Another plant that I find difficult to shoot. In the camera, it looks best in the morning with softer light (first images). In the eye, I like it in afternoon light (later images).
Double bloodroot
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I had double bloodroot blooming for the first time this spring, and I also found it hard to get a good picture of. Kathy P. from Cold Climate Gardening sent me a start of them last spring.
They remind me of waterlilies and I love how the foliage acts like a cloak protecting the flowers.
Just a thought about the photo light time of day issue – my art nerd guess is that a white flower requires the help of shadows to appreciate its structure and shape. If you look at the morning picture you can see the flower petals making shadows on the flower… this brings out the shape of the flower, even though a picture is flat. When you view it in 3D with your own eye in the afternoon (full light) shadows aren’t required to exhibit the structure and shape of the flower – your eye will get this information because you are moving around the flower (it is no longer 2D).
Very, very plausible. I am very aware of how much the mind fills in that often isn’t there in a disappointing photo.
…of course there’s no such thing as a disappointing picture of a flower:) at least not on this blog…
Ooh, that’s a pretty plant I’ve never heard of. Beautiful images, Craig.
I recived my one olant of double bloodwort from my 100 year old friend years ago. And I look forward to it every spring. The leaves are gorgeous.
Connie Lynch