Still Waiting On Spring
I got out to shoot last Thursday and did find a few late blooming bloodroot, but haven’t processed them yet. Still lacking on new growth as the only thing showing was some coiled up Skunk Cabbage and a few emerging Mayapples. I did get a little creative with an interesting formation on a stump I found last fall. At the time I found it I shot it with some small white flowers I found in a field but wasn’t happy with the lack of color. My wife had bought some flowers from the store call Sun Stars, I carried them with me to use with this stump idea. Shot both images with my Fuji S5 and a Tamron 90mm macro lens, f/stop at f/32 .

After I finished shooting this one I was heading back to the trail I came in on and found a large Turkey feather. I always keep interesting finds as it could come in handy combining it with another subject. I went to visit another downed tree trunk that also had some interesting patterns in the wood. I combined the Turkey feather with this stump. You sometimes have to use your imagination when waiting for spring to showed up.

In a few days I’ll post one of the Bloodroot flowers I shot on this day.
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That stump is pretty wild Mike. Looks a it like an open mouth with some sharp teeth in it.
Mike: Good job using your imagination! I like both images a lot. You have a gift for putting disparate elements together to create a beautiful image.