Join Me In Posting Your Favorite WildFlower Shot

Ok folks, this is your chance to post your favorite Wildflower shot from the past couple of weeks. In doing this, we can learn from each other different techniques and styles. Plus it will be alot of fun to see what everyone is finding out there.

Does the purple Larkspur take away from this Sweet White Trillium?

"For it is in giving that we receive"

Harold

I like this shot. The three flowers is a plus for me. I would have liked to have seen your camera settings and lense/camera in your post.

Wood Betony
Nikon D300
Sigma 105 f/2.8 Macro
1/50 sec @ f13
ISO 500

BTW
Harold, your shot is perfect! The purple just accentuates the pureness of the white trillium.

Good looking stuff so far guys! Here's my contribution
Large White and Flowered Bellroot

Ok, this is a tough one to pick. I've had a great spring so far. Just think, it's just now starting!



EOS 5D
TS-E 90mm w/ lots of tilt
f/18

What the heck, I'll throw in another!


EOS 5D
TS-E 24mm w/ fall and tilt
f/11

Hey, no fair! It's hard enough to follow ONE Jerry Greer photo, let alone TWO! But I'll throw this one in anyway. It's a small white trillium I found along Jones Gap trail. I'm not sure what it's formal name is. I hope to find some more flowers over the next couple of days in the Smokies. Nikon D200, Sigma 105, fighting the breeze to get a sharp shot.

WOW!!!....Awesome shots guys.

Lets keep'em coming...

Andrew, Here are the details:
Canon EOS 40D
Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro
1/250 sec @ f10
ISO 250
Natural Light
Using a remote shutter release

Thomas, Gorgeous Shot!!...your yellow flower is a ( Large-flowered Bellwort ) ...just trying to help out

Jerry, your shots are Amazing! thanks for jumpimg in with both feet.

Alice nice soft touch...where are all the rest of the ladies...?

Lets see some Crested Dwarf Iris ,Dutchman Breeches , Squirrel Corn or a nice Trout lilies.

I'm looking for a good location to shoot the Crested Dwarf Iris besides next to the road at Porters Creek???? Any suggestions ??

thanks,
Harold

I'll throw in a Squirrel Corn shot I made along the entry road to Laurel Run at Church Hill. A bunch of great looking wildflower's folks !!!!!

XT,28-135 @135MM,F16,1/30,100 ISO

Great Shot Keith. It is because of your comment earlier that I found the Sweet White Trillium above at Laurel Run. I am heading over to Rock Creek Park today to shoot some Wake Robin Trillium (Red Trillium). Theres my tip for you....

Thanks for participating, H

Thanks Harold, and I hope Rock Creek produces... Just in case it doesn't, I might suggest that you drive just past Gate City, Va., on HWY 23 to Jennings Ford. Turn left onto 627, a gravel road along the Clinch River, and there "was" an abundance of Red Trillium a week ago along the left side of road. Here is one I shot there... Hope you have great luck...

Hope it is OK to add another shot

Thanks Keith!!!

Send me your phone number and we can network with good flower sites.

H

Harold I saw some Crested Dwarf Iris beside the road heading up to Ramsey Cascade. There is a group just past the 2nd small bridge on the right at the base of tree with little white flowers that look like stars growing with them. I stopped and looked, I think you can get something there.

Here's another from my trip last week. This is shot with my G9!

Here's another

I found the Nodding Mandarin at Natural Tunnell State Park in VA.

Keith,

I believe this Nodding Mandarin is my favorite of the three. Here is two of my favorites from Jenkins Ford.

Thanks again for the tip!

Harold

Hey Harold,,,, two really nice looking shots. I am glad that they were still there and in shootable condition ... Here is a Trout Lily that I posted a week or so ago in the Flora section. I got several "agreeing" comments to clone out the two leaves in the ULC which I just haven't done as yet, but I also think it would make it look better. I shot this in Kingsport along the Greenbelt walking trail earlier this month.

Looks good Keith!

I'm not much of a real closeup guy, mostly microcosm type wildflower stuff for me. Here's another from my trip to Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest.

Nice work everyone, here is one from last week's snow at The Smokies.

Awesome shots guys! I hope to post some from my outing in the Smokies as I process them. If you want Crested Dwarf Iris, try the Baxter Creek trail in the Big Creek area. There are several large patches along the trail, as well as lots of purple flowers (bluebells??) and yellow trillium.

I went to White Oak Sink yesterday (Tuesday 4/22). The flowers were not as profuse as I've seen before, but still good. A man struck up a conversation with me and pointed me to these shooting stars. I've never seen them before, so was thrilled to see that they were blooming in several places in the Sink. By this time the light was very contrasty, and the wind blowing. I actually forgot to pack my diffuser... (you should see me with my photographers vest all loaded down, I look like I'm off to Iraq...) and of course did not have what I needed!! So I tried to block the sun/breeze with a reflector. That didn't work, but fortunately I came upon a batch in the shade. The background was in sun, so I'm still not sure if this works, but I like it anyway!! And I had a wonderful time!!

Great shots everyone, love the shooting stars Alice !

This one came from Tremont last weekend, Dwarf Crested Iris closeup !


BTW.. Alice I didn't see many trillium on the Grotto Falls trail, but did come across a bunch on up the Roaring Fork Nature Trail.

Nice shot Bernie!
If you have Photo Shop...you might want to open this picture up and go to Adjustments->Selective color->Blue-> and try bumping up Magenta & Yellow by 25 points...then draw Black down by about 10-15 points and see what you think. Then you can bump up saturation for web posting for more true colors.

Just a tip.

Harold

Hey Harold,

What the heck are you talking about? Tip for what? Color looks about perfect if you're talking about the iris. The blue may be a touch over-saturated but the colors are as close as they can be. If you use sRGB then you shouldn't have to add saturation for web posting. The photo will be consistent with the images in any presentation if the monitor is calibrated.

Here are the results of the process I was talking about above.

H

Harold,

His photo doesn't look like that, yours is loaded up with cyan. Also, there are different shades of color for the dwarf iris, they range from a blue as shown in Bernie’s photo, to a purple, to a white. So, to tell someone that they need to change a color of a flower so that it matches what you think is just a little...well think about it.

Again, Bernie's flower doesn't look like your representation. His perception of the flower is as he sees it and I have photos of dwarf iris that look like his and ones that look like yours. It depends on the flower and also the light that is illuminating the scene. Oh, and age has a bit to do with it. Just like the white trillium, it turns pink after pollination.

Buy the way, did you guys get up to Lower Higgins Creek? The flowers across the mountain, Shelton Laurel BA, are amazing!

I made it to Lower Higgins Jerry, things looked great up there but it just wasn't my day couldn't find anything I liked.... drove up to Rocky Fork as well but by that time the sun was shinning full force. I enjoyed being out but photographically it was a wasted day.. I suppose there will be days like that. Did you get out Sunday?

Tom,

Yes, I made it out on Sunday! Check out my blog. http://jerrydgreer.wordpress.com/

I guess I better add something to the discussion since I was the one who shot it , when I took this image it was in a very shaded area of Tremont late in the evening which gave it a blue look, I had the white balance set to auto.

I was after a more cool blue look to this image, which is how my wife liked it, so I thought I had better keep her happy. I do appreciate the help with the image and don't worry there is never any offense taken when somebody offers any critiques or helpful advice.

I do appreciate the comments and suggestions from both of you (Jerry and Harold)

Actually, the tip was very helpful, as I always have trouble getting the purple right in these flowers. I only recently discovered the selective color feature, and it helps tremendously when trying to fine tune your color. I hope no one will be discouraged from posting tips like this because I need all the help I can get with PS!

how bout another one?
This may be the longest thread on this board in recent memory

Nice one Thomas! I might crop a little off the top.

No one is discouraging help if asked for. If one needs help with color (or anything) most will post the image and ask for help. What struck me a little funny on this post was the unsolicited tip for corrected color when it wasn’t asked for and not really warranted. On my calibrated screen the photo looked perfect for the overall lighting and my past experiences. As noted, I’ve seen (and photographed) the flowers in a multitude of shades from blue as shown, to purple, to white. I feel we need to respect others image presentation for this is how they see it and more than likely wanted it presented. Critiquing for color over the web is a funny issue anyway. I see this all to often in the main forums. So, if you need help please just ask and I’m certain that you’ll get the help needed!

Keep posting! This has been a great spring season!

OK, here's a couple more! I posted the Solomon's Seal in the Flora gallery and they suggested a slight crop from the top, so here's the cropped version. I found this graceful flower along the trail at the Townsend Y.

And here are some yellow trilliums and foamflower found along my favorite trail in spring, Baxter Creek Trail at Big Creek.

One last Shooting Star?