I shot this several years ago with my Kodak P&S at (where else?) the Konza Prairie. The sky was slightly overcast and really made the colors stand out that day. I've never been able to get a shot even close to this since. Last year I missed the flowers at Konza entirely, and the year before they weren't blooming as nice. I'm hoping we'll have some timely rains this year and that I can be in the right place at the right time
The red buds are in full bloom here in Conway, AR. The Daffodils are looking great and the dogwoods are on there way. My neighbors iris are blooming, but they are a little early for some reason. I am very very exciting about some spring color. I just wish we could get some decent rain our creeks and falls are down. We are getting a little rain as I write this, I believe it is the same little bit of rain you guys in Kansas had Monday.
Posted by Larry Daniel on March 11, 2009 at 9:06 AM
Nicely done Angela.
Posted by Michael Mayo on March 11, 2009 at 9:11 AM
Excellent photo!
Posted by Scott Bean on March 11, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Beautiful shot Angela! I can't wait for the flowers to show up either.
Neat coneflowers, of course you know that you have Echinacea angustifolia! This is a Great Plains species called narrow-leaved coneflower. In Missouri, which is on the eastern edge of its range, it is thought to be extirpated. We have to live with Echinacea pallida, the pale purple coneflower.
Thanks for the info, Don. I knew they were coneflowers but hadn't looked up the specifics (even though I do have a prairie wildflower book). It's nice to know exactly what it is! If you're the resident wildflower expert, I may call on your knowledge again if I have trouble figuring out what I'm shooting.
Angela, bring it on, of course after you have exhausted your wildflower book resources. I imagine you already have Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers by Doug Ladd and Roadside Wildflowers of the Southern Great Plains by Craig C. Freeman and Eileen K. Schofield, University Press of Kansas.
Best,
Don
Posted by Ken Bachman on March 11, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Angela, I can see why you like this one, I bet you wish you had it in a higher resolution file.
The lighting is nice and soft and even and I really like the composition.
At first I thought, how cruel to post such an image on a cold late winter day, but it does remind us what we have to look forward to in a couple of months. Thanks for posting it.
Posted by Tom Kennon on March 11, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Very nice composition and it does make me long for spring!
Posted by Aaron Szabo on March 13, 2009 at 10:54 PM
This is cool. Those point and shoots have some crazy depth of field...
Discussion
12 repliesEach year I seem to miss the coneflower peak, but I'm going to keep an eye on them a little closer this year.
Best,
Don
Best,
Don
The lighting is nice and soft and even and I really like the composition.
At first I thought, how cruel to post such an image on a cold late winter day, but it does remind us what we have to look forward to in a couple of months. Thanks for posting it.