Over the holiday, Sunday August 31, 2014 in 20 Lakes Basin. Cottony white catkin seeds of
arctic willow,
salix arctica. A6000 with SEL1655 zoom at 30 degrees, 5100x3200 pixels, f14 2 image focus stack merged. Despite the drought and maybe because of the earlier monsoon, most of the arctic willow was only at early to seed stage with color changes likely more prominent mid September that is relatively late.
100% crop from above.
Near the end of Saddlebag Lake, Monday September 1, 2014, bright backlit red hued
dwarf bilberry,
vaccinium caespitosum, with some yellowing arctic willow, A6000 with SEL1655 zoom at 27 degrees, 5100x3200 pixels, f14 2 image focus stack merged. The bilberry was likewise somewhat behind usual color change. Adobe CS6 auto blend function does a fine job finding sharper areas of focus stacked blended images on downward oblique closeups like this. Additionally traditionally more difficult 3-dimensional closeups that are of course common with plant subjects, makes the alternative using a pricy tilt lens a technological dinosaur.
100% crop from above.
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