Why Is This Native Wildflower Neglected?
Dwarf Larkspur – Betty Rembert
Images of the trout lily, trillium or ladyslipper and others are common spring subjects for local photographers but the dwarf larkspur seems strangely neglected. It is difficult to capture without background clutter and the color is a challenge to reproduce on film or digitally, or on a monitor or print (the deep blue is often “out-of-gamut”). But a challenge is often the impetus that gets the juices flowing and more attempts. Is it not widespread in the County?
Betty did an excellent job here, with a pleasing background and sharp focus, with most of the stem and blossom in the plane of focus. She used a gray card to help set the color balance on a cloudy day.
Below is a cropped version of the above showing more of the delicate detail.
Cropped Dwarf Larkspur – Betty Rembert
Canon EOS 5d w/100mm macro lens
1/50 sec @ f8.0
ISO – 400
Tripod used
Absolutely delightful – what a flower! – what a lens! – what a
surprise! – and I suspect the photographer has much to do with the
arrangement being presented to us! A pleasant relief after reading
the headline regarding a neglected plant, during which brief period
of time my mind prepared possible thoughts of someone jumping up and
down in heavy fell boots upon a bit of nature thinking that, perhaps,
the fresh rain had rejuvenated some fragment of precarious existence.
Not quite – when I scrolled down to the subject in my monitor – a
lovely juxtaposition of words and exotic images to grab one’s
attention. Thank you Betty & George for the combination!!
Beautiful picture…..Betty., I didnt’ see this flower often. I like the color and shape, it’s look like witch’hat . this is one of my favorite color.
Lovely…I don’t think I see them around much either…and I know what you mean about blues and purples reproducing.
sittin at the catchlight, Kelly
Larkspur is uncommon. Beautiful, but uncommon.
Nice job Ms. Rembert.
Larry Phipps