Last week, I spent a morning photographing at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge outside of Rock Hall, Maryland. I wasn’t sure what to expect at this time of year. I ended up having a wonderful time – photographing some colorful leaves and several flowers. One of the wildflowers I photographed was Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota). I’ve been wanting to photograph Queen Anne’s Lace for a while – just hadn’t found the right plant in the right light. On Friday morning, I found it.
I only spotted this one Queen Anne’s Lace plant still flowering along the Bayview-Butterfly Trail. But it was in a perfect location, on an overcast day. So I spent about 30 minutes photographing the plant from different angles.
My first photos were from above – a typical angle for photographing Queen Anne’s Lace.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
As I was photographing it from above, I noticed just how detailed and intricate the flower of the Queen Anne’s Lace really is. So I decided to try a few closer in photos – from a few different angles. I’m really happy with some of the photos I took – they really show the intricate beauty of the Queen Anne’s Lace.
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
(c) 2009 Patty Hankins
Now that I’ve taken a closer look at Queen Anne’s Lace – I’ll definitely be looking for more of it photograph next year.
Nicely captured. I especially enjoyed the last one with the shallow DoF. Queen Anne’s Lace is interesting through the entire blooming/drying stages, I think. Beautiful, beautiful plant.