About three weeks ago, on my last day spent in Big Bear, the clouds in the sky were spectacular. I drove to my favorite spot on the east end of the lake and set up my tripod in wait of the hoped for gorgeous sunset. It was a little early still so I put my new macro lens on my D80 and walked around the area snapping pictures of the brush that grew all along the shore in this area. Now I am terribly ignorant when it comes to plant life and I haven't been able to identify this stuff from books or the internet. So if anyone should look at these photos and recognize it for what it is, please let me know. It's like sage brush but has a decidedly rusty red color. What I do know is that this very simple weeds catches the sun beautifully and is a delight to photograph.
This photo was taken at the northeast end of the Big Bear Valley near Baldwin Lake.
This photo was taken at the northeast end of the Big Bear Valley near Baldwin Lake.
These are the images I shot while waiting for the sun to go down.
Believe me, this plant is not actually pink. It's just the sun playing it's light tricks.
The blue in the background is snow.
Believe me, this plant is not actually pink. It's just the sun playing it's light tricks.
The blue in the background is snow.
It's the same plants is each of these photos.
Just the background or the direction I'm shooting has changed.
Just the background or the direction I'm shooting has changed.
4 comments:
That first photo is a real beauty! There's so much there that I like.
I don't know what that brush is, but we have something that looks similar. It must be at least a relative of sage.
beautiful shots, I love the lilacs and blues
Suzanne, your photos are stunning! They should be in a magazine, oh they have! LOL! Loving those dog pictures of your little/big guys and the Big Bear pics are beautiful! Don's parents had a cabin in Fawnskin for 20's and we loved it up there....memories! Tell Carlos hello!
Hugs,
Maryjane
I wish I owned photoshop....sigh....
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