Cuyamaca Rancho, CA

erich6

I got a chance to go camping with my sons this weekend up in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, CA. This is about 60 miles East of San Diego. There were a lot of burnt/dead trees which made for fairly gothic subjects.












But it is a "rancho" after all so there are interesting landscapes as well:









You can browse the rest of the library at http://hbphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/1679445

Cheers,

Erich

retro

nice images the tree in #1 and especially #2 has a surrealistic look,, like something by Dali. :
The subtle sepia tone works well IMHO.

erich6

retro wrote:

nice images the tree in #1 and especially #2 has a surrealistic look,, like something by Dali. :
The subtle sepia tone works well IMHO.

Wow, that's quite a compliment! Thank you. I'm glad you liked them.

Erich

grimace

Great series of shots Erich!! My favorite is the last one with the hay bails.

I've tried doing some shots in the mid-west with them but didn't have the success you did. Great work!!

erich6

grimace wrote:

Great series of shots Erich!! My favorite is the last one with the hay bails.

I've tried doing some shots in the mid-west with them but didn't have the success you did. Great work!!

Thanks Adam! It was hard to get that last one. I couldn't seem to find a suitable vantage point. That's the best I could do but it wasn't exactly what I wanted to get. Oh well, I guess it's part of the lifetime search for those perfect shots.

Erich

saurora

I think you did very well in that last shot. I like the way the tree and the tall grass in the foreground lead you into the shot.