Wildflowers
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Wildflowers and Sunstar, Mt. Adams, Columbia River Gorge
Forest Wildflowers, North Rim, Grand Canyon
Sparkling Poppies, Merced River Canyon
Brilliant Poppy, American River Parkway, Sacramento
Kaleidoscope Poppy, Sierra Foothills, California
Field of Gold, Death Valley
Foothill Gold, Mokelumne River, California
Intimate Poppy, Point Reyes National Seashore
Dancing Poppy, Sierra Foothills, California
Spring Meadow, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Dogwood and Rapids, Merced River, Yosemite
Dogwood and Rapids, Merced River, Yosemite
Backlit Poppies, Folsom, California
Poppy Pastel, Sierra Foothills, California
A hat’s throw away: The front flower was no more than two inches from my lens. I stopped down to f20 (smaller than I like to go) and focused on the back of the front flower. Even a 17mm and f20 you can see that the Rockies are slightly soft–but because the foreground flowers are so sharp, the background softness is really not a problem.
Dogwood Above the Merced River, Yosemite
Desert Gold and Telescope Peak, Death Valley
Poppy and Surf, Point Reyes National Seashore
Poppies, Hite Cove Trail, Merced River Canyon
Wildflowers and North Peak, Twenty Lakes Basin
Orchids, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii
Poppy Lanterns, Merced River Canyon
Balsam Root and Lupine, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
Forest Dogwood, Yosemite Valley
Raindrops, Orchid in Lava Tree State Park, Hawaii
Paintbrush, Mill Creek, Lundy Canyon
Bridalveil Dogwood, Yosemite
Golden Elegance, California Poppy, Sierra Foothills
Dogwood Branch, Pohono Bridge, Yosemite
Poppy Hillside, California Gold Country
Floating Dogwood, Yosemite
Echoes of Spring, California Poppies, Sierra Foothills
Wildflowers and Mt. Adams, Washington
Catching Light, California Poppy, Sierra Foothills
Solitude, Dogwood Bloom Above the Merced River, Yosemite
Dogwood Pair, Merced River, Yosemite
Wildflowers and Aspen, North Rim, Grand Canyon
Champagne Glass Poppies, Merced River Canyon, California
Redbud, Merced River Canyon
