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Fiddleneck        Images © Mark A. Chappell

In California's Mediterranean climate, intense winter rains can sometimes produce a bumper crop of wildflowers.   Fiddleneck (Amsinkia menziesii) is one of the commonest and most visible of the flowers in open grasslands.   For a few weeks, can cover acres of open ground with almost blindingly yellow flowers.   These were growing at the Motte Reserve, a University of California research station near Riverside, California.

  • Canon 1D3 or 7D, Tamron 180 mm macro lens, Sigma 150 mm macro lens, or Canon 500 mm f4 IS lens with extension tubes, some with ringflash (2008, 2013)