Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.
I captured this a couple of hours ago at sunrise. It was another beautiful morning – the sounds of coyotes and quail a short distance away only enhanced the experience!
Anza-Borrego Morning
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Perfect time of year, warm low light, spring blooms…. what could be better?
Patrick
Beautiful shot Ron
Looks like a great morning to be in the field and a beautiful image. I can’t wait to get back into the field tomorrow morning!
How is it looking out there Ron?
Do you think this weekend will be a good one for flowers?
Bob
Ron,
Just started following your blog. This is a beautiful shot, wish I was there.
Thanks everyone and welcome aboard Mike!
Bob – cold weather seems to be delaying the bloom. There is plenty to be seen, but not the big fields many are accustom to seeing.
That is good enough for me.
We will be heading out Saturday.
Thanks Ron,
Bob
Love it, Ron. Indian Head makes such a great and rugged backdrop.
Beautiful warm lighting. Did you use a GND filter on this?
What a beautiful way to start the day!
Donna
Thanks all!
I agree Michael – Indidan Head is my favorite backdrop around here.
Scott – I didn’t us a GND filter on this one.
I agree Donna!
I attended a photography seminar on composition the other night, pretty much for beginners and intermediates. One of the tips I learned was that when photographing mountains, to put the peaks near the very top of the frame, with a little bit of space. It made me think of your photos, so I went home to check and sure enough most of your mountain photos have peaks near the very top! Guess I never thought about it that much since there aren’t any mountains in my part of Texas, haha…
Another beauty!
Thanks Joni!
Thank Maria – sounds like a fun class! Now you need some mountains.
what a beautiful morning, really great picture.
Thank you!
Ron, I’m new to your photography. Breathtaking! Thank you for bringing Anza Borrego to us through your artistry.
Thanks a lot Tina!
Do you hand hold all of your shots or tripod? Any HDR images?
Hi Alan,
I use a tripod for most my shots. I usually use a grad filter for landscapes and not HDR, so most if not all my Anza-Borrego photos are not HDR. Although for travel type photos, I often prefer HDR over a filter, so many of my photos of a place live Las Vegas are HDR.