Wild Blue Flax

Gallery: FloraPosted June 15, 201275 views11 comments

Wild Blue Flax (Linum lewisii)

These were quite common in the Zion NP grasslands in late April. However, most were buried in grass while this one was on a steep bank that allowed the buds to fall gracefully below the flower.

Nikon D700; Nikkor 200mm; f/8, -1.33, 1/20s; iso 200; tripod

Comments and criticisms always welcome.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 15, 2012 at 5:49 PM

This is so lovely and elegant, wonderful delicate lines in the trailing buds and beautiful colour and detail in the flower !

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Comment posted by Nigel Hart on June 15, 2012 at 7:48 PM

Beautiful image! I love how you captured the different stages of bloom.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 15, 2012 at 8:22 PM

David:
Taking advantage of the topography to capture this. Beautiful flower and expert capture. Good separation from the bg and I like the hanging buds.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 15, 2012 at 11:35 PM

David - You did the most with what nature offered you. This is a very special shot in my book. I really like how the Flower is neatly placed in the top left thirds and then using it as the pivot, the stems holding the buds so nice curve from there.

Very beautiful

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on June 16, 2012 at 6:17 AM

Beautifully photographed, David. The dof is perfect, and the composition works really well.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 17, 2012 at 9:28 AM

The graceful arcs of the buds make this special.

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 17, 2012 at 4:15 PM

Beautiful presentation David.
May

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 17, 2012 at 6:08 PM

David: This is a great shot. Beautiful subject and superb plane of focus management. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on June 18, 2012 at 3:32 PM

This is stunning. I love everything about it. The graceful lines leading down from the blossom and the excellent color palette!