7.20.2008

Spotted Saxifrage


I have just returned from three days and two nights in glorious Glacier National Park. To my delight the days were warm, skies were blue with clouds of white. Waterfalls flowing, lakes massive and flowers colored the earth in glory! Seriously, every color of flower and so so many! Nights were cool with a full moon traveling through the sky.

There is one flower that I saw two years ago and when I took it's portrait I did not do it justice. I have been waiting to find it in my wanderings ever since. It is very tiny and something about the cone like center against the petals and polka dots that makes this little creature a challenge to shoot in focus.

I came across this little beauty, just one patch of it this trip. The wind was blowing, I don't use a tripod, macro lens is heavy = all shots might be out of focus. To my delight I love the images I took of the fanciful little Spotted Saxifrage.

12 comments:

tanyBUG said...

wow what an amazing flower! nice shot!

NANCY LEFKO said...

absolutely beautiful....

Karen Mowrey said...

Now those are perfect! Gorgeous, simply gorgeous.

Pam said...

Beautiful, charming. A delight to behold.

studio lolo said...

What a superb shot! Gorgeous flowers. Isn't Mother nature amazing?

Nicole V Lozano said...

what an amazing little flower and what a privledge to stumble upon it again. Such are natures treasures...

Kirsten said...

they are so pretty!

Rowena said...

what a pretty flower. and what an adventure you must have been on, like a treasure hunt.

Laura B said...

what a beautiful photograph! Nature creates such delicate design :)

Jenn: said...

It looks as though you have interupted the conversation of two well dressed ladies.
Beauriful shot.

kazumiwannabe said...

Nature provides the loveliest dots! And your photograph shows it greatly!

laurel said...

Beautiful photo of a beautiful flower! Sounds like a really awesome trip. I'm jealous.