Spring Blooms

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 10, 2010266 views13 comments

My Dad and I checked out the Knights Ferry region of California's central valley this past Sunday. The flowers aren't quite at peak level yet but they still put on nice show.

Please take a look at the large version as well

Nikon D300 / F16 / 1/60

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13 comments

Comment posted by Chikku Baiju on March 10, 2010 at 11:24 PM

Nice to see them popping! Hope they pop here for us in AZ too. Love the vertical comp on this. Adding a bit more shadows might help with the harsh light.

Registered on January 9, 2010, 31 Posts, 246 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 10, 2010 at 11:46 PM

An excellent comp and the color is grand. Hello Spring!

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Comment posted by Nicolas Belokurov on March 10, 2010 at 11:57 PM

Very nice layers of vegetation. Beautiful place and well captured too.

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Comment posted by Derek Sedillo on March 11, 2010 at 12:06 AM

Hey Mike,

I really like this image. Great early blooms! It looks like we both found some nice California poppies this Sunday in different parts of the state.

Derek

Registered on May 2, 2006, 37 Posts, 232 Comments

Comment posted by Verena & Georg Pop on March 11, 2010 at 1:57 AM

hey, are you in for a home exchange?

Heavy snowfalls while I'm writing these lines here in Vienna.
Lovely scene here, that screams spring out loud!
(I love poppies, you know...

)

Verena

Registered on July 5, 2006, 272 Posts, 2823 Comments

Comment posted by Aaron Burdick on March 11, 2010 at 2:24 AM

Nice shot Mike! I may have to head up there soon. Gotta love when winter turns into spring!

Registered on May 1, 2009, 31 Posts, 197 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 11, 2010 at 3:20 AM

Beautiful image, Mike.
Here, nearby Turin, we have 30cm of fresh snow!!! We are all looking for Spring!
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on March 11, 2010 at 8:43 AM

Beautiful composition and color throughout, Excellent work Mike.
John

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Comment posted by Nick Moore on March 11, 2010 at 8:45 AM

Beautiful composition, the blanket of flowers lead the eyes nicely through the scene to the tree. I'm ready for Spring seeing this!.

Registered on May 23, 2006, 93 Posts, 2228 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Good on March 11, 2010 at 8:16 PM

Nice collection of color and variation of vegetation captured here. If there were more poppies in the LRC I might favor a slight swing of the camera to the right, but if not I could see why you settled on this composition. Very nice and this makes me look forward to the spring bloom.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 11, 2010 at 9:48 PM

Excellent. It's still all snow where I live in Arizona, so this gives me hope.

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Comment posted by robert kempton on March 11, 2010 at 11:18 PM

very nice !!

we still waiting for spring to hit N.Utah , we had snow again yesterday , and 12 deg this morning .

Registered on November 7, 2009, 2 Posts, 5 Comments

Comment posted by Pam Colander on March 12, 2010 at 12:14 AM

Beautiful shot Mike and the large is a must see! I love the various textures and complimentary colors. Nobody plants a garden like Mother Nature. So jealous...we are still getting snow

Registered on December 7, 2006, 210 Posts, 1062 Comments