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Fallen Lantern — Elan Mudrow Photography
Lewis and Clark National Historic Park, Oregon, March 2018
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I love seeing photos that have gone close up on what I might have walked right past
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Stunning photo – crisp and vivid.
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Oh, you were looking at Fallen Lantern. Sorry about that. You will see that it’s down on the ground lying on some moss. That’s why it’s “Fallen”. If I were to switch it around. One it would be just another closeup of a flower. Two. It would not produce the allegory which is kind of like a puzzle piece for you to figure out. Take care!
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Not sideways, just looking straight up.
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I thought it was sideways, but beautiful anyway!
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brilliant! merci!
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WOWWWWW nice photography.
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I think they’ve planted these in Heligan Gardens, over in UK, of all things. At least, they mentioned the rare Skunk Cabbage when I was on a tour and I thought, which one? I’ve only seen the reddish one, so cool to see a yellow bloom.
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Stunning photo of the flower. I enjoyed your response to seedofqalaxies giving expanded information about it.
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Meriwether and William are the bomb! If you haven’t read the story of John Astor – you should…
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Fallen Lantern – Skunk Cabbage, also known by its poetic name Swamp Lantern, blooms a bright yellow spathe in March. This attracts insects for pollination and sometimes bears. (if you’re unlucky enough to run into a particularly hungry one). If you are inside the dark canopy of a temperate rain forest in March and come across a swampy area, created by slow moving or backed up water from a stream, you can see them dot the landscape, giving the forest a bit of a science fiction feel. This spadix and spathe had been uprooted, most likely by a human intruder (like me) and laid gently upon some very happy, wet, and sunny moss.
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Magnificent, whichever direction it points, it is elegant, yellow makes me smile. Isn’t it just perfect this flower!!!
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What on earth is it?
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I would say East, but I was lying down at the time. I might just have been lying about that though.
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Great close-up! I love this macro, Elan!
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That’s your job to figure out.
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In which direction is it pointing?
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Thanks!
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The photo is beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
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