Keywords:Merced River, Merced River Canyon, canyon, hillside, orange, poppies, spring
Photo Info
Dimensions1280 x 853
Original file size782 KB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken30-Mar-09 12:56
Date modified18-Jun-09 09:49
Shooting Conditions
Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D90
Focal length200 mm
Focal length (35mm)300 mm
Max lens aperturef/5.7
Exposure1/50 at f/22
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 250
Metering modePattern
Digital zoom1x
Outrageous Orange
Poppies blanket the hillsides along the Merced River Canyon. The fires of 2008 have given rise to this outrageous explosion of color, a true testament to nature's cycle of death and rebirth. Oldtimes say that this has been the most outrageous bloom in more than 30 years.
