Clay Bolt Nature Photography
Venus' Fly Trap, Lewis' Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve
For the past couple of years I have been making images in the Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve in Horry County, South Carolina. The property is managed by the SC chapter of the Nature Conservancy.
This amazing preserve is comprised of a mysterious geological formation called a Carolina Bay. These bays harbor an amazing array of plant-life including the federally endangered Venus' Fly Trap. Finding the carnivorous plant growing in the wild was a life-long dream for me and when I did discover a small group in the preserve I puzzled over how I might do the plant justice; there were already so many 'scientific' images out there. I decided to photograph the plant with a very shallow depth-of-field to emphasize the colors of this small individual and create the impression of a watercolor wash.
Venus' Fly Trap, Lewis' Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve
For the past couple of years I have been making images in the Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve in Horry County, South Carolina. The property is managed by the SC chapter of the Nature Conservancy.
This amazing preserve is comprised of a mysterious geological formation called a Carolina Bay. These bays harbor an amazing array of plant-life including the federally endangered Venus' Fly Trap. Finding the carnivorous plant growing in the wild was a life-long dream for me and when I did discover a small group in the preserve I puzzled over how I might do the plant justice; there were already so many 'scientific' images out there. I decided to photograph the plant with a very shallow depth-of-field to emphasize the colors of this small individual and create the impression of a watercolor wash.