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Pyrolaceae Chimaphila maculata Spotted Wintergreen Pipsissewa Striped Princes Pine Dragons Tongue

Chimaphila maculata | ©2015 David Allio

 

Spotted Wintergreen Chimaphila maculata blooms and fruits on the woodland floor of Jefferson National Forest in Scott County Virginia. This evergreen also known as Striped Princes Pine or Dragons Tongue, native to eastern North America, is listed as endangered in Illinois and Maine.1


camera: Nikon D3 | lens: AF Nikkor VR Zoom Zoom 24-70mm f/2.8G
focal length: 40mm | exposure: f/18 – 1/13th – ISO 1000



1USDA.gov. PLANTS Database, Web. 23 July 2015. plants.usda.gov.


Alleghany Highlands cloud-to-cloud lightning Mountain Lightning Series

Lightning Emerging – Mountain Lightning Series | ©2015 David Allio

 

Lightning Emerging through the clouds flashes across the Alleghany Highlands.


camera: Nikon D3 | lens: AF Nikkor Zoom 14-24mm f/2.8G
focal length: 14mm | exposure: f/8 – 20 seconds – ISO 800