Paintbrush / Castilleja miniata
Bracted Honeysuckle / Lonicera involucrata
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Paintbrush / Castilleja miniata
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Orange Star
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Soft pink
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Bracted Honeysuckle / Lonicera involucrata
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Torch Ginger / Etlingera eliator, Trinidad
Torch Ginger / Etlingera elatior, Asa Wright Natur…
Hot Lips / Psychotria poeppigiana, Asa Wright Natu…
Torch Ginger, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
Torch Ginger bud, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinid…
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Back view of an orange Sunflower
Masterwort / Astrantia major
September flowers
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Heliconia, Lobster-claws, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Torch Ginger, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Heliconia sp. (chartacea?), Asa Wright, Trinidad
Heliconia, Trinidad
Heliconia flowers, Trinidad
Torch Ginger, deep in the shadows
Sunflower detail
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Artichoke
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About to face the world
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Mystery Paintbrush
For the first time ever, I used my little Raynox 250 macro lens outdoors, when I drove out to the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains two days ago. I normally only use it in my kitchen on flowers, waterdrops, etc. However, this time I thought I would finally try it out on wildflowers. I knew that there must be no movement at all when using this lens so, armed with my little table-top tripod, I set out from home. Well, I hit four lots of rain that afternoon, and it was rather windy! Tried out my lens and, needless to say, was disappointed. At least it got me closer - now I just need to see if I can get any sharper on a windless day - LOL, in Alberta??? Calgary is a windy city, and it seems that the wind is almost always blowing within the city and outside it. I always feel rather isolated from the rest of the world when I'm in the mountains, so it was definitely not a pleasant feeling when a pair of Hawks of some kind flew from behind me and right above my head, checking me out no doubt, while I was down on all fours, nose just a few inches from the ground, eye to the viewfinder. The rushing sound as they passed over my head was tremendous - I wondered what on earth the noise was when I heard it coming, despite the fact that I have been dive-bombed by Hawks before now. You wouldn't believe how many different kinds of butterfly flew by while I had my macro lens on. My camera has to be about 6" away from the subject when I take supermacro shots. It's such a hassle to remove the tripod, change the Conversion, etc., so I had no chance for shots. Still, my purpose for this trip was to see if there was a particular plant growing in a certain area again this year. It is a mystery plant so far, one that has puzzled me for about six years, wondering what kind of Castilleja (Paintbrush) this is. Maybe two separate plants of it this year, but I want to go back and have another look when it's not raining and windy.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castilleja
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castilleja
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