Beauty and The Beast
The snow-clad shoulders of Monte Rosa (4,634 m; 15,203 ft), hunched under the weight of the yet-present ice, are framed by the steep slant of the mountain's lesser foothills, Vercelli Province, Italy. Taken from the vantage of Alpe Campo.
I loved the bright magenta flowers, and I spent some time peering around for a grouping that was rooted in a photogenic locale. If I were a better botanist I would be able to identify the species, but my searching so far has been unrewarding. Regardless, I found this diminutive individual perched on a slanting hillside, profligate blossoms announcing their owner to its pollinators.
Technical notes: Hand-held focus stack of 3 images, manually blended in Photoshop CC.
Beauty and The Beast
The snow-clad shoulders of Monte Rosa (4,634 m; 15,203 ft), hunched under the weight of the yet-present ice, are framed by the steep slant of the mountain's lesser foothills, Vercelli Province, Italy. Taken from the vantage of Alpe Campo.
I loved the bright magenta flowers, and I spent some time peering around for a grouping that was rooted in a photogenic locale. If I were a better botanist I would be able to identify the species, but my searching so far has been unrewarding. Regardless, I found this diminutive individual perched on a slanting hillside, profligate blossoms announcing their owner to its pollinators.
Technical notes: Hand-held focus stack of 3 images, manually blended in Photoshop CC.