"My Old Faithful"

I return to this spot year after year (well, the last three years) and I never tire of this old oak standing there overlooking the central valley of California. It is my "Old Faithful" because it provides a reliable composition, especially in the spring. This year, there is a sizable hawks nest, so I hope to catch it one morning with the hawk perched on top. Last year I succeeded in catching one while he/she was waiting for a meal to scurry across the field. Fond memories abound here. Thanks for your time!

Thanks for stopping by!!

wonderful work

Un campo precioso.

Beautiful composition and lovely colors!

 

Congrats Mark!

Superb landscape, all the best!

I wonder if any camera can match the colour gamut presented in this landscape !! simply breathtaking ! WOW ! Perfect composition as well.

Beautiful.

You are giving us two for the price of one here, Mark. The magnificent field of flowers tempts the eye to go no further, while the tree and sky have the potential to be a separate beautiful image.

Vivid blues, great light. Beautiful!

very nice colors, great composition.. compliments.

The mixture of colors, depth of field, sharpness all well done and composed.

Mark, you have studied this tree and field very well. You "own" them! Excellent composition, colors & DOF. Regards, Jeff

Had seen this last year from you, this is even more striking. Beautiful shot, sharp, colorful.

Another great work!! very very cool!!

Thanks Rizwan, Pep, Eric, Ovidiu, Vijay, Bela, PJ, MY Jalili, Pedro, Hans, George, Jeff, Lalit and Enrico! Wow, pretty good reception for this one. I knew while I was setting this up it would be stunning. Thanks everyone!!

Splendid,no other words.

Very beautiful!

excellent colors and spring mood. one of your bests from this spring series.

Mark, you're killing us with these stirring wildflower images! What can I say but perfect in every way.

Thanks Radu, Adrienne, Zsolt and Marc. I appreciate the positive feedback on this one. I am hoping for at least a couple of more weeks of wildflowers before they start drying up. I will hate to see them go!

Mark, you and Carsten Ranke are probably the only two photographers who make me want to go out and experiment with wide lenses. My 28 sits in its bag and rarely see the light of day. These fields of flowers in delicate light are superb.

Again, an amazing shot. Breathtaking.

Superb (7)

Wonderful landscape, well done!