Friday's Focus - 06/07/2018 - Wildflower Landscapes

[BarryHamilton]

Most of these were previously posted:

Mt Rainier hiding behind forest fire smoke
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Falls Creek Falls

Falls Creek Falls - a Close View

• AlanLichty
• May 30, 2018

Some details in Falls Creek Falls, Gifford Pinchot NF.

False Lily of the Valley at Cape Blanco

False Lily-of-the-Valley

• AlanLichty
• May 15, 2018
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A nice batch of spring blooms along a trail near the Oregon Coast.

Edith Creek at Mt. Rainier

Rainier - Edith Creek Flowers

• AlanLichty
• Feb 9, 2018

From just above the Paradise Inn lodge.

Painted Hills

Flowers in the Painted Hills

• AlanLichty
• Sep 11, 2017

Springtime displays at the Painted Hills. A 400mm view.

Painted Hills in the Spring

• AlanLichty
• Sep 11, 2017
• 1

A slightly different view of the Painted Hills area with the colors of spring.

Hovenweap

High Desert Spring

• AlanLichty
• Oct 22, 2017

April blooms at Hovenweap National Monument, UT.

Great stuff, Alan! Really like your Painted Hills take with the bright yellow flowers. Sweet shot!

 

[dan swiger]

Death Valley super bloom

Calle Lillies at Dowd Creek

 

[Alisa]

Wildflowers! I love wildflowers!

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[dan swiger]

Wildflowers! I love wildflowers!

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Love that 1st one. Sort of has that Sound of Music feel!

 

[Zeph]

This is an incredible photo thread, you-all have all out done yourselves.

 

[JimFox]

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Death Valley super bloom
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Calle Lillies at Dowd Creek

These are awesome Dan! One of these days I will get those Calle Lillie’s.

 

[Alisa]

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Death Valley super bloom
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Calle Lillies at Dowd Creek

I LOVE the Lillies so prety!

 

[Alisa]

Todays Friday's Focus will be on Wildflowers we have captured in our landscapes. It's about that time of year to start capturing wildflowers. As I was digging through my archives in preparation for this years wildflower season I was really excited with what I saw, and what I know you guys can contribute.

Here is mine to start it off, this was from a stormy afternoon in Yankee Boy Basin in Colorado.

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And another one I have posted before, this is from Ice Lakes Basin in Colorado.
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I love the second shot, this turned out awsome Jim. The color in the sky is amazing!

 

[Alisa]

Really awesome shots thus far! My contribution will span three seasons of wildflower shooting (winter is pretty tough and thus not included).

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March mexican poppies and lupine in the Sonoran Desert. Bartlett Lake northeast of Phoenix.

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June monkeyflowers in West Fork Canyon north of Sedona.

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July columbine in American Basin (San Juan Mountains)

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October wildflowers along the Verde River near Sedona.

Looks like I need to take a trip to American Basin!! So beautiful!! I also really love the first shot as well!! WOW

 

[Alisa]

What a superb topic today and, wow, what stunning entries!


Blue Phlox at White Oak Sinks - Smoky Mountains
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Flame (Wild) Azaleas at Andrews Bald - Smoky Mountains
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Alpine Flowers - Beartooth Mountains
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Bear Grass - Glacier NP
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I love the 1st and 2nd shot. Love the trail leading into the image with the little pop of color in the first one.

 

[Alisa]

This is going to be a wild thread...


Some were posted before:

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Your first and last image are really pretty!

 

[Alisa]

Shadow Mountain with the Tetons in the background.

Mulesear, The Organ, Arches NP. 2015. Yes, I kinda was ripping off Tom Till's composition.

Same composition 2014.

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I love the your first and last shot so beautiful!

 

[dan swiger]

I LOVE the Lillies so prety!

Alisa, that was from my 1st visit in 2009. I've been back every year, but still haven't bested this
I guess that's the way it should be!

 

[rfkiii]

If you have any other location where you have multiple years with the same composition, they would make for some good threads on their own.

Let me check my stash and see what I have.