Watched Sunrise

kurtlawson

Active Member
Watched Sunrise

Have you ever had the feeling you were being watched? At sunrise high up in the Temblor Range of mountains in the California Desert, a stone face watched over me as I watched over the spectacular scene among the vibrant blooming slopes of these young mountains. In the morning breeze purple-blue lupines dance as the thin clouds turn pink from the rising sun. After stumbling across this place I immediately became enamored with it. The entire wildflower color palette was amazing here, from the lupines to the yellow goldfields to the grasses littered with tiny orange fiddlenecks and distant patches of blue-purple phacelia. Within the minutes just before the harsh direct sunlight of the day would arrive, the soft glow of the day’s first light beautifully embraces the landscape. Such moments are my favorite.

Single exposure, a7r3 with 24-70 GM


Watched Sunrise
by Kurt Lawson, on Flickr
 

JimFox

Moderator
Staff member
This is awesome! Great job Kurt. Love the colors and the Lupines. I keep meaning to get up on that road that goes on top of the ridge but haven’t made it there yet, I keep getting too distracted.
 

kurtlawson

Active Member
Thanks Jim

Man that lupine on the far hills is intense.
I'm pretty sure those are patches of phacelia. All of the lupines up there were of the bush type and had some space between one another like the ones in the foreground. There were some patches of baby blue eye flowers too but nowhere near as large as the phacelia that alternated with the vast yellow goldfields.
 

AlanLichty

Moderator
Seeing those patches of yellow is amazing and the lupines down in front are gorgeous.

That rock does look a bit like a neanderthal skull staring back at you.
 

Mike Lewis

Staff Member
Jaw dropping! Amazing - the flower blooms are just other-worldly this year, and this scene, adding in the sunrise colors, is fantastic!

ML
 

Dean

Well-Known Member
Beautiful Kurt.. Must have been something to stand here and take this all in.
Great capture !
 

kurtlawson

Active Member
Thank you all! Suffice to say I had a great time exploring Carrizo Plains this year. I found this scene and it took my breath away. And the stone face was watching me all night and all morning.
 
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