apache plume

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We saw many flowers on our road trip but my favorite by far was Apache Plume.
The rose-like flowers are beautiful but the plume seed heads are gorgeous and fascinating!
Below are some of my favorite shots.

Macro shot (cropped) of an Apache Plume bloom with a Flower Fly captured from about 2 feet away.
Canon 24-105mm at 105mm w/500D close-up. I shot at f/8 which renders a soft background with a long lens.

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Macro shot of the amazing seed head. I could have spent the afternoon photographing them!
Approx. same settings as previous

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Wider shot of shrubs full of plumes.

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Blooms in the shade. This Apache Plume was tree-like so it must have been very old.

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Here’s a shot of an Apache Plume in the middle of a Lava Field at Sunset Crater in Flagstaff.

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  1. OMG – gorgeous shots!! How did you ever get a macro of the fly without scaring it away? That shot is amazing to me. I also really like the next one – the seed head. DOF is just perfect. What was aperture on those two?

    Glad you had fun on your trip. Did you try out any new new lenses that Canon was offering?

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