Pitcher Plant Bloom -- Thanks, Jack!

Jack Graham and I went out to Triangle Lake Bog (near Kent, Ohio) this morning to shoot the blooming pitcher plants. Not only did he drive us out there and show me around, he was was generous enough to lend me his 200 macro for the morning and, boy, did I have fun. (I gotta get me one of those!)

This bog features quite a variety of unique plants and is a great place to shoot if you're looking for something out of the ordinary. More info at: http://www.ohiodnr.com/dnap/location/triangle.htm

This image is of a pitcher plant bloom that hasn't opened completely--yet. They don't last long--so if you're interested, now's the time to shoot them.

D-70s, 200 macro, 1/15 sec @ f/5.6, tripod, polarizer

Damm Chuck,

For some reason , I didn't really have it today. But you did a god job on this image.

This is one of the things I know I'll be missing in Oregon. There's more to life than good images sometimes. You can't replace good friends and good times.
JG

Huh? More to life than good images? I know I'll miss seeing you around the MWNP forum Jack. Very true statement regarding friends and the people we get to know through the course of our lives.

Chuck, this is a beauty. The dew really gives this a nice mood. I don't recall ever seeing a bloom quite like this, cool find.

I think I know what part of my weekend plans are! And it is because of this shot.

Hi Dan. Don't know if you've been out to Triangle Lake bog before, but from the parking area, take the trail on the left. Once you get on the boardwalk, look for the sign on the left for the cranberry bog. The pitcher plants start there and continue a ways in along the edges of the boardwalk. We got there before 7 a.m. and were done by 8:30. Hopefully, they will still be blooming through the weekend. Happy shooting!

I'm going down at daybreak Sunday morning. Jack said he might go back. I need to get out of there by mid morning, but the light is shot by then anyhow. Been there several times. At most places the boardwalk is only ~30" wide, so if 6 people spread out amonght the pitcher plants, that's about it (they aren't everywhere). Neat place.

BTW, forget nearby Kent Bog - nowhere near as many photo ops.

Yup, Jack took me out there also.
What a place.

If sunny the lights about shot by 8:30am
JG

Here's one showing the tiny hairs that prohibit the insects from escaping and finally succumbing to the enzymes secreted by the plant.
What a way to go!
JG

Jack, Amazing detail on this image. It looks like a bad science fiction monster -- somewhere between Jabba the Hut and a sandworm from Dune. Could be "The Pitcher Plant that Ate New Jersey." Hey, maybe that's what happened to Tony Soprano?