Yellow Island Wildflower

Gallery: FloraPosted May 22, 2016117 views6 comments

Yellow Island located in the San Juan Islands in Washington State is one of the most beautiful places to view wildflowers in the spring time. The island is a tiny patch of paradise that has been owned by the Nature Conservancy since the 1980's. A good friend of mine is caretaker of the island (He has the whole place to himself. What a nice gig, huh?). He invited me to the island last month to see the flowers. I spent most of the day on my belly crawling around the trails trying to get shots like this. Pictured here are mostly buttercups and fawn lilies. Enjoy!
Pentax K5iis, Pentax DA* 60-250mm, 220mm, ISO 400, 1/800 sec., f/4

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6 comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on May 22, 2016 at 9:15 PM

Excellent, Katie. Very delightful, airy feel to this. I like the combination of whites and yellows, shallow dof, and low perspective. Well seen and photographed. Personally, I would be inclined to clone out the diagonal line going from dead center to the top of the frame just to the right of middle. I just find it eye catching.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 22, 2016 at 10:08 PM

Katie, I can't honestly find anything to be critical about, including the diagonal line Scott mentioned. It's just too vague to be worrisome, although it could constitute the cherry on top of the wonderful fluffy cake this photo is.

Great organization, the Nature Conservancy. I like that they put their money where their mouth is. devil

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on May 23, 2016 at 4:14 PM

A gay, enchanting image, Katie ! I don't usually like to see wildflowers cut off so much above the ground, but here it works well - they seem as if dancing into the sky.

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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on May 23, 2016 at 4:52 PM

Nice shot Katie, well worth the day on the ground ;-) ... I agree with Scot about the diagonal line in the background but it's only a minor point really ...

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Comment posted by Raoul Breaux Jr on May 23, 2016 at 11:22 PM

A really delightful image, Katie! At first I wanted more depth of field, but after looking at it a bit, the OOF flowers contribute to the overall ethereal feel of the image. A fairy tucked away among the flowers would look right at home. It is a lovely composition. Nicely visualized! I envy your friend.

Registered on April 27, 2016, 20 Posts, 142 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 25, 2016 at 12:57 PM

Katie: Delightful seems to be the preferred descriptive for this fine image. Love the POV and the color palette especially. Looks like this is your first Flora post so welcome and please come back often.>=))>

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