Fireweed

Gallery: FloraPosted September 3, 2013103 views4 comments

Fireweed growing near Roughlock Falls in Spearfish Canyon in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Thanks for your comments and critiques.

Canon 7D
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4 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 4, 2013 at 2:00 PM

Lovely blossoms. Getting toward the end of the season for them. Nothing you can do about it here, but I think I would have clipped the two stalks in the foreground.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on September 4, 2013 at 3:17 PM

Not a flower I know, Richard - fascinating scrolled stigmas ( at least I assume they're stigmas ). Very nicely captured with appropriate dof. My only thought is for seeing them from a slightly broader perspective - but, of course, I don't know what that might have meant for distractions.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on September 4, 2013 at 11:45 PM

Richard:I've only been in the Spearfish Canyon once and really didn't get to explore all that much. This makes me want to go back. I'll pretty much ditto Phil regarding the empty stalks but the unique subject more than carries the day. >=))>

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 10, 2013 at 10:18 PM

Hi Richard

Good color and BG here. .. thanks for sharing this lovely plant

Albert Darmo

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