Hills of Color - Tejon Ranch, Kern County, California

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Looks like I may not have time this spring to go serious wildflower hunting, so this is an image taken last year during a guided hike through the Tejon Ranch near Lancaster, California. I used my fisheye lens and got really close to the ground to compose the tallest lupine against the sky for added depth. The orange poppies certainly made for a wonderful contrast.

Teaching tomorrow for a private group from Apple and the weather should cooperate nicely and I'm looking forward to a day along the coast helping others.

Nikon D300
Tokina 10-17mm @ 17mm
1/200 sec, f16, ISO 200

All this image needed was a slight white balance shift from 5000K to 4350K, a small contrast and vibrance boost and a little burning to tone down the brightness on the poppies. Sharpened and sized for web.

Taken on: April 25, 2010

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/16.0, 1/200 sec, 17mm (=25mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	10.0-17.0 mm f/3.5-4.5
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	17mm (35mm equivalent: 25mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-5/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Contrast:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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