Red White & Blue Lupine

Gallery: FloraPosted July 2, 2015165 views7 comments

First, HAPPY CANADA DAY to my neighbors to the north. USA's Independence Day is also coming up, on July 4th, which made me think about Red, White and Blue.

Well, maybe it's more like magenta, white and blue, but that's pretty close for wild flowers. I really enjoyed these multi-colored wild lupines at a pitch pine/scub oak sand plain, preserved by local and state agencies, not far from my house. (A rare habitat, due to agriculture and fire suppression, and home to several rare species, like the endangered Karner blue butterfly, whose larvae feed only on these plants.)

Canon 5D3; Sigma 150 mm. Macro
1/20 sec. @ f/2.8; ISO 100
Shot shortly after sunset.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 2, 2015 at 11:29 AM

Bravo Wayne! I love your personal vision of this flower that symbolize America for me.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 2, 2015 at 7:01 PM

Hi Wayne crying Being a Canadian, i appreciate the good wishes from you Wayne. thanks for sharing this beautiful wildflower with us. the pastel colors are so soft and beautiful devil

Albert Darmo

Canada

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 3, 2015 at 12:59 AM

Lovely lupine, Wayne. I like how you got most of it within your plane of focus. Good work at f/2.8! cool

Welcome back! I've missed your shots lately! —Phil

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on July 3, 2015 at 2:43 AM

The Lupine is beautiful and I love the soft colors in the bg. Very nicely done, Wayne!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 3, 2015 at 1:04 PM

Gorgeous flowers captured with crispness against a lovely multi-coloured backdrop, Wayne. The composition, with the flower tips leaning into the frame centre, is just right. Beautiful image !

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 4, 2015 at 12:14 AM

Wayne - Apt submission for the Independence day celebrations !. Good eye to have spotted this !.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 4, 2015 at 6:33 PM

Wayne: Great find and a superbly crafted shot of this beauty. Most excellent.>=))>

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