Yellowstone Glacier Lily

Gallery: FloraPosted June 6, 201269 views9 comments

I was in Yellowstone NP the third week in May. In addition to the amazing wildlife and scenery a few wildflowers caught my eye. Glacier lilies bloom in early spring, often opening soon after snow melt. I captured this image before sunrise. Later in the day it will stand up and open to pollinators.

Nikon D700; Nikkor 200mm; f/5, -0.33; iso 200; tripod

Comments and criticisms always welcome.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 6, 2012 at 5:43 PM

Unique wildflower, from one of the most unique places on earth.
One has to experience Yellowstone at least once in their lifetime.
Love the yellow and green combo, and they way the lily has relaxed downward so gracefully.
Nice work David

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 6, 2012 at 8:16 PM

David:
Caught this one snoozing. A very low down POV; hope you did not get your belly wet/cold taking this.

The very low light on the yellow gives this a nice glow. Would have been nice to see the arched stem from a slight different angle rather than straight on giving the impression that this flower has fallen off its stem and lying on the leaf.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on June 7, 2012 at 2:08 AM

David, I love the yellow and green and the light. When I first saw this I did think that the flower had fallen off the stem, so I agree to see a slightly different angle would have been great also.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 7, 2012 at 1:27 PM

Good job with getting the flower and front leaf sharp. These flowers (and their eastern relative the Trout Lily) are hard to photography and you've done an excellent job here. I love the recurved petals.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 7, 2012 at 4:17 PM

I agree with Gary and Barbara. Nice colors and low angle.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 7, 2012 at 4:52 PM

Looks like you were very quiet and didn't wake it up yet. Excellent gesture in this. Also, the color, sharpness, and dof are just as nice.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 7, 2012 at 11:24 PM

Wonderful to see such a lovely wildflower in context.

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on June 9, 2012 at 6:46 AM

Beautifully catch of this lovely flower, David! I especially like the choice of a vertical comp that gives room to the upper leaf.

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Comment posted by Nigel Hart on June 15, 2012 at 10:31 PM

Oh how utterly stunning! The shape, colour, point-of-view is amazing.
Thank you for this beautiful slice of Yellowstone.

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