More Coachella Valley Flowers

Posted by Steve Boer on June 8, 2017
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More flowers overlooking Coachella Valley from the Keys View lookout in Joshua Tree National Park. This shot has a little extra processing courtesy of Nik Color Efex, which I recently got after finding out it is now available for free.

Coachella Valley Flowers
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/320, Aperture: f/9, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 16mm

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Flowers overlooking Coachella Valley

Posted by Steve Boer on June 7, 2017
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Flowers overlooking Coachella Valley from the Keys View lookout in Joshua Tree National Park.

Flowers overlooking Coachella Valley
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/80, Aperture: f/16, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 17mm

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Yellow Flowers in Morongo Valley

Posted by Steve Boer on June 5, 2017
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Some nice flowers seen along the trail in the Morongo Valley nature preserve.

Flowers in Morongo Valley
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/1000, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 400mm

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Lizard in Morongo Valley

Posted by Steve Boer on June 2, 2017
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We saw many lizards in California, but I can never resist taking a picture when one is perched so nicely on top of a rock.

Lizard in Morongo Valley
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/1000, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 320mm

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Queen Butterfly

Posted by Steve Boer on June 1, 2017
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A Queen butterfly seen in Morongo Valley, California.

Queen Butterfly
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/640, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 400, Focal Length: 320mm

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Common goldeneye

Posted by Steve Boer on May 31, 2017
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A goldeneye, sans Pierce Brosnan.

Common goldeneye
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/500, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 400mm

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Red-winged blackbird in the reeds

Posted by Steve Boer on May 30, 2017
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Blackbird singin’ in the afternoon… I liked the way the sun was back-lighting these reeds and the blackbird made a nice foreground subject.

Red-winged blackbird in the reeds
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/500, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 260mm

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