Spring blooming lapland rosebay colors the tundra in Denali National Park, Alaska range mountains in the distance.
As soon as the snow melts, the tundra comes alive with spring blooming wildflowers. This spring in Denali National Park, the lapland rosebay, a brilliant pink, early blooming tundra plant, seemed more abundant than usual. The colorful patches are often mixed with mountain aven, and a few other early blooming flowers. I saw this particular scene a number of times but the lighting was never quite right until, after being chased east by a heavy storm front, I stopped to make a landscape. The dark grey clouds over the mountains, combined with the very bright diffused light from the clouds above offered the perfect tonal balance to emphasize the flowers. A few minutes after I took the shot, the heavy rains showed up.
