Bird in Wildflowers
A montage containing a sweet little bird, two photos of dried flowers, blowing grasses and some rusty metal.
Posts tagged ‘Wildflowers’
Sep 9
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Sep 7
Schultz Creek Trail Aspens
This was a challenging scene to capture because the best vantage point was down a steep embankment off Schultz Pass Road. Totally worth the effort, though! Hope the color isn’t too far off. I’ve been transitioning to a new computer for a couple of weeks now and I’m not working on a calibrated monitor.
Aug 31
August Wildflowers
A summary of the Wildflowers I spotted on Sunday’s hike to Tom’s Thumb. Learn more about these and other Wildflowers in the Preserve in WILDFLOWERS and more.
Aug 26
Forest Wildflowers
I hope to get back to Flagstaff at least one more day so I hope the flowers are still there!
Aug 20
Schultz Pass Road
Calling all Wildflower lovers!!! Because of heavy snows, this is a banner year for Wildflowers in Flagstaff so it is well worth the drive. I recommend going up Schultz Pass Road to the Sunset Trailhead. Once there, look for the Shultz Tank trail (or something like that). It’s about a mile hike or so but you’ll see flowers all along the trail. The Tank should be your goal, though, as I have never seen so many varieties of flowers! This Hummingbird literally flew into my shot 🙂
Aug 16
Western Blue Flag
We’re heading back up to Flagstaff soon to catch the late summer wildflowers. Can’t wait! In the meantime, here’s another flower from my last trip. Wild Iris were such a treat to find because we thought they were finished blooming. Other names for this Iris are Rocky Mountain Iris and Western Iris.
Jul 16
Open Wide!
As beautiful as wildflowers may be, their backgrounds are typically very distracting. Using a very large aperture can make backgrounds into big blobs of color such as with this tiny Fleabane. It can even make hot spots somewhat pleasing. So next time you capture a flower, open wide! (Canon 70-200 (f/4 non IS) Left image at f/13. Right at f/4)
Jul 15
Purple
This gorgeous flower was captured at the Flagstaff Arboretum. I’m usually diligent about writing down identities but I forgot this one. It appears to be a geranium (Purple Sticky, maybe?) but it’s not in any of my books so it must not be a native. Anyway….the background was on the gray side so I used Topaz to convert to B/W, added grain and then brought back a little color.
