lavande

Seattle can be the most romantic of places with a very charming downtown (even though Pike Place is over-hyped) and umpteen hike trails and plenty of islands to take the ferry to.

San Juan islands is one such ferry ride away and we chose a very bright warm day to visit this place. Apart from having the usual things you have on an island, the small quaint shops, family owned restaurants and of course water all around, there was a small lavender field (which smelled heavenly)!

I tried taking a photo of the multiple lavender stalks, but it didn't really turn out fantastic.



There were some yellow flowers in a corner and I just broke off a couple of lavender stalks and held them against this yellowness to get this picture. Of course I tried a couple of different distances between the lavender and the yellow flowers to get different depth of fields. (I think I like the slightly blurred background better, tells you they are flowers there in the back).





On afterthought, I could have tried this with my new 50mm lens (and got <5.6f), but it didn't cross my mind at all. I wish I had given more thought to this and also had more time! There was also a lot of wind and it was really hard to hold the stalks with my hand and click at the instant they are still!