I posted this on my blog but I'll post it here too!
The Shelton Laurel Backcountry Area is really a wonderful place! Abbey and I took our little girl, Serén, on her first hike in the mountains there yesterday. The flowers are still beautiful! There’s an abundance of purple phaceila, wild blue phlox, wild geranium, trillium, and the list goes on! walking up the old road is like walking through a wildflower garden! Here’s another closeup from a few days back.
EOS 5D, TS-E 90mm w/ EF1.4x extender, extension tubes, f/7.0 @ 1/12 sec, ISO 250
Jerry this is spectacular!! Knowing how small each of these flowers are, it is often so difficult to get a meaningful composition that fills the frame so perfectly as this. The foamflower appeared to be going crazy this year. I also saw a lot of wood's stonecrop all over the place too. (I love star chickweed too - the red stamens are my favorite part).
you're right about the foamflower and the stonecrop is the best I've ever seen it! The blooms are so crazy that I'm having a hard time photographing it!
Beautiful work Jerry, you are right about all the flowers, I have never seen them so profuse, and it looks like a lot of people took great advantage !!
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7 repliesThe Shelton Laurel Backcountry Area is really a wonderful place! Abbey and I took our little girl, Serén, on her first hike in the mountains there yesterday. The flowers are still beautiful! There’s an abundance of purple phaceila, wild blue phlox, wild geranium, trillium, and the list goes on! walking up the old road is like walking through a wildflower garden! Here’s another closeup from a few days back.
EOS 5D, TS-E 90mm w/ EF1.4x extender, extension tubes, f/7.0 @ 1/12 sec, ISO 250
John
you're right about the foamflower and the stonecrop is the best I've ever seen it! The blooms are so crazy that I'm having a hard time photographing it!