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Claytonia virginica

Portulacaceae Claytonia virginica Virginia springbeauty

Claytonia virginica | ©2015 David Allio

 

Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica1 is a perennial plant native to most of Eastern North America.2


camera: Nikon D60 | lens: AF Nikkor VR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
focal length: 105mm | exposure: f/16 – 1/200th – ISO 400


1Flower identification: Lynn Appleget – Appleget Associates
2USDA.gov. PLANTS Database | USDA PLANTS. PLANTS Database | USDA PLANTS. USDA.gov, Web. 3 May 2015. plants.usda.gov.

Posted on: 11 May 2015

Ponding Mill Creek | VA

George Washington National Forest Ponding Mill Creek water-polished stone

Ponding Mill Creek | ©2015 David Allio

 

Water in Ponding Mill Creek create a rapid flow around a large water-polished stone. Ponding Mill Creek is a trout stream in the Alleghany Highlands portion of the George Washington National Forest.


camera: Nikon D3 | lens: AF Nikkor VR Zoom 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED
focal length: 90mm | exposure: f/22 – 1/15th – ISO 100

Posted on: 7 May 2015

Red Flowering Dogwood

Cornaceae Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida

Cornus florida | ©2015 David Allio

 

This Red Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida signals that Spring has arrived in the Alleghany Highlands of Virginia.


camera: Nikon D60 | lens: AF Nikkor VR Zoom 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED
focal length: 190mm | exposure: f/20 – 1/640th – ISO 400

Posted on: 4 May 2015