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SoCal

Poppy Reserve

 
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Incredibly, the delicate California poppy can whether 35 MPH winds and the blistering hot desert sun better than most humans.

 

 On Location  

 

 

 

  

2008

  

 

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Scenic 1 Scenic 2 Close-up 1 Scenic 3

Wildflowers 1 Wildflowers 2 Wildflowers 3 Field 1

Pattern 1 Rock 1 Pattern 2 Poppies 1

 

 

 

Poppies 2      
       
     

 Typically, lack of rainfall will limit the poppy bloom each spring.  While Lancaster experienced a little more than average rainfall in 2008, the winds were relentless. While all of these images were taken at the reserve, I had to resort to an extremely high ISO and high shutter speeds and 12-24 and 200-400 zoom lenses to capture anything that resembled poppies.

 

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