Wake-robin

Another trip into the valley below Brandywine Falls yielded a fairly rare trillium known as the Wake-robin or Ill-scented Trillium (Trillium erectum). These are a bit of a challenge to shoot because the flowers tend to point toward the ground.

I also checked on the bluebells near the Everett Covered Bridge. They are still several days from blooming.

D300, Sigma 180 macro, 1/25 sec @ f/5, tripod, polarizer, mirror lock, remote.

Great catch Something else I probably would never have seen if not for the forum.

I thought I was going to see a bird! Thanks for posting this Chuck, it's a nice capture. On a side note, can you recommend a good, beginner's field guide to wild flowers? Now that I shoot macro also, I find ID'ing my captures a bit troublesome. Thanks

Hi Bruce,

I primarily use the three Web sites below for my IDs. Between the three, I have found everything I was looking for. I also have a book called Ontario Wildflowers, by Linda Kershaw, that I picked up there last spring. There's a lot of overlap between Ohio and Ontario. I would recommend getting a field guide that is as specific to your area as possible. Also remember that some field guides won't give IDs for non-native and invasive species (we have lots of those here).

Also, the folks at this forum, and the Flora forum at NPN, are great sources for IDs if you get stumped. Good luck and happy shooting.

http://www.ohio-nature.com/ohio-wildflowers.html
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildflowers/tabid/11692/Default.aspx
http://www.data2action.com/wildflowers/

Very nice, Chuck! I can see the degree of difficulty is high with the downward angle, and I'm wondering if you might have been able to get a little lower and shoot up and into the flower, using more the the greens in the BG and less of the brown, which is always a problem with early spring flowers. Nice catch and well executed.

A rare find indeed, Chuck....thanks for sharing this with us!

I've never seen this flower before--it's striking. Thanks for sharing it, Chuck.