Bitterroot Habitat

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Posted by Marylynne Diggs on June 19, 2010 at 9:35 PM

The unusually wet spring in the Prineville area has resulted in a bumper crop of bitterroot. These were shot behind our house out there. I've seen a few in the yard in the past, but this year I really had to watch where I stepped. I'm thinking the deer or rabbits (see scat) brought this treasure to me. I know, I know...lose the grass in the bg, but that's an acre of bunch grass to weed-wack...maybe next weekend.

Canon 7D with Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 at 17mm
ISO 250, f/16, 1/180s, handheld

Posted by Bruce King on June 20, 2010 at 1:22 AM

I hear you Marylynne. I spent last week roaming the area and was pleasantly suprised to find wild flowers galore, but I didn't see any of these. Great find. Hey I like the grass in the bg, it adds a nice touch of realism. Nothing wrong with that. Beautifully captured blossoms BTW.

Posted by Marcy Ugstad on June 21, 2010 at 1:07 PM

Hey Marylynne
I just live up the road in Redmond (actually used to live in Prineville, too!) - we should get together sometime and go shooting! :)
Nice job on the Bitterroot!

Posted by Marylynne Diggs on June 21, 2010 at 4:32 PM

Thanks, Bruce and Marcy. Marcy: I've often admired your Painted Hills photos. I'm thinking about heading that way next week or sometime this Fall. We should carpool. I have a Prius that gets 50mpg!!

Posted by David Bostock on June 21, 2010 at 7:38 PM

Hi Marylynne, I really like these flowers...They're interesting and nicely placed in the frame. I do wish the one on the far right wasn't cut off, but that's minor. I think this also works as a square crop of just the three on the left, with the branch/root framing them. Nicely seen.

Posted by Scott Smorra on June 22, 2010 at 10:14 PM

Very nice photo Marylynne. I like the composition with the bright colored flowers and the dead pieces of wood in the scene. This really shows the plant in its environment.

Posted by David Cobb on June 23, 2010 at 12:32 AM

Nice Marylynne, you just reminded me of the ones I'll need to process from atop the Pillars of Rome.

Posted by Marylynne Diggs on June 25, 2010 at 12:46 AM

Thanks, everyone. David Bostock: I did a square crop and liked the tidy-ness of that variation. Thanks for the suggestion.

Tomorrow morning I'll head up and see if any are still blooming this weekend. I arrived tonight to find my fridge dead and the house smelly, so no sunsets or flower pics yet this trip (but I did take a break for a quick moonrise shot ;-)