One of the wonderful things about spring in the Northeast are the beautiful pastel colors that emerge from the dead brown colors of late winter. In our little area of the Catskill Foothills spring is now in full swing and the golden yellows, light greens, reds, pinks and whites of the budding trees have reached a glorious peak. Especially in early morning and evening low-angle light, the back lit colors of the trees are amazing. In addition to the new life in the branches, new growth in grasses, ferns and mosses can be seen on the forest floor among the detritus of dead leaves from the preceding fall.
On a recent walk with my wife, about ten days ago, I had the opportunity to photograph some spring flowers popping through this blanket of brown on the floor of a hardwood forest. The brown leaf litter was dotted all over with these marvelous little white and pink flowers. I have not positively identified these flowers, but I think they look most like spring beauties, based on a little research that I did.
The image below was captured with a 105 mm AF-D Nikkor micro lens and the Nikon D300.
Spring Beauty
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