April is a Memory

I was walking one morning last week and the  leaves of this bloodroot caught my eye. Woodland beauty continues even when the flowers are done blooming. The leaves will grow and glow until the canopy closes in. 

Spring Morning

The crops are being planted in southern Minnesota and it's the time to do some temporary camera planting.  It helps to have a hill.  Technical: f22, 11 mm focal length on Canon 7D, 18 mm full frame equivalent.  One of several shots taken with the camera back in the leaves.

Ephemeral

May 1st, 3 inches of new snow.
May 6th, peak bloom.
May 9th, it's over.
Ephemeral.

Bloodroot Close Up

The wind was blowing and the petals were falling yesterday when I was out looking for my second favorite spring flower to photograph, the bloodroot.  This fascination started when we would pick the flowers and smear the red juice on ourselves.  Technical: handheld, f 2.8, 100 mm Macro lens.