Chocolate Lily near Seward, Alaska.
I photographed this chocolate lily in the same field as the sparrows in the last two posts.
I framed this wildflower through a tiny opening in the surrounding vegetation, while using my 600 and a 2x converter. I like to use this 1200mm super telephoto setup for wildflowers because it allows me to put everything in front of and behind the wildflower completely out of focus, creating what I think is kind of a neat effect.
Like everything else around here, these guys are blooming really late this year. It was nice to find some that were just opening and still pointing upwards – usually they hang down.
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What an exquisite photo. Great work!
Ron, I wanted to ask you if you know the guide & photographer Lynn Schooler? He just wrote this book called The Blue Bear. It was a wonderful, but haunting book. Have you ever met him?
Thanks Beth,
You know I haven’t had the opportunity to meet him. I believe he lives in Juneau, which is a long ways from here – although I was down there last summer. Maybe one day.
Thanks,
Ron
Delicious photo !
Killer image here Ron. Nice use of the telephoto – even if you were a half mile away.
Thanks Marks!
Just love this Ron! this type of photography really appeals to me!
Thanks Doris!
Great shot – I clicked on this one to read how you did it as initially it appeared to be the product of a lensbaby… Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Charley – it does look like a lensbaby image.
Ron