The Provence in the south of France is well known for its scenic landscape. Especially during the months of June to mid of August when the wide fields of lavender are in full bloom. Not only the visual experience of endless fields in different hue of pinkish purple through violet color, depending on species, light condition, and location, but also the fragrance experience is extraordinary and incomparable.
For more comprehensive travel information on the lavender routes including maps follow this link giving detailed description of the area, the agricultural aspects around lavender cultivation, and roundtrip ideas by car, bike or by foot.
For the full experience it is crucial to be at the right spot during the right time. Depending on elevation, cultivated plant species, and microclimate of different locations the flourishing season and harvesting time of the lavender is different.
The area around Valensole offers a landscape with fields of lavender, one after the other until the horizon. In this area there are spots ideal for spectacular images during sunset. Harvesting season in this area starts depending on weather condition begin of July. Recommendable are also the more elevated regions of the Luberon from Forcalquier towards Banon and Sault. Here at elevations up to 1'000 m.a.s.l the harvesting season starts end of July, begin of August. For more details on flourishing season, here a map with respective indication:
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The here featured images - see gallery below - have been taken on a weekend short trip from July 24th to July 26th 2015 following the lavender routes "la route de la lavende" in the Luberon, across the plateau of Valensole, and following the routes north towards the village of Sault. The trip has been planned well ahead using above mentioned sources of information.
For maximum and most natural color experience a Hasselblad 500 C/M camera with Carl Zeiss 80mm f2.8 Planar T* lens using Fujichrime Velvia 50 and Velvia 100 film was applied.
Camera: Hasselblad 500 C/M
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More images from this two day photography short trip can be found in my digital landscape gallery. This set of photographs have been taken using modern digital equipment.
Camera: Nikon D800
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