Prairie Trillium

Gallery: FloraPosted May 9, 201150 views9 comments

Prairie Trillium (Trillium recurvatum) in my yard.

About twenty years ago I decided to let much of my yard go back to nature. Fortunately I had never herbicided it so many of native woodland wildflowers came back. This trillium for example.

Nikon 700; Nikkor 200mm; 1/25s at f/8 -067; Tripod; ACR

Comments and criticisms always welcome.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 9, 2011 at 4:38 PM

Stunning color for those purplish petals, David. Nice composition with the right angle to show the innards of the flower. Highly pleasing

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 9, 2011 at 4:53 PM

No nits! Lovely colors and detail.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 9, 2011 at 7:12 PM

A fine image David. Good subject separation and a very appealing color palette. Beautiful work. No suggestions.

pat

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 9, 2011 at 8:49 PM

I applaud you for letting your yard revert. (I've tried that in a couple of small areas with very limited success.) The veined purple sepals (I think they're sepals) are really outstanding.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on May 9, 2011 at 8:50 PM

Beauty. Nice color and detail in the purple petals.

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on May 9, 2011 at 10:50 PM

What a lucky guy having wildflowers in your yard.

Really like the comp and good details and DOF.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 9, 2011 at 11:22 PM

David: Glad you did what you did. Beautiful flower superbly captured.>=))>

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 10, 2011 at 5:04 AM

Wonderful clarity of detail, David, and a strong composition, with just the right amount of stem to set off the flower to perfection. Beautiful !!

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Comment posted by Bernie Kasper on May 10, 2011 at 2:58 PM

I have shot this flower for years and still haven't found an image I really liked David, but this one definitely fits the bill !!

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