Posts Tagged: Sigma DP3 Merrill
Evening Primrose
OK, I need help with this one. About three feet high, growing along the Scenic Highway in Cranberry Wilderness, July 13, 2014. See the second frame (below) for leaves. These will make dandy 24 inch prints!
Update: Thanks to my friends at the West Virginia Native Plant Society who identified it for me. It is Oenothera biennis. I have to find a way to turn off auto spell correction! it keeps changing these latin names! Lets see if it sticks this time.
Sigma DP3 Merrill, Sigma Photo Pro, Ps CS6.
Milkweed on Allegheny Back Mountain
Asclepias syriaca, unless I am corrected. I spent three days recently in the southern Highlands, in the proposed Birthplace of Rivers National Monument (Cranberry Wilderness, Williams River, Tea Creek, Elk River, Shavers Fork Headwaters) and had a wonderful time. The wildflowers were amazing, so of course I had to do a little floral photography. This is the second of several milkweed images I will post over the next few days, all taken along the Allegheny Front on Allegheny Back Mountain.
I was amazed to see how many milkweeds (Asclepias) there are when I looked up the latin name for this one. I believe this is common milkweed (syriaca), but herbaceous plants are not my strength, so please correct me if I am mistaken.
Sigma DP3 Merrill, Sigma Photo Pro, Ps CS6.
Milkweed Buds with Bug
Asclepias syriaca, I think. I spent three days recently in the southern Highlands, in the proposed Birthplace of Rivers National Monument (Cranberry Wilderness, Williams River, Tea Creek, Elk River, Shavers Fork Headwaters) and had a wonderful time. The wildflowers were amazing, so of course I had to do a little floral photography. This is the first of several milkweed images I will post over the next few days, all taken along the Allegheny Front on Allegheny Back Mountain.
I was amazed to see how many milkweeds (Asclepias) there are when I looked up the latin name for this one. I believe this is common milkweed (syriaca), but herbaceous plants are not my strength, so please correct me if I am mistaken.
Sigma DP3 Merrill, Sigma Photo Pro, Ps CS6.
Antietam
When I look at the finer branch structure I think catalpa, Catalpa speciosa. But when I look at the larger branch structure (as they leave the trunk) and looking at the bark I think linden, Tilia americana. Not like me to be stumped on our native trees. I do think it is catalpa, but I’ll have to go back and look more closely. In any case, this is one old and massive tree!
Sigma DP3 Merrill, Sigma Photo Pro, Ps CS6.
Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum, or arrowwood virburnum. This is a common native viburnum in eastern North America.
Sigma DP3 Merrill, Sigma Photo Pro 5.5, Ps CS6.
Pinxter Azalea on Dolly Sods
Rhododendron periclymenoides, one of our native and deciduous azaleas. I learned today that azaleas are toxic, including even their nectar.
Sigma DP3 Merrill, Sigma Photo Pro, Ps CS6.
Brilliant Light at the Crossroads
New spring growth on these hackberries, Celtis occidentalis, side-lit by brilliant evening sunlight. I hope this provides some relief during these dreary rainy days. This particular pasture has always fascinated me visually, though I couldn’t really say why. But on this particular evening it was clear.
Sigma DP3 Merrill, Sigma Photo Pro, Ps CS6.
Magnolia
And another. I shot a bunch of these this year.
Sigma DP3 Merrill, Sigma Photo Pro, Ps CS6.
Another Bridge
Another shot from the same day. The fog came rapidly and cleared out even more rapidly. This shot was earlier than the previously posted one… by four minutes. I don’t believe I even moved my tripod.
Sigma DP3 Merrill, Sigma PP5.5, Ps CS6.