{"id":2683,"date":"2012-06-01T20:49:05","date_gmt":"2012-06-02T03:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russbishop.com\/blog\/?p=2683"},"modified":"2019-08-06T09:00:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T16:00:19","slug":"intimate-landscapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/russbishop.com\/blog\/intimate-landscapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Intimate Landscapes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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California Poppies (Eschscholtzia californica), Antelope Valley, California<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here in Southern California winter came in spurts this year and never really realized its full potential. As a result, the spring blooms were much lighter than usual in places like Antelope Valley and Anza-Borrego, but we can always rely on a few favorite annuals like the poppies and barrel cactus to make\u00a0a showing even in the dry years.\u00a0The trick is to\u00a0shift our\u00a0attention from the big picture to the small.<\/p>\n

As a photographer, the change in weather patterns simply means we need to adjust our perspective. Instead of grand fields of endless flowers that fill our wide-angle frame with edge to edge color, there are still wonderful images to be made, but we need to move in and get\u00a0personal with the flora.\u00a0The grand panoramas have now been\u00a0replaced with\u00a0shallow depth of field\u00a0and selective focus\u00a0that explores the color and detail of our favorite spring-time subjects. This is the time to pull out the macro, extension tubes, or Lensbaby<\/a> and get intimate!<\/p>\n

In the higher elevations where spring\u00a0will arrive\u00a0a little later there is still time to put this into practice. Of course the alpine environments\u00a0with their\u00a0glorious peaks\u00a0as a backdrop\u00a0always tend to win over\u00a0our visual sensitivities, but once you’ve\u00a0preserved the big\u00a0picture\u00a0it’s time to turn your attention to the\u00a0intimate landscapes.<\/p>\n

\u00a9Russ Bishop\/All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here in Southern California winter came in spurts this year and never really realized its full potential. As a result, the spring blooms were much lighter than usual in places like Antelope Valley and Anza-Borrego, but we can always rely on a few favorite annuals like the poppies and barrel cactus to make\u00a0a showing even … <\/p>\n

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