2207_0107 Harebell
I've found Campanula species in countless locations, including the mountains of Vancouver Island, the Alberta Rockies, the tall-grass prairie of Minnesota, and right here in the mixed-grass prairie of Saskatchewan. My wildflower guides all identified it as rotundifolia, but now online info says this species does not grow in Canada. However, other online sources claim that it does. And honestly I don't care anymore. Widespread taxonomic reclassification of many species has finally convinced me to focus on the art, rather than the science. I may not be able to ID wildflower species, but I know beauty when I see it.
Some of the harebells I've photographed in other locations were deep blue; in this shallow, protected depression amid rolling hills, they were a pale lavender or purple. I resisted the temptation to oversaturate, and instead retained the light, airy feel that I remember from the place.
Tripod, 105mm macro lens with 1.7x teleconverter. I find the tc useful in that it gives me a more out of focus background in shots like this than the 105 alone. And if there are insects on the flowers, I have greater working distance.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2022 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
2207_0107 Harebell
I've found Campanula species in countless locations, including the mountains of Vancouver Island, the Alberta Rockies, the tall-grass prairie of Minnesota, and right here in the mixed-grass prairie of Saskatchewan. My wildflower guides all identified it as rotundifolia, but now online info says this species does not grow in Canada. However, other online sources claim that it does. And honestly I don't care anymore. Widespread taxonomic reclassification of many species has finally convinced me to focus on the art, rather than the science. I may not be able to ID wildflower species, but I know beauty when I see it.
Some of the harebells I've photographed in other locations were deep blue; in this shallow, protected depression amid rolling hills, they were a pale lavender or purple. I resisted the temptation to oversaturate, and instead retained the light, airy feel that I remember from the place.
Tripod, 105mm macro lens with 1.7x teleconverter. I find the tc useful in that it gives me a more out of focus background in shots like this than the 105 alone. And if there are insects on the flowers, I have greater working distance.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2022 James R. Page - all rights reserved.