Posted by Pam Colander on March 1, 2007 at 1:47 PM
A fitting subject for the coming of Spring Adam Here's one from Taos last year. Can't wait to see the knockout mountain wildflower shots that are sure to come!
Pam
Posted by Mike McNeill on March 1, 2007 at 5:23 PM
Not so sure its a mountain wildflower, or if it's even a wildflower, I just liked the colors!
Oh, boy this is going to be fun! Great stuff so far! Here's the first of what I expect will be many Pasque Flower posts, lovely as they are.
April 1984, Horsetooth Mountain Park, Fort Collins Colorado
Ricoh XR-7; Tamron SP 28-80mm f2.8; Kodachrome 25; exposure unrecorded
Posted by Kalin Wilson on March 1, 2007 at 9:33 PM
Very nice, Don. I'm a sucker for a narrow DOF flower close-up. Here is one of my favorites from a Yankee Boy basin trip in 2005. I hope the heavier winter this year yeilds a spectacular wild flower season!
Posted by Lee Robinson on March 1, 2007 at 9:52 PM
Here's one from Utah's Wasatch range, captured in 2005.
Posted by Roger Rouch on March 1, 2007 at 10:54 PM
A little bouquet against grainte in the Colorado State Forest.
Posted by Adam Schallau on March 1, 2007 at 10:58 PM
Yep, I'd bet this subject will garner a couple pages full of great images. All so far have been wonderful.
Here's one from a couple summers ago.
Posted by Pam Colander on March 2, 2007 at 6:48 PM
Gorgeous portraits everyone! This is a shot I took last September south of Trinidad. It is a Nodding Onion and I found it while walking our property with my macro lens at the ready. It was an exceptional wildflower year
Pam
Posted by Mike McNeill on March 2, 2007 at 8:09 PM
Pamela, I had a feeling you'd submit another gorgeous image!! I just love your work!! I LOVE the little bee in your image,. Its so minute that alI almost missed it, so I would recommend you crop the bottem 1/3rd of the shot. All in all it's a beautiful image!!
Very nice images everyone! Nat - I love that shot of Stony pass; I remember it from last year's Capitol display. The .jpg doesn't even suggest what a great print that image makes.
It's nice to see a b&w wildflower shot - not common at all. Nice work, Lee!
Here's one from my meager collection of wildflower shots. This is from a little-known wildflower hotspot: Pittsburgh.
Posted by Mike McNeill on March 3, 2007 at 6:21 PM
These are great photos!
My contribution is from Burlington, VT. Actually, its about 10 or so miles north of Burlington on a bike path that stretches out onto Lake Champlain. Along the side of the path (and rather near the water) were these wild daisies and other wildflowers. It was around 7:20 (ish) in the morning so about 1.5 hours after sunrise. This is my first image post to NPN (have been lurking for a while), so hopefully it will post ok.
Posted by Adam Schallau on March 4, 2007 at 12:30 PM
Hi Eric,
Welcome to RMNP and congrats on your first image post, it looks great!
Eric, welcome to "THE" group! All the "Cool Kids" Hang out here! I hope you get over the shock of Denver and get out and about to enjoy the "REAL" Colorado Scene in the mountains! I look forward to seeing more of your work!
Thanks for the welcome Adam and James! I totally plan to get in some hiking this summer. I was hiking in Evergreen in January while vising family in Parker and it was just AMAZING!! I'm looking forward to exploring all the Rockies have to offer!
This wasn't in a wild setting, but these flowers do grow wild in the west. This is a Shasta Daisy from my gardens at my old house. I had run the sprinklers early in the morning then the sun was just peeking over the roof of my house to light these.
Posted by Kalin Wilson on March 15, 2007 at 3:19 AM
Beautiful stuff, everyone!
Thanks for the ID, Mel! I think you're right - Rydberg's Penstemon.
I couldn't find this one in my Audubon Society wildflower book. It was taken last summer in Yankee Boy basin. The plant looked like a Yucca cousin. I'd love to know the real name.
Very cool thread!
Posted by Mel Ladewig on March 15, 2007 at 2:45 PM
The photo isn't anything to write home about, but I was very excited to find these along a trail last Memorial Day weekend. These are one of the species of terrestrial orchids native to Colorado. I didn't have the right lens for this by any means, but it was the first time I'd ever seen one, so I had to try to photograph it.
Posted by Kalin Wilson on March 15, 2007 at 3:18 PM
Cool orchids, Mel! I'd love to come across these sometime - with the right lens and lighting like you said. Where did you find these? Looks like they grow pretty sparsely.
Posted by Mel Ladewig on March 15, 2007 at 5:28 PM
I found them in the Mt Evans wilderness. They're pretty small plants as well, so you'd have to keep your eyes open for them. I'd say they were probably only 2 inches total height. I think a 50mm compact macro would have been the right lens for these.
Re: orchids. I have seen them in relative profusion along the North Fork of the Big Thompson heading into Comanche Peak Wilderness, again around Memorial Day. We used to refer to them as Pink Lady's Slippers. Lovely blossoms, but their growth habit seems to be rather rank-and-file, at least those I have seen... not particulary lyrical. So a 1:1 or greater macro of a single bloom might be the best approach. Hope this is readable... I had my eyes dilated a few hours ago and I can't really read it.
I haven’t posted much but I do lurk around here A Lot! I love the stuff posted on this site. So much talent in one place, wow! Here is one from last year I took will doing my nightly walk next door at Cherry Creek State Park. Does it still count as wild??
I'm not a macro flower photographer, so here is a field of flowers from Mount Rainier. Great shots everyone!
Posted by Adam Schallau on March 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM
I'm not a macro flower photographer, so here is a field of flowers from Mount Rainier. Great shots everyone!
I'm not sure what happened with this month's theme but we've got plenty of GREAT macro shots but surprisingly few grand view shots with wildflowers.
Lots of great photography from everyone, including your shot, Steve!
Posted by Mark Stahlke on March 17, 2007 at 6:46 PM
I'm not sure what happened with this month's theme but we've got plenty of GREAT macro shots but surprisingly few grand view shots with wildflowers.
OK, here's another old one from McCullough Gulch. I think I posted this in ES&S once but it seems appropriate here and I don't have any 2007 wildflower shots. Yet.
Cheers.
Posted by Adam Schallau on March 17, 2007 at 6:53 PM
I think I posted this in ES&S once but it seems appropriate here and I don't have any 2007 wildflower shots. Yet.
I'd say it's appropriate for RMNP! We'll have to think about running the wildflower theme again after the 2007 season.
Discussion
50 repliesEdit: as a reminder to everyone, you are welcome to post multiple images , and themes are open to everyone from all the regional groups.
I'm going to 'lock down' this thread before it gets too BIG. I've started a page 2 here.
Pam
April 1984, Horsetooth Mountain Park, Fort Collins Colorado
Ricoh XR-7; Tamron SP 28-80mm f2.8; Kodachrome 25; exposure unrecorded
Great pics everyone!
Here's my contribution, from Kebler Pass, back in early June, 2005.
Purple bells (is that their real name?)
Here's one from a couple summers ago.
Pam
Mike
It's nice to see a b&w wildflower shot - not common at all. Nice work, Lee!
Here's one from my meager collection of wildflower shots. This is from a little-known wildflower hotspot: Pittsburgh.
What the heck, I like it!
My contribution is from Burlington, VT. Actually, its about 10 or so miles north of Burlington on a bike path that stretches out onto Lake Champlain. Along the side of the path (and rather near the water) were these wild daisies and other wildflowers. It was around 7:20 (ish) in the morning so about 1.5 hours after sunrise. This is my first image post to NPN (have been lurking for a while), so hopefully it will post ok.
Welcome to RMNP and congrats on your first image post, it looks great!
My image is "Mule Deer Doe in Prairie Sunflowers ~ Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR"
Taken in Arches NP, May 2005 in the early morning.
This wasn't in a wild setting, but these flowers do grow wild in the west. This is a Shasta Daisy from my gardens at my old house. I had run the sprinklers early in the morning then the sun was just peeking over the roof of my house to light these.
I think these are a penstemon.
Found these in front of my house last summer, later, after a digital tweak here and there.......
Don
Mel, I love the water on the daisy petals! Speaking of which, here is another daisy from Vermont.
Grass flowers in silhouette against a Poudre River sunset.
Like Mark's beautiful image, this is an old one too, I'm guessing around '83.
Here are a couple of mine:
Wild Iris in Roxborough State Park, CO
Paintbrush and tree stump near the Shrine Ridge Trail, Vail, CO
Newbie here. Got the reference from the Large Format Photography forum. Thought I would post a couple from an '05 hike to Columbine Lake:
http://www.pbase.com/copcarss/image/47061899.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/copcarss/image/47061732.jpg
Thanks for the ID, Mel! I think you're right - Rydberg's Penstemon.
I couldn't find this one in my Audubon Society wildflower book. It was taken last summer in Yankee Boy basin. The plant looked like a Yucca cousin. I'd love to know the real name.
Very cool thread!
http://www.alittlemoore.com/albums/ColoradoOutdoors/Colorado_Orchids.jpg
Canon Rebel XT - 17-40L at 40mm, f10- 1/25
http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/Brown%20Green%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/frasera%20speciosa.htm
http://mikeroloff.com/images/Maybe_Sun_Flowers.jpg
Mike
Thanks Don! That's it exactly. I'll have to keep that site in my favorites!
I'm not sure what happened with this month's theme but we've got plenty of GREAT macro shots but surprisingly few grand view shots with wildflowers.
Lots of great photography from everyone, including your shot, Steve!
OK, here's another old one from McCullough Gulch. I think I posted this in ES&S once but it seems appropriate here and I don't have any 2007 wildflower shots. Yet.
Cheers.
I'd say it's appropriate for RMNP!