Chocolate Lily
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.
July 9th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
What an exquisite photo. Great work!
July 9th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
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?
July 9th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
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
July 9th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Delicious photo !
July 10th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Killer image here Ron. Nice use of the telephoto - even if you were a half mile away.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Thanks Marks!
July 15th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Just love this Ron! this type of photography really appeals to me!
July 15th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Thanks Doris!
July 26th, 2008 at 1:42 am
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!
July 27th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Thanks Charley - it does look like a lensbaby image.
Ron