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Purple and Yellow

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In spring some of the fields round here can erupt with a mass of purple and yellow flowers. The purple one is called Patterson’s Curse (Echium plantagineum) and the other yellow flower is called Capeweed (Arctotheca calendula). Unfortunately the plants are feral weeds and not at all welcomed by the local farmers. Patterson’s Curse is very toxic to non-ruminants causing liver failure. It is also a skin irritant for humans.  Despite that it can be spectacular to see fields covered in them.

The scene below was just a snap shot taken while returning home from the Wheatbelt metropolis of Northam.

 

Grazing by Paul Amyes on 500px.com
Two horses grazing amongst Patterson’s Curse (Echium plantagineum) and Capeweed (Arctotheca calendula). Northam, Western Australia.

 

 

Canola Time

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It’s quite hard to believe that flowering canola can be a tourist attraction, but judging from the number of people taking selfies of themselves in front of fields of it certainly confirms it. So here are my gratuitous canola themed photos.

 

Canola Reflection by Paul Amyes on 500px.com
Djandjarak or Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) with canola reflections.

 

Blue and Yellow by Paul Amyes on 500px.com
The yellow canola contrasting with the blue sky.

 

Blossom and Canola by Paul Amyes on 500px.com

Almond blossom with a backdrop of canola.

Fields Of Gold

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Fields Of Gold by Paul Amyes on 500px.com

Golden hour light illuminates the canola. York, Western Australia.

 

It’s the time of year again when I post a gratuitous canola photograph. But the yellow of the canola and the blue of the sky are hard to resist. It’s really strange – York is a wildflower hot spot with an incredible number of spectacular species, yet I see more tourists pull up to photograph canola than the wildflowers.

Fifty Shades of …

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… Yellow

No this isn’t a new trilogy of mummy porn it’s because everything round here has turned a shade of yellow. Mostly that acid yellow that is canola, but the wattles give a nice counter point.

 

Helena Road by Paul Amyes on 500px.com

Canola fields flanking Helena Road. York, Western Australia. Sony A7 r ii, Metaboned V smart adapter, Canon EF 24-70mm f4 L lens. Exposure: 1/20 sec, f11, at ISO 100.

 

Canola by Paul Amyes on 500px.com
A farmhouse surrounded by canola in York, Western Australia. Sony A7 r ii, Metabones V Smart Adapter, Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8 IS L lens. Exposure: 1/60 sec, f16 at ISO 320.

 

Yellow by Paul Amyes on 500px.com

Yellow wattle and yellow canola fields. York, Western Australia. Sony A7 r ii, Metabones V Smart Adapter, Canon EF 24-70mm f4 IS L lens. Exposure: 1/30 sec, f16, ISO 500

Jaundiced

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York and its surroundings have have taken on a definite yellow tinge of late. This is mainly due to the canola crops in the fields but soursob and yellow daisies are also to blame. It’s not a warm and inviting yellow but rather a green tinged acidic looking yellow. Nevertheless it sends the tourists wild and as you drive round you can see countless people standing in canola fields having their picture taken or taking a selfie even though many of the fields have signs up asking people not to. I don’t know when this became a trend – I can’t remember people doing this when I grew up in Kent and Sussex. Mind you back then it wasn’t canola it was oil seed rape. I think it’s probably got something to do with mobile phones and Instagram, but as somebody who has only just started an Instagram account I can’t be too certain of that so don’t quote me.

 

 

Oh did I mention I’ve now joined the 21st Century and got an Instagram account? I’m not really au fait with it yet. That’s probably because I don’t really like messing about with images on my phone – I’d rather do it my computer but Instagram won’t let you upload from a computer. If anyone knows of a way to load photos to instagram from a desktop please let me know.

No Parking

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No Parking by Paul Amyes on 500px.com
No Parking! Fremantle council has gone a bit overboard with the double yellow lines. In reality is a geometric painting on a massive scale by Swiss artist Felice Varini called Arcs D’Ellipses. Sony A7r with Voigtlander 75mm f2.5 Color Heliar lens. Exposure: 1/640th sec, f8, ISO 100.

 

 

 

Hillside

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Hillside Farmhouse
Hillside Farmhouse

 

 

Hillside Farmhouse was designed by Sir Talbot Hobbs, a leading architect and built in 1911 for Morris Edwards in the historic Wheatbelt town of York in Western Australia. Sony A7r with Olympus OM Zuiko 35-105mm f3.5-4.5 lens mounted via a Fotodiox adapter,  Cokin circular polarizing filter and +3 stop graduated neutral density filter. Exposure 4 seconds, f16, ISO 50.