James L. Snyder
Grassy Meadow and Poppies
Washburn Trail, Joseph D. Grant County Park, Santa Clara County, CA, 3/22/2016 - 3/23/2016
SONY Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 camera, F1.8 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* lens, 54 exposures, 195 megapixels
After returning home from a long wildflower photography road trip to Death Valley, I visited a favorite place much closer to home: Joseph D. Grant County Park, by San Jose, California. I planned to photograph a small waterfall. On my drive into the park, I did a double take at the Washburn Trail trailhead; I caught a glimpse of thousands of brilliant California poppies growing in a grassy meadow. I had visited this park for years but never before encountered a wildflower display anywhere near as bold and beautiful as this: a bloom of poppies so near to my home, and every bit as lovely as anything I had found in Death Valley! In 1903 the California poppy became the state flower of California.
Grassy Meadow and Poppies
Washburn Trail, Joseph D. Grant County Park, Santa Clara County, CA, 3/22/2016 - 3/23/2016
SONY Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 camera, F1.8 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* lens, 54 exposures, 195 megapixels
After returning home from a long wildflower photography road trip to Death Valley, I visited a favorite place much closer to home: Joseph D. Grant County Park, by San Jose, California. I planned to photograph a small waterfall. On my drive into the park, I did a double take at the Washburn Trail trailhead; I caught a glimpse of thousands of brilliant California poppies growing in a grassy meadow. I had visited this park for years but never before encountered a wildflower display anywhere near as bold and beautiful as this: a bloom of poppies so near to my home, and every bit as lovely as anything I had found in Death Valley! In 1903 the California poppy became the state flower of California.