This high key version of Dutchman’s Britches is from Shrenk’s Ferry Wildflower Preserve.
All the previous wildflower images in this series have been from Ridley Creek State Park. Ridley is a big place but I have found a few clusters of wildflowers.
By comparison Shrenk’s Ferry is a narrow glen along Grub Run that is less than a mile long. And the density of wildflowers is unbelievable…dare I say, the ground is completely covered with wildflowers. The show starts in late March to early April and goes to the middle of May. And the blanket of flowers changes from week to week as early bloomers give way to new arrivals. So the show is different every time you go.
Even though the walk up the glen is less that a mile allocate at least 2 hours.
The shooting metadata for this image is:
D200 with 105 macro
1/60 sec @ f/4 , ISO 100
Matrix, Aperture Priority, Comp +1