2006_2303 Plains Prickly Pear - a photo on Flickriver

2006_2303 Plains Prickly Pear

            Continuing the current series, cycling through the seasons... with emphasis on spring and summer, because I really am getting tired of looking out my windows and seeing winter. 

I often crop wildflower photos square, but for unknown reasons I decided to give this the pano treatment. Not even a reason - more a feeling. 

Prickly Pear blooms are generally yellow, although other tints are not uncommon. Some have a significantly orange or pink cast; this one is greener than most. Here on the northern prairie they flower around the third week in June, and within three weeks or less, they're done. 

This isn't the first time I've used a pano crop on wildflowers, but it may be the first time I placed a large bloom smack dab in the middle of a panoramic frame. Some will see this framing as counter-intuitive. Nevertheless, I like how it shows a bit of context - in an unusual way - and I may experiment a little more this coming field season. I'd rather risk failure than go on endlessly repeating what I know will work. 

Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

Taken in: Canada / Saskatchewan / Coriander (show map)

Taken on: June 30, 2020

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/16.0, 1/20 sec, 180mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	Nikon AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	0.05 sec (1/20)
Focal Length:	180mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-0.33 EV
Flash:	Unknown (0x70)
Exposure Program:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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