Backlit Pasque Flowers Wood Print

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Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy..
Photographed in Reno, Nevada

The Pasque flower, also known as the May Day flower (Pulsatilla) is the state flower of South Dakota. The Pasque flower grows wild throughout the state of South Dakota. The Pasque flower is a solitary bell-shaped flower, lavender colored, and plumed seed heads, belonging to the buttercup family. Pasque flower is found distributed from the northwestern U.S. to northern Alaska. The Pasque flower is called by many names like: Prairie smoke, Goslinweed and Prairie crocus. The pasque plant bears a hairy peduncle above the whorled leaves with a single large flower at its apex. This peduncle continues to elongated after the flower sheds its petals. Each flower is approximately 3 inches in open condition, consisting of 5-8 petal-like sepals, an elongated cluster of white to purple styles, and a ring of numerous yellow stamens. The petal color ranges from dark lavender to almost white. There are no petals...

Life is like a camera...Focus on what is important, Capture the good times, Develop from the negatives, and if things don't work out, take another shot.... Having lived in the south (Florida & Mississippi) for 54 years my dream was to move out West which I did in 2008. I am in awe of this beautiful country that we call home, and photography has become a very important part of my life. Lighting and perseverance are top of the list, if it's having to hike for miles to get your shot, or waiting for hours in the freezing cold for a train, taking hundreds of images of birds or wildlife to get that one beautiful capture, or being up at all hours of the night or early morning to get the full Moon or Milky Way. These are things which a...