Hi all! I have a ton of unidentified photographs I'd love some help with. I usually do fairly well identifying with my Audubon guides, but these flowers don't seem to be in any book. (I'm sure they are and I'm just somehow missing them.) I hope it's okay that I post this long a list of requested identifications. I don't know the rules here yet. The majority of the flowers were found in the New Mexico desert, except for 5 and 6, which were in a South Dakota meadow. Apologies for the poor quality of picture 1. I just couldn't seem to get my camera to focus that day. I hope to publish a book of wildflower photography one day, so any feedback on the photographs is also much appreciated.
I suggest a picture of the whole plant in context with its environment. A leaf and/or vegetation shot and, of course, a good flower shot. To me anyway, a simple shot of a flower is simply Art, quite different from realistic information-if that is the intent.
Yes, it all depends on the intent of the book. If you are looking to improve your skills, either for documentary or artistic purposes, I highly recommend spending a lot of time on Nature Photographers.net.
#1 looks like a Mentzelia. #2 looks like one of the Xanthisma species that used to be in Machaeranthera/Sideranthus/Haplopappus. #4 looks like a Castilleja.
