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Rare Cahaba Lily (Hymenocallis coronaria)

DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
edited June 23, 2008 in Other Cool Shots
Scott (bham) and I went out to the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge yesterday to photograph the rare and endangered Cahaba Lily (Hymenocallis coronaria). Here are a few of my shots.

Comments and suggestions are always welcome.

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Thanks for looking. More flowers located here.
Dixie
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    schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    I'll move this to OTS so the flower experts can savor them.

    Great portraits of these lovely ladies. The water drops are like their jewelry thumb.gif
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    Michael AtkinsMichael Atkins Registered Users Posts: 116 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    Absolutely beautiful! I especially like the first one. The close ups are also really great but I always like to appreciate the entire scene and you've done that exceptionally well here. Thanks for sharing these beautiful shots thumb.gif
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    black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,322 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2008
    Very nice series. Well done.
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    bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2008
    Here are a few of mine from the trip

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    Dixie taking a shot
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    SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2008
    Dixie wrote:
    Scott (bham) and I went out to the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge yesterday to photograph the rare and endangered Cahaba Lily (Hymenocallis coronaria). Here are a few of my shots.

    Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
    Click on the image for EXIF data.
    Thanks for looking. More flowers located here.

    Hi Dixie love that second shot nod.gif
    What a pretty flower, why is it endangered?

    Did you guys take your shoes and socks off to get those shots? :D

    Thanks for sharing thumb.gif ... Skippy :D
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    bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2008
    Getting to those flowers that grow only in shallow flowing water areas of the river required a good 10 to 15 minute trek out to them thru the river. I was wearing my crocs. The bottom of the river is covered by various rock formations and other growth. Some places it maybe 6 inches deep, others 6 feet. You must walk slowly and cautious especially when trying to keep camera equipment dry. I always bring an older tripod for use as a third leg for exploring what I can't see (usually the river bottom) before taking any step.
    "A photo is like a hamburger. You can get one from McDonalds for $1, one from Chili's for $5, or one from Ruth's Chris for $15. You usually get what you pay for, but don't expect a Ruth's Chris burger at a McDonalds price, if you want that, go cook it yourself." - me
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    DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2008
    Skippy wrote:
    Hi Dixie love that second shot nod.gif
    What a pretty flower, why is it endangered?

    Did you guys take your shoes and socks off to get those shots? :D

    Thanks for sharing thumb.gif ... Skippy :D
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    They are only growing in a few places in three states. ...a guess on my part, but I would have to assume with the building of dams, etc. their habitat is threatened. Here is a quote from one of the articles about the lily and you can see that they have very specific needs and polution is a major problem.
    Cahaba lilies live in specialized habitats; they only occur in open well-lit rocky shoals of streams and rivers. Other requirements the lilies have are swift-moving and well-oxygenated water free of pollution and sediments. The primary pollinator of the lily is a nighttime visitor known as the plebian sphinx moth. The moth is attracted to the lily by the fragrance of the flower and the sugary reward it offers. Once seeds are produced, they drop into the water and sink to the bottom where they are wedged into rock and grow to become new plants.
    I carried an old pair of shoes to wear in the river and changed back after I was out of the water.
    Dixie
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    ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,919 moderator
    edited June 19, 2008
    Dixie/Bham, those are beautiful flowers and great shots.

    Looks like you guys had to get dirty too. Thanks for that thumb.gif
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    DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2008
    schmoo wrote:
    I'll move this to OTS so the flower experts can savor them.

    Great portraits of these lovely ladies. The water drops are like their jewelry thumb.gif

    Thanks, schmoo.
    Dixie
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    DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2008
    bham wrote:
    Here are a few of mine from the trip

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    Dixie taking a shot


    Thanks, Scott. You got some nice ones too. Then you had to include the one with left-eyed guy shooting some pics.

    ...but it was a great day and all we got wet were our feet. ...and the tripod legs.
    Dixie
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    DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2008
    Thank yous to Michael and black mamba as well.
    Dixie
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    DixieDixie Registered Users Posts: 1,497 Major grins
    edited June 23, 2008
    ian408 wrote:
    Dixie/Bham, those are beautiful flowers and great shots.

    Looks like you guys had to get dirty too. Thanks for that thumb.gif


    Thanks, Ian. It was a great place to get "dirty."
    Dixie
    Photographs by Dixie
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    ...and bunches of Canon lenses - I'm equipment rich and dollar poor!
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