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The name my app gave it. I see it’s the Oklahoma state wildflower.
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Any thoughts appreciated.
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Canon R5; 100-500 with 1.4 TC (out shooting birds when I came upon this flower) at 700 mm; 1/250 at f13, -2EV; ISO 100
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It’s pretty widespread wildflower in prairies, Allan, and I believe the plant folks have created some cultivars. This is a really nice image of the flower and I like the bee on it as well. The flower is sharp where it needs to be. For my taste a touch more room on the top would be nice.
P.S. If you have this in bloom now, I’m moving to Oregon.
Phew. Glad it isn’t blooming now! They’re so colorful. I think I’ve only seen them in gardens, never wild. So striking and the bee is a nice bonus. Lots of people use a long lens like that to photograph butterflies and dragonflies, but it works for bees, too. Interesting that the colors of the center and the bee are so close. Excellent texture and DOF that allows for so much detail. Nice shot of color!
Oh and I see you’re having the same situation I was only with me it was in the kayak. The long lens stayed on because I’d miss wildlife shots if I had to change. So I started bringing two bodies with me and now that the G9 M2 is in my hands, I have a decent combo with that and the original. Usually the original version has the landscape lens on it and I can now have a wider variety of shots than I did with being too worried to take the long lens off.
Allen: Indian Blanket indeed and one of my favorite wildflowers. We get a lot of these in Texas, usually at the tail end of bluebonnet and paintbrush season which is not too far away so this is whetting my appetite for Spring. The bee is a great party crasher and I like the subdued BG. Pretty darn good lighting as well. >=))>
They’re so colorful. I think I’ve only seen them in gardens, never wild. So striking and the bee is a nice bonus. Lots of people use a long lens like that to photograph butterflies and dragonflies, but it works for bees, too. Interesting that the colors of the center and the bee are so close. Excellent texture and DOF that allows for so much detail. Nice shot of color!