Sneezeweed – Skywatch Friday
I love the wetland/prairie conservation area at our local park. A walking trail surrounds and winds through one corner of it allowing for great views of the wildflowers and all sorts of creatures, too. I have always loved flowers, but since I have been photographing them, I am amazed at all the different wildflowers there are.
The prairie area at the park is awash in golds and purples from goldenrods and asters, but there are other flowers here as well. This yellow one caught my eye because it reminded me of a little golden ball wearing a bright yellow tutu. It’s called Sneezeweed—not a very alluring name for such a pretty little flower. I learned that the name is not a reference to a potential allergic response, rather it refers to the once-common practice of pulverizing the leaves into snuff.
I wish I would have taken some macros of this plant, but it was while I was taking this photo that I noticed the spider and her web that I featured a few days ago. You can view a nice close-up of this flower posted by the Connecticut Botanical Society. Sneezeweed grows in wet meadows and swamps.
I’m learning that photographing yellow in bright sunlight is just as difficult as photographing white. Yellow just seems to absorb the light leaving my photo feeling overexposed. Any suggestions for compensating for this are welcome.
The prairie area at the park is awash in golds and purples from goldenrods and asters, but there are other flowers here as well. This yellow one caught my eye because it reminded me of a little golden ball wearing a bright yellow tutu. It’s called Sneezeweed—not a very alluring name for such a pretty little flower. I learned that the name is not a reference to a potential allergic response, rather it refers to the once-common practice of pulverizing the leaves into snuff.
I wish I would have taken some macros of this plant, but it was while I was taking this photo that I noticed the spider and her web that I featured a few days ago. You can view a nice close-up of this flower posted by the Connecticut Botanical Society. Sneezeweed grows in wet meadows and swamps.
I’m learning that photographing yellow in bright sunlight is just as difficult as photographing white. Yellow just seems to absorb the light leaving my photo feeling overexposed. Any suggestions for compensating for this are welcome.
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I took some photos of a yellow field of flowers of this - all dismal offerings. :) It's overcast today so I'm going to try again.
Carletta’s Captures.
I've never heard of a flower named Sneezewood... Not too appealing as a name, is it???? ha
Have a great weekend.
Hugs,
Betsy
Your yellow looks good here. I have trouble with yellow blooms, too.
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