"Distant Quenching"

Let me be the first to say what a fantastic photograph you have shared with us!. Beautiful colors and your DOF is super. Sounds like you and Chris had a great time. Kudos on a wonderful posting...RAY

Thanks Ray. This was my pic for the day. Something about the DOF and the detail of the flower that makes this work for me. Thanks for concuring!

A flower holds on to life in anticipation of a cooling drink. While imminent on the

horizon, it would not come to fruition on this day. Thanks for your time and thoughts.

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Lovely composition and masterful use of foreground lighting.

Wonderful composition, detail and lighting. Great impact! Best Regards

I like that the jimsonweed blooms and the rocks lead me meandering through to the sunrays in the background. Nice composition. Beauty!

It is an exceptional image, from all points of view. And the others revealed its best qualities. I only just want to say...congrats!

A tough choice between this and "Flourished Among the Parched"... just love the minute details visible here. Good shot... Mike

 

Original perspectiva, y bonitos colores.

Thanks Steve, Anthony, Nancy, Maria Maria and Mike for stopping in! This was taken above the central valley (the southern San Joaquin valley) near Bakersfield. This is a dry region and I find it astounding to see some of the plant life that can endure these conditions. I collaberated with my esteemed colleague Christopher Harris to bring you these images of this region. OK, lets just say we got together for some friendly shooting. I hope you will take some time to visit SoCal Chris' portfolio to view his take. His images are compelling and provide a fresh perspective, a unique approach to conveying this often overlooked ecosystem.

Thanks Antonio for your impressions!

After going back and forth between your images from this shoot; I do believe that this is the "cream of the crop." The detail you've managed to capture in this 'down-low' composition is just exquisite; including the holes created in the locoweed flower by the bugs. I really like the scattered few stems of dried fiddleneck flower standing up above the horizon too. Boy did we get lucky with the light! A spectacular image, Mark; one of your best from Bear Mountain! Thanks for the great ham and cheese sandwich too ;>) Cheers! Chris

Dynamic and dramatic shot! Incredible DOF, and I love the low angle at which you've shot this. Bravo!

Thanks Chris and Christal. This was my second composition of the day. I chose this datura flower because it was facing the camera. What a ham. There was a little protection from the wind which allowed me to extend the exposure time and increase my DOF. The dried up fiddlenecks was kind of a bonus.

Wonderful and beautiful.

A very beautiful image indeed. Good shot :-)

I was just going through my favorites and realized that I had not commented on this photo when I rated it. What a lesson this is on how to create a spectacular photo. Some of us play around with filters and some are masters. Wonderful image. FS