“Wake-Robin Pose”
“Sometimes nature creates its own compositions, using what’s on hand, usually with wonderful results.” – Ed Lehming
This is my second red trillium (wake-robin) photo, but I do like them so much. For those who have tried to photograph them, they tend to pose two challenges: first, red is difficult to expose properly against the greens and browns of the forest floor. Most images are overexposed or details are lost. Second, red trillium blossoms tend to droop or face the forest floor, so it’s tough to get a straight on shot, unless you are willing to get real low to the ground. With the more and more present ticks, many of us now hesitate to do this without taking special precautions.
This past Sunday, nature helped me out. It was a cold sleet filled day and I was surprised that they were even blooming; all the other spring flowers had closed for the day. However, despite the overcast sky, there was good diffused light to photograph by, meaning I did not risk blown-out or overly contrasty images. I was also helped out by a fallen branch that this blossom was resting on, showing the full face of a nicely formed blossom. The stick also runs diagonally through the frame making for a lovely, naturally occuring composition. With a few minutes properly framing the image for a good angle and light balance, the resulting photo is shown here.
Nikon D800
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro 1:1 (272ENII)@90mm
1/80 sec, f/4.5, ISO 200
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I like it even better than the first, which WordPress helpfully added as a related post.
Nice sot Ed. I like the composition. I can relate to the difficulty of shooting these lovely flowers.
Lovely shot!
Thank you
Nice quote! Lovely photo
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It’s very beautiful, Ed. Red and purple are very hard to photograph. I’m glad that day was made for you to capture this gorgeous color,!
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My pleasure!
Ed, A beautiful photo of an exquisite wake-robin. And, yes, wonderful artistic composition.
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So lovely, so real! The colors are absolutely majestic!
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You are very welcome!
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Beautiful.
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You’re welcome.