The Lupine Festival is not so much a ‘festival’ as several fields of Lupine and other spring mountain flowers. I’m not sure how much traffic comes through, but the day I went there were only 2 other people — another photographer and a painter.
The first thing that draws you in is the shear vastness of the Lupine fields – There must be thousands of them. Unfortunately, this beauty does not come through in the photos. As you can see, many of the wide-angle photos look rather bland, especially of the purple lupine. So the close-ups were the best, and close-ups that were lit from the side turned out best. Of course, part of the problem is I was there at noon, during the harshest light.
This gallery contains photos from the 2007 festival. I hope to make it up again this year – preferably with morning light.
