As far as I’m concerned, with trilliums no number of photos is ever enough.
April 23, 2011
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I agree with you. I especially like the third photo. The petals almost look transparent.
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Comment by kateri — April 23, 2011 @ 5:07 am
That one was still wet from a little snow that had fallen on it during the night.
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Comment by montucky — April 23, 2011 @ 8:48 am
These are photo poetry!
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Comment by Tammy McLeod — April 23, 2011 @ 8:45 am
Thank you Tammy!
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Comment by montucky — April 23, 2011 @ 8:49 am
I love stopping by to visit your beautiful flowers of Spring.
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Comment by bearyweather — April 23, 2011 @ 9:35 am
Thank you! I spend as much time as I possibly can in the forests and have developed a deep love for the wildflowers. They are both beautiful and amazing, and I’m glad that you enjoy seeing them!
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Comment by montucky — April 23, 2011 @ 9:14 pm
Exquisite beauty and detail. I’m with you – you can’t have enough trilliums!
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Comment by Marcie — April 23, 2011 @ 9:42 am
I see them frequently throughout the spring as they bloom at different times at different elevations. I always have to stop a look closely at them, they are so pretty!
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Comment by montucky — April 23, 2011 @ 9:16 pm
I agree, too. Your photos are lovely. Ours are not even up yet.
Happy Easter to you and your family.
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Comment by sandy — April 23, 2011 @ 11:33 am
I’ve only seen them in bloom in this one location so far. For some reason they are earlier there.
Happy Easter to you and your family too!
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Comment by montucky — April 23, 2011 @ 9:17 pm
Oh love these trillium still wrapped in the plant. Beautifully done. My favorite flower of spring by far! You are so right–can never see too many of them.
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Comment by Bo Mackison — April 23, 2011 @ 1:37 pm
Thanks Bo. They are the ones I most look forward to seeing. Part of that is because of where they grow here: their bloom also signals the time when at least the lower end of the forest trails are open.
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Comment by montucky — April 23, 2011 @ 9:20 pm
I just posted a note about a Glacier Park wildflowers book. I think you have more than enough great photographs here to do your own NW Montana wildflowers book.
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Comment by knightofswords — April 23, 2011 @ 2:33 pm
I will have to take a look at that book. Yes, I have a lot of wildflower photos, but I’m far from having the scientific knowledge of them to do a creditable job with a book about them. It would be fun to do with a real botanist though!
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Comment by montucky — April 23, 2011 @ 9:22 pm
I agree… never enough of this beautiful flower… the last two in the series are my favorites!
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Comment by Victoria — April 23, 2011 @ 3:25 pm
I always finish spring with a hundred new trillium photos. The buds have an endless number of different expressions. On the day I took these, there were only buds, none in full bloom. Today was very warm and tomorrow will be as well. I must return to that spot on the next dry day and get some shots of them in full bloom (as though I needed more trillium photos!).
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Comment by montucky — April 23, 2011 @ 9:25 pm
Hi Montucky, Gee, your close-ups are wonderful and sharp. Have a fine evening and a super nice Sunday.
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Comment by wildlifewatcher — April 23, 2011 @ 3:33 pm
Thanks wildlifewatcher! Have a great Easter!
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Comment by montucky — April 23, 2011 @ 9:26 pm
Spectacular shots. I especially like the depth of field in the first, third and fourth images. It really draws the eye. The fourth image is incredible and calls for a 20 x 16 print my friend.
Great work indeed.
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Comment by Jeff Lynch — April 23, 2011 @ 5:08 pm
Thanks Jeff! Trilliums are just so much fun to photograph, and I also enjoy the challenge of shooting them in their natural setting. They are very photogenic! I may have some prints made of the trilliums. I’ve only had a few prints made so far. Some were of the little Pigmy owl, and those turned out gret!
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Comment by montucky — April 23, 2011 @ 9:29 pm
Those flowers are just poised to pop, aren’t they? You can almost feel them struggling to escape the clasping leaves…
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Comment by Kim — April 23, 2011 @ 5:16 pm
Yes, they were ready, waiting for a warm day, which might have been today, although it’s still cold in their location, just below the snow line and in the canyon.
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Comment by montucky — April 23, 2011 @ 9:30 pm
Yes, I agree with you, Terry. These are beautiful!
🙂
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Comment by Val Erde — April 24, 2011 @ 6:02 pm
They are also plentiful, in this area at least, and some will be in bloom during the next month or so.
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Comment by montucky — April 24, 2011 @ 8:56 pm
Pure… that’s all…
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Comment by kcjewel — April 24, 2011 @ 6:37 pm
Especially the ones growing in the roadless areas!
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Comment by montucky — April 24, 2011 @ 8:57 pm
Awesome macros, so dainty and elegant.
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Comment by Candace — April 24, 2011 @ 8:49 pm
Thanks Candace. The buds have a beauty of their own and different from that of the full blossom.
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Comment by montucky — April 24, 2011 @ 8:58 pm
Beautiful and magical. I love the third photo. 🙂
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Comment by Anna — April 25, 2011 @ 8:46 am
I liked the water droplet on the petal. There are so many different looks to the buds that it’s fun to photograph them.
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Comment by montucky — April 25, 2011 @ 4:45 pm
Some wildflowers are more than just a flower. Apart from their beauty, they may also mean “Spring is finally here” or “This is where summer begins” etc. and I agree with you – one can’t get too many photos of them.
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Comment by Staffan H — April 25, 2011 @ 2:43 pm
This isn’t the earliest of our wildflowers, but when it blooms it does mean than spring is finally here. I also think it is one of the prettiest.
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Comment by montucky — April 25, 2011 @ 4:47 pm
Great set of photos from Trillium. I agree with You with the first sentence of this post!
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Comment by sartenada — April 29, 2011 @ 3:42 am
Trilliums hold my attention far longer than any other flower. They have such a simple elegance about them.
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Comment by montucky — April 29, 2011 @ 12:31 pm