On the Hunt for Mountain Wildflower Photos

Featured Photos:

One of the first flowers we stumbled upon while beginning our hike, this pink little beauty stopped me in my tracks. I used the rustic stone surface of the rocks behind it to give the photo a nice bokeh (blurred) background, directing focus to the flower and the leaves surrounding it.  I used Photo Veils from the Simplicity, Botanical and Illumination Collections. Below, you’ll see the before photo with some foundation editing in Camera Raw, and the after photo includes the addition of Photo Veils. Slide the slider to the left to reveal the entire edited photo.

Nikon D7000 | 50mm lens | f/1.4 | 1/1600 sec | ISO 100

These sweet little beauties were just begging to be photographed! As I bent down to compose this shot, I could imagine creating the sun-filled scene you see in the edited version below. I created this effect using Photo Veils from the Illumination Collection. These are my go-to veils when I want to enhance the natural light I capture in my photos. I also added a few veils from the Botanical Collection as well. Check out the before and after photos below…

Nikon D7000 | 50mm lens | f/1.6 | 1/1600 sec | ISO 100

Some of the same flowers I captured above, but photographed in a different way. This time I used the greenery around the blooms to create a beautiful bokeh background for these little guys to take center stage. I warmed the tones and enhanced the natural light through the use of Photo Veils from the Simplicity and Illumination Collections. Check out the difference between the before and after images…

Nikon D7000 | 50mm lens | f/1.4 | 1/2000 sec | ISO 100

These Lupine wildflowers were fun to photograph! I love the wispy spikes of grass giving movement to the background. This photo features Photo Veils from the Simplicity and Illumination Collections.

Nikon D7000 | 24-70mm lens at 32mm | f/8 | 1/125 sec | ISO 400

And what a beautiful pathway this is to stumble upon! There wasn’t a lot of sunlight on the backside of the hill, so with the addition of Photo Veils from the Illumination Collection, I was able to add a sun-soaked feel that just makes this photo magical! I also used Privet and Whisper from the Simplicity and Botanical Collections to add an overall warmth to the photo.

Nikon D7000 | 50mm lens | f/1.4 | 1/80 sec | ISO 100

This last photo captures the scene beautifully! What a gorgeous reward to find at the end of this two mile hike. It sounds like quite the journey, but with all the photo breaks we took, it was just a purely enjoyable hike. I would do it again in a heartbeat!

Shot on iPhone 13 Pro | Wide Angle

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What’s Up Next?

The next Photo Adventure will take you on a boardwalk winding through beautiful evergreens where we spot some gorgeous Camas Lillies to photograph! I can’t wait to share this one with you.

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