At first glance, the flower looks like a violet. To do these and other flowers justice, you'll definitely need that macro. This will also be good for indoor shots. If you think you'll also want to photograph birds or other wildlife, a longer lens is really necessary, about 500-600. If you are coming from a large city, you can probably rent such powerful lenses.
Good ones are very very expensive.
ALmost overnight, they change to vivid hues of burgundy and scarlet, bronze and gold, russet and brown. And interspersing among lichens of soft mauve and grey and geen tones, they spread a carpet of breathtaking beauty acros the northland. While these bright colours last, we are almost convinced that the tundra's vegetation is lovelier at this season than at any other time of the year.