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Goldfields        Images © Mark A. Chappell

In California's Mediterranean climate, intense winter rains can sometimes produce a bumper crop of wildflowers.   This happened in the Spring of 2008, following well-timed winter rains.   One of the commonest and most visible of the flowers is the small daisylike goldfields (Lasthenia glabrata), which, 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, Tamron 180 mm macro lens or Canon 17-40 zoom with extension tube, some with ringflash (2008)

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