Arrived early to meet with a student, spent some time investigating what the park had to offer. I just happened to like this one, largely because of the focal plane capturing two separate subjects so well. And there’s something about the marvelous shape of the buds.
If someone’s not familiar with any of the species herein, they could be drastically mistaken about the scale – everything seen here is jumbo-size, in relation to what’s usually visible in North America. The beetle is roughly 30mm long; the blossom, over 150 across. Which means this whole frame spans the length of your hand…