Early morning at Peridot Mesa, San Carlos Apache Reservation, AZ

[Douglas Sherman]

Its early morning and the poppies are still sleeping in this image, but they are so plentiful that they show up as an orange carpet. If you wait until they are fully open the light becomes too harsh.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Nice color show Doug.

 

[AlanLichty]

The orange carpet is quite the contrast to the usual drab colors of the desert floor.

 

[JimFox]

The orange carpet is awesome Doug and doesn't distract away from the image at all. I like how you positioned the Saguaro, it's one of my favorite desert plants.

The pano crop works perfect here.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great color here Douglas.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Thanks, Jameel.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

The orange carpet is quite the contrast to the usual drab colors of the desert floor.

There is nothing like Spring in the Desert when we have a Super Bloom, Alan. This was from a couple of years ago.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

The orange carpet is awesome Doug and doesn't distract away from the image at all. I like how you positioned the Saguaro, it's one of my favorite desert plants.

The pano crop works perfect here.

Thanks so much, Jim. I'm looking forward t seeing your Antelope Valley images.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Great color here Douglas.

Thanks a lot, Ben.

 

[MonikaC]

Do they stay open late enough for an evening shot?
Carpets of wildflowers........I think I remember those?

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Do they stay open late enough for an evening shot?
Carpets of wildflowers........I think I remember those?

They start closing up about four o'clock, Monika so you can't get the elegant light with them, but they are so beautiful they can still carry an image. The best situation is a slight high cirrus cloud overcast to even out the contrast like this one.

 

[MonikaC]

They start closing up about four o'clock, Monika so you can't get the elegant light with them, but they are so beautiful they can still carry an image. The best situation is a slight high cirrus cloud overcast to even out the contrast like this one.

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That is pretty spectacular, Doug!

 

[Bob]

Hey Doug,
Did you just shoot this or is it an archive image? Beautiful!

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I wish!! Unfortunately its an archive image, Bob.