It appears to be a fairly good year for the seasonal desert wildflowers this year, even though there was not a whole lot of rain, and what did fall all came at once. Still, It is working it's magic right now, as seen in these two images made along the popular Henderson Canyon Road near Borrego Springs, CA.

Canon 1Ds III, 24-105L.

Enjoy....

frikkinA!!

Very nice! Like especially #2, great comp, colors and symbolism!

I love the second one. Amazing!

Number 2 is great. I really like it.

Andy

Hi Jeffrey,
I enjoyed them both! I had the good fortune to capture the wild flowers in DV this month and I found it equally amazing how with so little rain they can produce such lovely blossoms. The light and simplicity of the 2nd shot is so.....appealing.

Al B

The second image is a real winner. The composition, the isolation of the flowers and the patterns of the cracked soil make the image.

Two grat shots. Natural look and excellent compo in the first one, and superb light and texture in the second one.
Great work, Jeffrey.

Javier

Thanks for sharing these, for those of us that didn't make the bloom this year, it's almost like being there...

Jeffrey
Excelent pair of shots. Like the others, I do believe #2 is destined for your website. Classic shooting.

Jeffery, the first one looks a little flat to me like maybe it could use a tweak on the black point. (or it's my monitor because it's been at least 90 days since I calibrated it) great scene regardless.

Awesome pair, Jeffrey! The 2nd really sings! Great contrast of dried ground and fresh new life!

Barry

Hey Jeffrey,

Nice colors in #1, but #2 is really special! I have seen similar shots, and always thought that view of a flower with the cracked dried up mud was cool, and you captured it very nice with that low angled light.

Jim

I love images like #2, nice job, the textures and soft light really work here.

Congratulations for the second one, excellent.

The second has so many elements that contrast with each other...Really well done, Jeffrey! Dave

Impressive images Sir.

I hate you

brilliant work

J

I love #2...boy those really make me miss the desert....I am originally from Palm Desert CA now living in San Antonio...those shots make me homesick for the great desert scenery.

Beautiful, both - from the macro to the micro!

Since the lens is not a T/S, what focusing method did you use on #1 to hold good sharpness from near to far? Aperature?

That second one is fantastic, Jeffrey. Fabulous out there this year, wasn't it !!

Both are great but man, #2 is really beautiful. Print that sucker large !!

OK Jeffrey, yet another why I hate you. That 2nd one ROCKS! (not that the 1st isn't good either)

Man, both of these are great. well done, Jeffrey.

oh yea...in case you forgot...i hate you