Since our visit to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Maine almost a week ago, I have avoided the temptation to bombard you with flower shots (okay…except for the experience and photo technique piece on Point & Shoot 4 Landscape, here). You will, however, see some shots from the trip over the next week or so.

This is Coreopsis, according to the helpful sign in the bed, but it is not like any Coreopsis I have ever seen. We have Coreopsis of the normal yellow variety in our yard (see right). This isn’t it. I can only assume that the CMBG variety is a cultivar of someone’s invention.

Ah, but it certainly is a striking flower!

Nikon Coolpix p500 in Close Up scene mode, 32mm equivalent field of view, f3.7 @ 1/400th @ ISO 160.

(The shot from the yard is also Close Up mode, as above, but 1/200.)

Processed in Lightroom for Clarity and Sharpness.