Delightful look at Mother Nature’s wild garden, photograph by Cathy Jones Featured Alumni Photo: “White Trillium and Spring Beauty” by Cathy Jones is a delightful look at Mother Nature’s wild garden of spring. It’s a well composed, well exposed capture that can’t help but bring joy to its viewer. However, one fault I find with [...]
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Moments in Nature: Prairie Coneflower Petal
Something so tiny, yet worth capturing. Moments in Nature: The last drop of dew for this Prairie Coneflower petal – Mother Nature’s morning shower . ~ Mark S. Carlson, Naturalist Photographer About the Author: Mark S. Carlson leads eco-photo tours to scenic locations around the Great Lakes region while teaching fundamental photography skills and nature ecology. Mark’s photography is [...]
Mark S. Carlson, moments in nature, wildflowersFeatured Alumni Photo: Lily of the Valley
Featured Alumni Photo: Lily of the Valley. Featured Alumni Photo: During our spring Excursion at DeVries Nature Conservancy in Owosso, Michigan, participant Donna Kowalaczyk captured this interesting photo of a pair of Lily-of-the-Valley blossoms. Interesting subject matter; simplicity is a powerful composition technique; Good select focus point and choice of depth-of-field. Perhaps placing the pair [...]
Donna Kowalczyk, featured alumni photo, Mark S. Carlson, wildflowersMichigan’s Copper Country, Bold & Beautiful in Autumn
…From falling waters to falling color. Michigan’s Copper Country, Bold & Beautiful in Autumn Copper country is a destination for all things autumn in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula From the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula to the rolling terrain of Porcupine Mountains State Park, the northwest territory of Michigan offers some of the most scenic beauty [...]
autumn, Eco-Photo Tours, Mark S. Carlson, Upper Peninsula, Waterfalls, wildflowers, WildlifeBlooms of Sleeping Bear Dunes: Smooth Rose
The wild, but not Irish, rose. Blooms of Sleeping Bear Dunes – Smooth Rose: The scenic views at Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore speak for themselves in majesty and drama, but the Smooth Rose provides stunning compliments to the landscape with its colorful blooms. The plant is called “Smooth Rose” because, unlike their thorny cousin, [...]
Eco-Photo Excursions, Leelanau Peninsula, Mark S. Carlson, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, smooth rose, wildflowersFeatured Alumni Photo: Trout Lily
Featured Alumni Photo of a Trout Lilly. Featured Alumni Photo: We enjoyed a beautiful sunny day in May during our DeVries Nature Conservancy Eco~Photo Excursion in Owosso, Michigan. Participants focused their camera’s and attention on the myriad of spring blooms, from ornamental trees to carpets of woodland wildflowers. Participant Cathy Jones shared some of her trophy [...]
Cathy Jones, featured alumni photo, Mark S. Carlson, nature photography tips, wildflowersFeatured Alumni Photo: Green-Tinted Trillium
Featured alumni photo of a green-tinted trillium. Featured Alumni Photo: This past May 11th, we conducted our Ephemeral Spring Eco~Photo Excursion at Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The trillium were magnificent! One of our participants, Craig Stoehre, captured a photo of a Green-tinted trillium (T. grandiflorum). The green coloration is caused by a virus [...]
alumni, Craig Stoehre, featured alumni photo, Mark S. Carlson, Seasonal Photography, Spring, trillium, wildflowersMichigan’s Nodding Trillium
Nodding Trillium of Michigan – a shy but beautiful wildflower. Michigan Nodding Trillum. Nodding Trillium (Trillium cernuum) could be considered the shyest trillium of our eight species native to the Great Lakes region because it hides its blossom beneath a tight whorl of broad, ovate leaves. Its habitat varies from mixed coniferous-hardwoods in the north, [...]
Mark S. Carlson, Seasonal Photography, Spring, trillium, wildflowersNature Photography Tips: Capturing Early Spring Wildflowers in Best Light
Spring wildflowers love the bright light and full sunshine. Nature Photography Tips from Mark S. Carlson: The majority of early spring wildflowers respond and open during bright sunshine. Sometimes good photos can be captured during such lighting conditions, but for the most part, bright overcast light would be more desirable. The image of a Round-lobed Hepatica [...]
Mark S. Carlson, nature photography tips, Seasonal Photography, Spring, wildflowersMichigan’s Bent Trillium
Bent Trillium (Trillium flexipes) is perhaps the most confusing of the eight-trillium species native to the Great Lakes region. Also known as ‘Drooping’ or ‘White’ trillium, it often hybridizes with Red Trillium (T. erectum) and Nodding Trillium (T. cernuum), creating even more confusion for the armature botanist. It occurs in 20 Michigan counties, down the [...]
bent trillium, Mark S. Carlson, Spring, trillium, wildflowersMichigan’s Trillium of the Snow
Trilliums of Michigan – Snow Trillium, a threatened species. Michigan Snow Trillium: Snow Trillium (Trillium nivale) is the true harbinger of spring of the eight Great Lakes trillium species. Blooming as early as mid-March, it often wakes up under a blanket of snow, hence it’s name, nivale, meaning “of the snow.” In fact, snow trillium [...]
Mark S. Carlson, Seasonal Photography, snow trillium, Spring, trillium, wildflowersRed Trillium – Harbinger of a Michigan Spring
Trilliums of Michigan – Red Trillium Red Trillium of Michigan: After Snow Trillium (T. nivale), “Red Trillium” (T. erectum) is the next trillium species in the Great Lakes region to begin its bloom period. As a result, it’s sometimes referred to as “Wake-robin”. From mid to late April into June, this striking flower of the [...]
Mark S. Carlson, red trillium, Seasonal Photography, Spring, trillium, wildflowers