California Gold

Golden hazy light streaming onto a flowering meadow in the California

foothills.

Nice composition and colors. Very well done! Cheers!

Gorgeous colours.

Great composition and color, well done.

Just beautiful! I love the vivid colors. It looks like a scene right out of a movie.

the image is phenomenal in many ways. compositionally, the low angle of shooting and the focal length have captured the rock in the foreground as a lead-in into the frame and links the optical movement to the trees and the sky. the complementary color scheme ( blue and orange) adds to the tension and impact of the image. your shot has an underlying mood that is well preserved. bravo.

excellent rating by arash, so not much to add. the flowering of so many of the same species filling the landscape makes it quite an event, and looks like a very fun place to be, especially to be able to bask in that rich evening sunlight. i wonder what time of year it was taken? (seems a bit early now).

Thanks Chris - this was take two weeks ago... california is a little ahead of the game when it comes to spring :)

The combination of the colors, yellows and blues, the glow of the sky and the setting of all the compositional elements make this a special photo. I would be extremely happy with a photo like this. Dean

Very lovely Floris. Take care 6/6a

These shots can be hard to do right. You've done a nice job here. Clarity and composition worked well.

Hello Floris, I am in awe of your image here. It has many favorable attributes. The lichen covered boulder, the vast yellow of the fiddlenecks, the single tree giving separation by breaking the horizon, the mountain occupying the open left background and the mix of clouds and deep blue sky topping off the scene. I would assume this was your first time here. You did well with finding a great composition among many potential comps. I am very familiar with this area, I shoot here regularly, since I live in Bakersfield. I invite you to visit my Central Valley folder which includes several images from this site. Take care!