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Violets, Anyone?
Found a few Common Violet (Viola sororia) wildflowers growing in the nearby woodland a few days ago. Here are a couple of images I captured during my woodland hike: Right now, we’re getting quite a bit of rain. Can’t wait for a lull in the rain so I can get back out to see what […]
Posted in 2017, Blog, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: 2017, Blog, Cass County, Drexel, macro photography, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, spring, violet, wildflower, woodland
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Proverbial Needle in a Haystack
During my recent Misssouri woodland wildflower workshops, we found two Striped Cream Violets (Viola striata) along the rocky hillside where the Columbine wildflowers grow. Here are a few I captured during a couple of the workshops: Note: the bud just to the left (in the above photo) is a Violet Wood Sorrel, which grow rampant […]
Posted in 2015, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Photography Workshop, Wildflowers
Tags: 2015, Blog, Cass County, macro photography, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, spring, viola, violet, wildflower, woodland
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Common Violet Wildflower
Yesterday, I held my first of several, scheduled in-the-field workshops for wildflower photography. One of the many wildflowers we found blooming was the Common Violet (Viola sororia). Here are a few images I captured, alongside a student: And this next image was created by “focus-stacking” 10 images into one image: The Common Violet grows to […]
Dog-tooth Violets in Full Bloom
A few days ago, I posted some images of Dog-tooth Violets that were recently found in a Missouri woodland (Dog-tooth Violets Beginning to Bloom). These images showed the violets in a state of “partial bloom”, with the flower visible, but the petals are still hanging down. As the blooms mature, these petals arch upward, resulting […]
Posted in 2014, Blog, focus stacking, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: 2014, Blog, Cass County, macro photography, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, spring, violet, wildflower
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A Little Birdie Told Me
Today’s post features some gorgeous wildflowers I found last spring at Prairie State Park in southwest Missouri. At the time, I had not a clue as to what I had found growing along the top of one of the prairies. Fortunately, my friend Gerry Williamson (@USWildflowers on Twitter) posted a photo of these guys a […]
Posted in 2014, Blog, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: 2014, Blog, macro photography, meadow, Missouri, nature, nature photography, photography, prairie, Prairie State Park, spring, violet
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Dog-tooth Violets Beginning to Bloom
Last week on my hike through a woodland area near my Missouri home, I came across a lot of Dog-tooth Violets (Erythronium albidum), also sometimes called the Trout Lily. These are beautiful little wildflowers and I watch for them every spring as they seem to appear overnight and burst into a wonderful, little wildflower. In […]
Posted in 2014, Blog, focus stacking, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: 2014, Blog, Cass County, macro photography, nature, nature photography, photography, spring, violet, wildflower
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