This year we had a good amount of rainfall and (snow in flagstaff and Sedona). This helped with our drought and brought in beautiful super bloom ( I have not seen one here in my stay).
Add wild horses to it; it is even more beautiful. Just a recording of what the eyes could see and is not a true representation of how beautiful the scenery is currently in the Sonoran desert.
(Switched the image based on good feedback)
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ILCE-1FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens459mmf/6.31/800s500 ISO+0.3 EV
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Love is in the air (a pretty tight crop)
ILCE-1FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens600mmf/6.31/500s200 ISO+0.3 EV
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volhoosier wrote:
amazing combinations of colors and details. i hope the horses aren't color blind so they can enjoy the flowers too. thanks for sharing.
morris wrote:
Fantastic environment and some super photos. 4 feet more and the first would be incredible. The first 3 and the next to the last are my picks.
Morris
Thank you, Morris. The first one was a bummer for me. You noticed it quickly. I did find another one at 344/444mm focal length (not quite the same pose). I have uploaded it. Please let me know your thoughts. Not sure if you noticed, but I also struggled a bit with straightening these photos
ILCE-1FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens344mmf/6.31/800s640 ISO+0.3 EV
ILCE-1FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens444mmf/6.31/800s640 ISO+0.3 EV
Excellent photos! Wild horses are on my list to see! And you got wildflowers to boot!
My friend and I have only made it to Sonora Desert Preserve. We haven't made it to the SE part of AZ. By the time we do we fear the wildflowers will be gone.
And the city of Prescott just started releasing water from Watson and Willow Lakes. Both have flooded the nearby woods. And as I write this its raining, been raining pretty good. And we are forecasted to get more snow tomorrow.
No idea what our wildflowers will be like, which I don't think can come close to comparing what the Valley gets.