Lupine, also named 'wolf's beans', is a weed - but a useful weed. We do not struggle with it in our garden, quite on the contrary: we enjoy it! because after lupines the soil "rests" and become saturated with nitrogen. But that is not the most important.
Most importantly, this plant is very photo-friendly, and not only during flowering, which is a rare thing.
This weekend I've spent at my summerhouse, and most part of it there was rain, rain, rain. the nature have provided me with a perfect conditions to get off the couch and take macro photographs of water droplets. Which was what I exactly did - with results which I am quite pleased myself.
I took a load of macro shots of wolf's bean leaves decorated with dews. (I had to shoot those dews, cause I had nothing else left, haha!) ... have to edit them, then post. I am pretty happy with the results I've got this time 😊
Lupine leaves are hairy - which is why dewballs tend to remain balls, rolling on the surface of the leaf without being absorbed - until the sun dries them. Thanks to this feature (and also the unusual whimsical shape of the leaves), lupine is very beneficial for macro photography.
This picture is a macro focus stake (stitched from two separate captures).
Perhaps, unedited version doesnt look so fancy. 😌
Isnt it a natural gem? I decided I should give it a slight cyan-ish tint.
And now with a strong taste of my favourite x-processing. I'd be happy to hear you choose this one as your fave.
This is a very young and tiny lupine's leaf - less that 3cm.
And now, let me round up on this, and go to have some sleep xD
| location: | Vyritza, Russia | July 2022 | natural light |
| camera/lens: | Canon 5D | Sigma 150mm | raw-conv |
Thanks for walking with me, see you next time. Надеюсь, вам было приятно прогуляться со мной по улицам Петербурга!
All images taken by me, copyright (c) 