Trout Lily
by Steven Schwartzman
Title
Trout Lily
Artist
Steven Schwartzman
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The trout lily, also known as dogtooth violet, is one of the first wildflowers of spring across large parts of the eastern United States. The trout lily is small and usually grows in the protection of underbrush and branches of other plants, so photographing this wildflower can be difficult. I had to lie on the ground, and the bright spots of light in front of me caused reflective and refractive artifacts in the glass components of the camera's lens. I decided that rather than try to avoid those effects, which would probably have been impossible anyway, I'd welcome them as abstract elements into my picture.
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March 26th, 2015
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Comments (10)
Mo Barton
L/F beautiful light and image!
Steven Schwartzman replied:
It was the first time I'd been able to photograph one of these, so I was happy.
Connie Handscomb
Love the bokeh here, Steven! {the effects are welcome; nice you kept them!} ; this wildflower is so tiny & you've captured it splendidly ;)))
Steven Schwartzman replied:
It was the first chance I'd ever gotten to photograph this little flower in the wild, so I was happy to get something good.
Jacqueline Athmann
Surprise & Congratulations!! Your photo has been featured on Flowers Up Close group homepage! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us! F/L
Doug Swanson
Love the colors!
Steven Schwartzman replied:
I don't recall a mix of colors quite like these in any of my other photographs.
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