Farm Pond with Daffodils–Webb’s Chapel Road: Crisp, Edgecombe County, NC, originally uploaded by EdgecombePlanter.

Photographer EdgecombePlanter tells us about this March 16, 2011 photo: It is on a rural road in southern Edgecombe County (which is in northeastern North Carolina. The road is Webb’s Chapel Road. It is a small pond right beside the road that the Macclesfield Volunteer Fire Department uses for their fire truck tanks. Evidently, the fire department members must have planted all of these bulbs, which really caught my eye today. I had really never seen this place before, and I was born and raised in this county only about 7 miles away. It is quite a pretty place! I don’t know much about the variety of daffodil this may be, but it is a pretty common one around here and is often used for naturalizing and spreading.

Dissin’ Daffys, originally uploaded by T i s d a l e.

Photographer T i s d a l e tells us about this March 1, 2011 image: I write about my adventures with the camera on my blog which you can find here: Tisdale Photograpy Blog. The Dissin’ Daffys were shot at the location discussed on the blog.

As regards the shot particulars. I used a Nikon D90, Manual Exposure Program. Shot at f/8 at 1/250th using a Sigma 10-20 mm lens. I was flat on the ground for the shot because I really wanted to get the tall lob lolly pines in the background in the shot. I use the wide angle a lot in floral shots and on the deep blooms I’ll usually shoot at f/22 or thereabouts to get the depth. f/8 got me where I wanted to be on this particular shot. I also use a Nikon 60 mm Macro on a lot of floral shots. It’s a very fast and very sharp lens.

I was a late converter to digital and still have my F3 Nikon which I still use in bad weather.

Emerging Bulbs, originally uploaded by Snapping Beauty.

Photographer Snapping Beauty tells us about this image: It was taken in Wake Forest, NC yesterday (Jan 20). These bulbs were just planted last fall, so it will be their first bloom. I will most likely post photos of them again when they bloom.

… and on this photo’s flickr post, these comments from the photographer: Not much to this shot technically, but I was excited to see them coming up. Spring’s almost here! Assignment: “How low can you go? Make a photograph today from a low point of view.”

We were intrigued by the description on the flickr post, so we asked Snapping Beauty about the assignment: The photo assignments come from the daily shoot website at www.dailyshoot.com/. There are thousands of photographers who follow the assignments and use them for inspiration. There’s also a daily shoot group (http://www.flickr.com/groups/dailyshoot/) where those of us on Flickr post our photos for the assignments. No prizes or awards. It’s just for fun, and some healthy critiques of our work.

‘February Gold’, originally uploaded by Snowyowl144.

Photographer Snowyowl144 tells us about this golden March 20, 2010 image: The photo was taken in the middle of March at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC. They are the cultivar “February Gold” hence the pun of the photo.

daffodils, originally uploaded by oakstudiosofdesign.

Photographer oakstudiosofdesign tells us about this majestic scene, taken on March 13, 2010: Daffodils have always been one of my favs. After living in Forida for many years, where they don’t really grow, we moved to an area where they do grow. I was so excited to see them popping up everywhere! This was the largest grouping I had come across and I loved the white and yellow blooms. They bring back memories of growing up in New Hampshire.

We took the pic in Wilmington, NC at Arlie Gardens: www.airliegardens.org

We explored some of the gardens but will be going back again soon to see what is blooming later in the spring.

emerging, originally uploaded by mySadiegirl.

Photographer mySadiegirl tells us about this February 21 emerging springtime image: The photograph was taken in Raleigh NC on February 21st, a beautiful, springlike winter day with a Nikon D60 using an AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f1.8G lens.

Though these are in my yard, I did not plant them; therefore, I’m not sure of the species.

Photographer brightcloud tells us about this January 11, 2010 image: These daffodil sprouts resiliently appear year after year in my garden in Eyemouth. Eyemouth is a small fishing town on the south-east coast of Scotland. Because it meets the North Sea, not much snow lies here – but this winter was quite different. Several days of intermittent snowfall resulted in a white cover about 10″ deep. Any low-lying plants and sprouts were completely hidden from sight for several days. Nevertheless, those hardy daffodil sprouts emerged unscathed [as the thaw continued], standing green and proud.

Daffodil Flats, originally uploaded by akunkle99.

This magical space in the middle of the North Carolina wilderness area known as Linville Gorge has been captured by photographer akunkle99. Andy says: A little past the peak bloom. Either that, or the cold snap the night before kept the flowers from looking perky.

This photograph was taken on March 20, 2009. Photos from 2008 are here.

The fact that this area is virtually impossible to access except by advanced hikers makes a photograph like this priceless. Here is the Linville Gorge page from daffodilfestivals.com which includes links to the Linville Gorge website and Yahoo users group.

, originally uploaded by Michele Lee Grant.

We love these colors. Photographer Michele Lee Grant tells us about this March 10 image: It was made at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington, NC.

The Daffodils are coming!, originally uploaded by StroudFoto.

Photographer StroudFoto tells us about this March 2, 2009 photo: It’s taken in a little town in North Carolina called Mocksville. I loved the perspective of the Snow Vs. the Spring Daffodils.

StroudFoto wrote on the flickr post: You can’t stop the determined!

We know the snow is long-gone now – perhaps this is the last snow photo of the 2009 season?