Posts in Category: Wilderness
Old Friend
Crataegus sp., hawthorn or haw, old and weather beaten on Dolly Sods. This is one of several old friends I manage to visit and admire once or twice a year. This spring I discovered one of its companions (offspring perhaps – behind where I am standing and not visible) is nearly thornless. This one surely is not.
50mm Zeiss Makro-Planar ZF.2, Sony A7r2, Lr 6, Ps CS6.
On Roaring Plains
This image is somewhat experimental for me. I know what caught my attention and it is presented here, but what I question is if it is compelling for others. I learned a long time ago that my visual sensibilities are somewhat different from that of most people.
50mm ƒ1.4 SMC Takumar m42, Sony A7r2, Lr 6, Ps CS6.
Mountain Holly
Mountain holly, Ilex montana, in Dolly Sods Wilderness.
90mm Zeiss Sonnar G, Sony A7r2, Lr 6, Ps CS6.
Mountain Holly
Mountain holly, Ilex montana, in Dolly Sods Wilderness. Not mucronata (formerly Nemopanthus) or verticillata, both of which are also called mountain holly locally. All three are deciduous.
50mm ƒ1.4 SMC Takumar m42, Sony A7r2, Lr 6, Ps CS6.
Ilex Montana on Dolly Sods
Mountain Holly, Ilex montana, one of our three native hollies.
90mm Zeiss Sonnar G, Sony A7r2, Lr 6, Ps CS6.
Interrupted Fern on Dolly Sods
Osmunda claytoniana.
21mm Zeiss Distagon ZF.2, Sony A7r, Lr 5, Ps CS6.
Hybrid Wild Azalea
This story is probably more interesting than the photo. Do you see the ruffled edges on the petals? I’ve read that this is a pretty good indication of hybridization. This is on Dolly Sods, so certainly one parent is roseshell (prinophyllum). The other is likely flame (calendulaceum), though I have never seen flame on the front. There was no fragrance that I could detect.
50mm Zeiss Makro-Planar ZF.2, Sony A7II, Lr 5, Ps CS6.
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia, full of flower buds. This was at dusk, May 30, 2015, on Dolly Sods.
28-90mm Leica Vario-Elmarit R, Sony A7r, Lr 5, Ps CS6.