So Cal Wildflowers

thdizzythdizzy Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
edited April 5, 2006 in Landscapes
Hopefully these images are a promising sign of things to come after our late season rains. Please excuse the lack of sharpness and the dull sky as the wind created less than optimal conditions.

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  • renerene Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited April 3, 2006
    Wow, great colorful pics, but I especially like that 2nd one...nice!!!
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2006
    Wow
    Where did you take these? What are the yellow flowers?
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  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2006
    I don't ever think I've seen a field of flowers like that before. The second almost looks like you used selective color. Very Coolclap.gif
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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2006
    Wow, who cares about the sharpness, these are beautiful. Make 'em bigger! thumb.gif
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2006
    These are so cool! I've been wanting to do this every spring...where did you go????? thumb.gif
  • MikkoMikko Registered Users Posts: 451 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2006
    Nice shots. Were these taken in the Antelope Valley? If so I truely understand the wind condition.
  • thdizzythdizzy Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2006
    gluwater wrote:
    I don't ever think I've seen a field of flowers like that before. The second almost looks like you used selective color. Very Coolclap.gif

    Weird thing is I DIDN'T use selective color; although I am a fan of that tool. I used a little 'contrast' and 'highlight' and that was it.

    What's even weirder is that my captures don't even come close to the real colors, hearing the Bees, and smelling the scent.
    Todd Disraeli - Star, Idaho

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  • thdizzythdizzy Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2006
    saurora wrote:
    These are so cool! I've been wanting to do this every spring...where did you go????? thumb.gif

    These shots were captured 15 miles away from the Poppy Reserve in the north west part of the Anelope Valley.
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    "Only when the last tree has died, the last river poisoned, and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money" Cree Indian Proverb
  • thdizzythdizzy Registered Users Posts: 262 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2006
    Dee wrote:
    Where did you take these? What are the yellow flowers?

    Hello Dee - See above for where and the yellow flowers are Goldfields and the orange are obviously Poppies.
    Todd Disraeli - Star, Idaho

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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,132 moderator
    edited April 4, 2006
    Todd,

    They all have some redeeming features, but I agree with the others that #2 really is a sweet image. Very, very nice.

    Thanks,

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  • Scott_QuierScott_Quier Registered Users Posts: 6,524 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2006
    I 15524779-Ti.gif with the comments on #2 - very cool. I liked it so much I went to your web-site to look at the "original" uploaded image (thanks for leaving it available) because looking that the large version just didn't do it all for me.

    BTW - that thumbs up/thumbs down scriptlet is cool. Care to share how you implemented that?
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2006
    Scott, I think the thumbs up/down is something new on Smugmug. When I went on my site this evening .... there it was. I didn't turn it on it was just there. Also several of my photos were posted as "favorites" on my home page. I don't know, but I think it is something Smugmug just implemented. ne_nau.gif
  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2006
    Found them!
    Thanks I did a google and see they look like little yellow daisies. Thanks!
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  • ultravoxultravox Registered Users Posts: 776 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2006
    Well ...
    I think that #2 is a little darker on corners and...
    Who cares? They are great.iloveyou.gifclap
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  • waveneymanwaveneyman Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited April 5, 2006
    #2 is really peachy. Lovely light. It looks so good I envy you being there :D
    Any more would be great.

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