I recently had a great time leading a client on a private wild flower photography workshop and was blown away by the beauty of the very green hills of the San Francisco bay area. If you’re unfamiliar with California Oak Trees you might think they’re always this green and beautiful, but in fact such vibrant color is fleeting as the vast majority of the year their leaves are yellow, orange and brown.
Turkey Vulture Flying Over Green Oak Trees (Quercus lobata) & Meadow - Ranch San Antonio Open Space
Amidst the sea of green were early signs of wild flower season, With late rains and cooler temperatures peak wild flower season has yet to reach Northern California, but even still a great variety of wild flowers cold be found. I’m still sorting through photos of the outing, but we had a good deal of luck at Rancho San Antonio open space and Pacheco State Park. Stay tuned there certainly will be more photos from this trip to come and I’m looking forward to the next time I’m able to share the beauty of wild flower season on my next private wild flower workshop.
Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum) Under an Oak Branch
If you’ve never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom. ~Terri Guillemets
Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum) - Rancho San Antonio Open Space, California
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I’ve never seen Rancho looking so beautiful! I’ll have to go for a hike and check it out. 🙂 Do you take individuals out frequently for private workshops, or do you have any local group workshops?
Good to hear. I’m wondering how late the NorCal wildflowers are going to be. I was up at Russian Ridge two weeks ago and the blooms were sparse, and limited to buttercups and a few other little things. No poppies or other larger blossoms. I think I’ll try Rancho San Antonio next, in a couple of weeks.
Love the Blue-eyed Grass – especially with selective focus.
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Particularly fond of the macro. 🙂
I enjoyed this post and the images of the California Black Oaks. The foothills seem to be greener this year than I have ever seen.
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stunning wild flower photography and this lovely looking. Thanks