A Candle in the Dark

Which is what this flower always reminds me of. This is a Sessile Trillium (Trillium parviflorum), endemic to a relatively small area in the Pacific Northwest. I'm about at the northern limit of its range. Like most Trilliums, it's a woodland flower, growing in the oak riparian forest here. Leaves are sometimes mottled and sometimes not. The blossom arises directly from the leaf joint and never opens much more than this.

5Diii, 180mm f3.5 macro, tripod, f3.5, 1/2000, iso 1000, -1 1/3 stops exposure compensation, Aperture priority. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to a 4x5 vertical aspect ratio and a bit more to remove a touch from the right. Final size 16.1 MB. Taken April 10th at 8:31 am.

Your comments and criticisms are most welcome.

Thanks for looking,