower with great venation in the petals.
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Wow! Very Nice Steve! Colorful and Dramatic!
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Thanks, Reed. Can’t wait for their return.
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Now THAT is certainly something to look forward to, which is a great thing these days!
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Yes, it does help occupy the mind and put other thoughts to the side. Thanks, Todd.
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So cleanly detailed.
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Thanks, Steve. Because of the dark rich color, getting to these right after they have opened is key as they drop a lot of white pollen on those petals.
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Wow, stunning image, Steve!
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Thanks, Eliza!
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This is glorious. It takes me back to White Oak Canyon near Syria, Virginia, where I’d escape to whenever possible while working in DC, though they were the white variety.
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Glad it took you back there, Gary. We do have some of the white variety and last year I had some successful blooms from one that I planted in our little woods. None of these reds, though. I’ll have to remedy that this year. Thanks!
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Happy spring to you, Steve. At least nature seems to progress normally, which is a comfort, as nothing else is.
I hope you and your loved ones are well.
Best,
Tanja
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We are doing well and I hope the same for you there in CO. We can always count on Nature to raise our spirits.
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I’m glad to hear it, Steve. We are ok, too, are looking forward to spring.
Warmly,
Tanja
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I’m especially intrigued by the contrast between the somewhat minty green of the bracts and the more traditionally spring-like green of the sepals. (Do I have those parts right?) The different textures are wonderful. I don’t remember them from your other photos, although I’m sure they were there. I probably was distracted by the colors.
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Yes, your terminology is correct and all trilliums do have those features.Although the colors are different between the sepals and bracts, many call them leaves…me included…part of the difference here is the back lighting of the sepals giving them a different illumination from the reflected light of the leaves. The trillium stem is actually underground although the bract appears to be a stem with leaves.
The textures, especially the petals, are probably more prominent because of the dark color but many of the petals are like these. All the “leaves” are also highly textured with prominent veins.
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Nice! I wish we had the red ones, I’ve only seen the whites.
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They are the most prolific here, sometimes in large patches. The white and painted most often are in singles.
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What a beautiful flower 🔆🌾
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Thank you, Cherryl.
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