Blue Phlox Wildflower, Fort St. Clair Park, Ohio
Closeup photographs of small wildflowers require a heavy tripod to hold the camera steady, along with no breeze to move the flowers during the exposure. Early morning is usually the best time for calm conditions. A quality macro (close focusing) lens allows you to get intimate enough to immerse yourself in the flowers' world. You can appreciate the subtleties of the color variations of the pinwheel-like blossoms.
Blue phlox (Phlox divaricata) are bluish to violet springtime flowers, their petals radiating out from the tip of the stem. Their petals are wedge-shaped, with a notch or two at the outer edge. Their stamens are completely hidden, and their stems are sticky and hairy. In the northern United States, they like rich, open woods.
Photo location: Fort St. Clair Park near Eaton, Preble County, Ohio.
