Paintbrush among Sage

[Kurt Harrigan]

Indian Paintbrush among spring sage. - Carson Range, NV. 5-19-24

 

[AlanLichty]

The reds really jump out with this one. The paintbrush looks like its doing a lot better than the sage in this scene.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Yes, some of these are so vivid they don't even look real. Here, the foreground bokeh is actually on the same plant as the background branches.

 

[AlanLichty]

Are there leaves on other parts of the sage or is it just dead branches at this point with the paintbrush deciding its a nice place to set up light housekeeping?

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Are there leaves on other parts of the sage or is it just dead branches at this point with the paintbrush deciding its a nice place to set up light housekeeping?

Half of the sage was doing good and the other half had a few dead branches on it. The flower was in-between. The green behind the dead branches is another sagebrush a few feet away.

 

[JimFox]

I love me some Indian Paintbrush! It's such a cool flower to me.

Great job capturing this.

I just picked up an 85mm f1.8 lens, I need to see now if I can find some flowers here in Colorado to give it a whirl.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

I love me some Indian Paintbrush! It's such a cool flower to me.

Great job capturing this.

I just picked up an 85mm f1.8 lens, I need to see now if I can find some flowers here in Colorado to give it a whirl.

Thanks again, Jim. You may not have enough close focus distance with that lens but hope you have fun with it. Let me know how you do!