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<\/a>Having grown up in New York I was accustomed to seeing trilliums in the forest that had broad petals some 3-6 inches long.\u00c2\u00a0 Or maybe they grew larger in my imagination.\u00c2\u00a0 But the coastal trillium blossoms in the Bay Area seem to be quite small with each thin petal about one or two inches long.\u00c2\u00a0 The dew drops on the trillium petals glistened and were like crystals of Tsoygol Latso Water (from India).<\/p>\nAs the trilliums under the coastal redwoods begin to fade they seem to go from white to pink to cranberry-ish colors. The day was overcast when I discovered these trillium \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6making the forest dark and dreary.\u00c2\u00a0 But the fog provided perfect even light for forest-floor photography.<\/p>\n
<\/a>polypore and stereum<\/p><\/div>\n
I would have needed an extremely slow shutter speed to obtain my desired depth-of-field, which is doable when there is no hint of a breeze.\u00c2\u00a0 Thanks to the Canon macro ring light I did not need a shutter speed slower than 1\/125 of a second.<\/p>\n
On the moist forest floor the ferns dance like geisha fans hovering over the fallen tree limbs adorned with mosses and fungus.\u00c2\u00a0 The rust brown colored old redwood branches and cones carpet the soft dirt ground and lightly traveled paths.\u00c2\u00a0 Every inch is a new composition of natural arrangements.<\/p>\n
Three petals remind me of all things triune \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Maiden-Mother-Crone, Father-Son-Holy Spirit, Root-Trunk-Branches, Waxing-Full-Waning Moon, Morning, Noon and Night.\u00c2\u00a0 So putting the trillium in a triptych seemed just right. Seeking tranquility in the midst of a stressful day or disturbing news broadcast?\u00c2\u00a0 Walk into the forest and make your home there \u00c2\u00a0— if for but a moment.<\/p>\n
If you live in the area and haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been to A Woman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Eye Gallery<\/strong><\/a> this is a good month to stop by.\u00c2\u00a0 There is a special exhibit of images from Morocco by Chris Kibre, Maureen McGettigan and myself.\u00c2\u00a0 Viewing a print is much different than seeing images in a digital file.\u00c2\u00a0 See you soon, enchala<\/em>. \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0(678 Portola Drive, next to the purple church).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The winter rains (yes it is spring now) usually bring the trilliums to bloom under the coastal redwoods in Marin in February.\u00c2\u00a0 But our rains have been late,\u00c2\u00a0 so many trilliums were blooming this past week.\u00c2\u00a0 This flower is a … Continue reading