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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Matt Tilghman on March 26, 2014, 12:38:47 pm

Title: Poppies on the Stanislaus
Post by: Matt Tilghman on March 26, 2014, 12:38:47 pm

I've been struck with the urge to photograph wildflowers lately, and have been constantly checking the internet for the latest wildflower reports.  I heard that there was a great wildflower bloom occurring in the Knight's Ferry Recreation Area, but didn't know where that was, so had to look it up.  Knight's Ferry is a small historic town on the shores of the Stanislaus River, about a two hours drive due east from the Bay Area.  The recreation area has trails that follow shores of the Stanislaus upstream, in the Goodwin Canyon direction.  What a beautiful area!  This is my first time exploring the Stanislaus, and I must say I was taken aback by its beauty.  The dominant flowers during my visit were poppies and lupine, with many others sprinkled in to lesser degrees.

(http://www.matttilghman.com/images/Poppies-on-Stanislaus-River.jpg) (http://www.matttilghman.com/Poppies-on-Stanislaus-River.html)
Poppies on the Stanislaus (http://www.matttilghman.com/Poppies-on-Stanislaus-River.html)

Title: Re: Poppies on the Stanislaus
Post by: sdwilsonsct on March 28, 2014, 09:26:43 am

Nice composition. I wonder if some selective processing would help bring out the surrounding lines.