One of my favorite wildflowers of the Colorado Rockies is the Wooly Thistle. Here are a few of my favorite images I captured during my stay on Mount Evans this summer:
Close to sunset, I captured this backlit image:
Here is a closeup of the “wool”:
And even with all the sharp spines, the American Pika loves to collect and transport clippings of the Wooly Thistle plant, back to his den:
Hmmm, I think I’d look for something a bit softer, and a bit less sharp in my mouth! Speaking of Pika, I’ve got some posts coming up with these cute little “Rocky Mountain Miniature Rabbits”. :o)
Photographic Equipment Used:
- Canon 5D Mark 3 body (flowers) and Canon 7D body (Pika)
- Canon EF180mm, f/3.5 macro lens (flower closeups) and Canon 100mm-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens (Pika)
- Handheld
- ISO 200 to ISO 800
- Aperture f/3.5 to f/8
- Shutter 1/100 sec. to 1/2500 sec.