Natural landscapes: the flowers of spring
ARROWLEAF BALSAMROOT
WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK,
ALBERTA
This flowering plant is very common in the Rockies of western Canada. In some cases, they take over hillsides that have some wind protection.
All the plant, including the roots, are edible and First Nations people utilized balsamroot as a food and medicine.
I wanted to focus on the blossoms first, then the distant mountains. That meant minimizing the middle prairies. So I positioned the camera barely a foot above the ground.
Nikon Z50II, tripod, polarizing filter, fill-flash
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