When: Spring

Where: Wooded Area

How: In the early spring in a northern forest, you will find the first signs of life from these tightly coiled leaves of the Mayapple plant. When it’s fully grown, it looks like an umbrella and has a white flower that can be seen underneath the umbrella. To catch them as you see in this image, you have to be there as they just pop though the forest floor. Most are green, but you will find some with this purple color. I shot as close as my lens would allow and filled the frame with this small subject. I shot at f/32 to make sure all was in focus.