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A Field of Lupines

Posted on June 8, 2009

Utilizing available light is one of the most precious joys I find in photography. Normally I prefer to shoot pictures during the two different “golden hour” times of day, which are early morning, just after sunrise, and evening, before the sun sets. Yesterday, however, I was at a friend’s house in the afternoon while the sun was blazing high in the sky. They have a magnificent field of lupines and I just couldn’t resist photographing them. I adjusted my camera settings to ’spot metering’ and I decided to shoot towards the sun so the lupines were back lit, creating a magical feeling with the glimmering light in the distance.

The following images are from the lupine field. The first one I did a color treatment called Golden Vintage. I really like the effect – very ethereal.

This next image is the original, which I also love. The colors are more true, but I like the above image for its magical qualities.