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aero-nut
Mar-21-2005, 06:52 PM
The poppies are not quite in full bloom yet, but getting there. Amazing year for wildflowers in California.


http://aero-nut.smugmug.com/photos/17942353-L.jpg


http://aero-nut.smugmug.com/photos/17942254-L.jpg


http://aero-nut.smugmug.com/photos/17942214-L.jpg
(the mountain in the background is yellow because it is covered in flowers)

http://aero-nut.smugmug.com/photos/17942129-L.jpg
Michael_Hansen
Mar-21-2005, 07:01 PM
Nice shots! It has been a fantastic year for wildflowers.
bfjr
Mar-21-2005, 07:08 PM
Yes it has and your shots prove it :thumb
jwear
Mar-21-2005, 08:37 PM
morning and evening the poppy folds up did you shot this real early or late ??nice shots :thumb Jeff
Shakey
Mar-21-2005, 10:07 PM
very cool I wish I was there to see and shoot for myself. Although these do far more justice than my meager attempt would produce.

Tim
aero-nut
Mar-21-2005, 10:27 PM
Thanks all, for your kind comments.


I didn't know that, jwear. Very interesting. I was taking these shots between about 3 pm and 5 pm. It was also a very windy, kind of chilly day.
gpgold
Mar-21-2005, 11:08 PM
The poppies are not quite in full bloom yet, but getting there. Amazing year for wildflowers in California.


http://aero-nut.smugmug.com/photos/17942353-L.jpg


http://aero-nut.smugmug.com/photos/17942254-L.jpg


http://aero-nut.smugmug.com/photos/17942214-L.jpg
(the mountain in the background is yellow because it is covered in flowers)

http://aero-nut.smugmug.com/photos/17942129-L.jpg
Shots three and four just blow me away. What was the date of these? I think I need to go back this weekend. Were these with the D-Rebel? Hand-held or tripod?

regards,

Gary
gus
Mar-21-2005, 11:17 PM
Nice...:thumb
Harryb
Mar-22-2005, 07:13 AM
The poppies are not quite in full bloom yet, but getting there. Amazing year for wildflowers in California.
(the mountain in the background is yellow because it is covered in flowers)


I :agree with Gary. The 3rd and 4th shots are exceptional. :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap
aero-nut
Mar-22-2005, 07:20 AM
Shots three and four just blow me away. What was the date of these? I think I need to go back this weekend. Were these with the D-Rebel? Hand-held or tripod?

regards,

Gary
Gary,

The date was 3-20-05...it's definately a good time to go...although I think they will probably peak in another week or so, as long as we don't have a lot of hot weather before then.

All shots were with a D-Rebel. Most were hand-held, but a few I used a monopod. For the wide landscape shots I used f/14 or so at 200 ISO.