Steveston

This past weekend R and I went to Steveston for a walk. We were there near sunset (which is SO early these days!) and there were still a few flowers in bloom.

I enjoyed playing with the vivid feature on my camera (one of the colour settings - other options include monochrome, neutral, portrait, landscape..).

Vivid setting.

Without vivid.

In this case, the vivid setting doesn't make the flowers look completely unreal, especially without a comparison.

Normal...

Vivid!

Another photo with vivid - pretty unnatural looking pink (at least in my opinion!) The vivid setting will definitely be useful for some things.. but I don't really think it works for flowers.

 I love lupines. They remind me of my Nana, and being in the maritimes with her and my family. They're also part of the pea family (Fabaceae) which happens to be my favourite plant family. Too bad I don't always carry my plant book around to ID them!

 I found this poppy nestled between two large driftwood logs. It was such a beautiful contrast against the darkening sky that I had to spend a long time taking photos of it. The pop of pink is so fantastic!

.. and then I found another one. I wish that both the log and the horizon were horizontal so it looked a bit less weird, but again, the pop of pink against the subtle greys and blues makes me happy!