Whiskerbrush Wildflower - Tokopah Falls Trail - Sequoia NP
I'll give the goldminer's this: they had some of the coolest names for wildflowers that they found in the Sierras and towns on the "backbone of the West", and this is just one of them, the Whiskerbrush. I don't know how much they had to drink, but there's some element that came to mind when they said, "Hey, there's that flower again. Let's call it a whiskerbrush!"
Leptosiphon ciliatus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name whiskerbrush. It is native to California. Living below 9800 feet, this one was found on the trail at the Tokopah Waterfalls overlook at 7,200 feet. It really stood out against the rocky escarpment and, as tired as I was, I wasn't going to pass this up though I had to balance at such an angle, it was hard to listen to my wife warning me about imminent death.
No flash. This flower just POPS! I've always had a steady hand, but this time I found that 1/1000 was the best speed at f5. Disparage the Point and Shoot cameras, especially the first versions, but their lenses are great. Still, there are some tricks: the first one is, don't ever use "Auto." Learn how to use all the features - especially manual - and you might not be embarrassed to post on Flickr ;-)
Whiskerbrush Wildflower - Tokopah Falls Trail - Sequoia NP
I'll give the goldminer's this: they had some of the coolest names for wildflowers that they found in the Sierras and towns on the "backbone of the West", and this is just one of them, the Whiskerbrush. I don't know how much they had to drink, but there's some element that came to mind when they said, "Hey, there's that flower again. Let's call it a whiskerbrush!"
Leptosiphon ciliatus is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name whiskerbrush. It is native to California. Living below 9800 feet, this one was found on the trail at the Tokopah Waterfalls overlook at 7,200 feet. It really stood out against the rocky escarpment and, as tired as I was, I wasn't going to pass this up though I had to balance at such an angle, it was hard to listen to my wife warning me about imminent death.
No flash. This flower just POPS! I've always had a steady hand, but this time I found that 1/1000 was the best speed at f5. Disparage the Point and Shoot cameras, especially the first versions, but their lenses are great. Still, there are some tricks: the first one is, don't ever use "Auto." Learn how to use all the features - especially manual - and you might not be embarrassed to post on Flickr ;-)