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Yellow Lupines


Yellow Lupines
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Copyright: Manyee Desandies (manyee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3103 W: 234 N: 5930] (20016)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Canon Powershot S1-IS
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/1000 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-06-09 4:05
Viewed: 935
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Though the wildflowers season is past in most places, the California Coast is abloom with yellow lupines on the beach dunes.

Yellow Bush Lupine
Lupinus arboreus

Origin Of Genus Name: Lupinus is Latin for "wolf."

Locations: Found on coastal dunes.

Range In State: Central to northern California coast.

Description: This native of the Pea Family has smooth, green, hairy, palmate leaves (resembling the palm of your hand). The erect stems have dense, yellow flower clusters and pod like, brown-black fruit. Lupines have the ability to fix nitrogen into soil. Tree lupines are host larvae of the Tree Lupine Moth, a once federally threatened insect. Blooms May to August.

Native Californian Uses: The Pomo and the Kashaya used the root fibers to make string for deer and rabbit nets, gill nets and carrying nets.

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Hi Manyee,
Now that is a very beautiful shot. Beautiful vibrant flowers in the foreground of a seascape shot. Amazing depth and clarity. Looks like a place I would love to visit!
Scott

Hi Manyee,
A lovely lupine lanscape!
This is an image imposing good feelings, as it is bright and sunny and full of joy!
And very well composed, of course... Great sense of depth, almost 3D!
The surf adds life and the colours are good all over...
Greetings,
Pablo -

The lupines fill 2/3 of the space but do not obstruct or undermine the beauty of the sea beyond.
Lovely shot, Manyee!

Hi ManYee,

Other than the barrel distortion evident at the horizon (an issue to which I am very sensitive at the moment! !: P )
This is a lovely seascape. The foreground element adds a lot of dimension to the shot. Nicely exposed and presented.

TFS

Evelynn : )

Hi Manyee, excllent photo, Perfect details, BG, POV, DOF, perfect details, Great JOB, TFS Kyle

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