wildflowers

As Ben explained when we woke up for sunrise, there was no clouds at all at Skyline Overlook. One of the great things about Skyline is we can see Factory Butte from there. We saw that there was some light clouds forming around it and we knew no matter what we had a lot of wildflowers we could...

Some more wildflower super bloom shots from a week or so ago from the Northern upper desert part of Joshua Tree. This time some closer more intimate landscapes. All comments are welcome, Jim #1 #2 #3

Here are some from last night by Laguna Lake in Fullerton California. I took a short break while trail running to shoot these with the Sony A6400 and 18-135mm. All comments are welcome, Jim

A continuation of the surprise I was given on my recent trip a few days ago to Joshua Tree. I had gone out there solely with the intent to shoot the Milky Way that night, but I was totally surprised by the welcome I got from the wildflowers in the upper desert. So here are a couple of more...

So I ran out to Joshua Tree National Park on Thursday mainly to shoot the Milky Way. The moon was getting larger and staying out longer, but there was going to be a 2 hour window from 2:30am to 4:30am where the Milky Way would still be very bright. What I didn't expect was wildflowers to be out...

These are from Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in California last Friday. There are several trails that go through and around the preserve. This area is on the backside of the Reserve after the sun had started to pop out. I went a little tighter on these as a change of pace, and went for more...

This is after the sun popped up and really helping the 360 degree wildflower color go nuclear in intensity in Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in California the other day. As a reminder the wind was blowing and it had been totally overcast for most of the day. One of these is my clear favorite...

I ran out to the Poppy Reserve in Antelope Valley California. I found the Poppies are definitely Popping! :) It was a day looking like it would rain the closer I got there, and when I got within a mile, all of a sudden out of no where the wind picked up and was blowing in the 25 to 30mph range...

I took these yesterday afternoon at a local area that I trail run in. I haven't been to this spot in Fullerton California since the wildflowers took off, but knowing the area I figured and hoped there would be some wildflowers going, and man was there. It was another great chance to play with...

After shooting wildflowers up in the hills in Newport Beach California yesterday I had time to run down to Little Corona and shoot just before sunset. It was nice getting the gold in the foreground and the gold in the background with this. I took about a dozen shots up here on the cliff before...

A very tight and close up view of the Lupines out in Joshua Tree from a week ago. This was shot with the new Sony A6400 at f4.5 and 28mm on the kit 16-50mm lens and at ISO 100. All comments are welcome, Jim

Another wildflower image from last week in Joshua Tree National Park in California. The wildflowers were everywhere and ran in every direction. This was at sunset. The clouds didn't last long, it had been a pretty cloudless afternoon and these clouds were gone by the time the sunset was over...

This is from late summer last year out in the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado. I wanted to shoot the dunes, but I was really on the look out for a lonely flower or two. I didn't get very far up into the dunes, maybe halfway when I came across this guy. So I stopped here and since it was close to...

Please use this thread to report any wildflower sightings. I expect this thread to be active from March until August as wildflowers will start blooming early in the desert and late up in the high altitude mountains. :) Please include the following Information in your Report. 1. Date 2...

It was truly amazing to see the southern end of Joshua Tree so completely carpeted with wildflowers, so much so I drove out there 3 times to shoot them with this being from the final evening last Sunday. The wildflowers were so thick that even as I took extreme care as I moved about in them my...

This is the end of the day on my 3rd trip out to Joshua Tree in a week, and it was a productive day. I drove out there in time for sunrise on only 3 hours of sleep, but I wanted to get there for sunrise as there was clouds in the forecast. I haven't processed those yet, because this one really...

I had been tempted to make a 2nd trip out to Joshua Tree in 4 days. I had seen the forecast for snow there, and then I had seen the very cool shot that @Johnny Chien had posted. But in my mind I was still toying with wanting to run up to Yosemite also, or perhaps just stay home and get some work...

Driving down from Grand Junction towards Ouray on Hwy 50 in Colorado, I was minding my own business while on my wildflower hunting tour, when all of a sudden this huge field of sunflowers popped into view. It took less then a second to realize that I needed to make a U-turn to shoot these. I...

Another view from Middle Blue Lakes in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado, the afternoon storm was a joy to view. This is from the outlet as it begins it's decent down to Lower Blue Lakes. The light from the incoming storm was really cool. All comments are welcome, Jim

As I further explored Blaine Basin in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado I saw a waterfall in the distance beneath Mt Sneffels so I started hiking in that direction. As the stream started curving the wildflowers were abounding all around. I didn't have much time because the sun was soon to set...