Well after an abundance of rain this past year, the wildflowers have returned to Kern County in full force. Two ladies from the Kern Photography Association (KPA) invited me out to shoot lovely Keisha, another fellow member of KPA, Tuesday around 6:00 PM. I figured I would bring my tripod, Cactus V2, mini softbox, and my SB-900 speedlight to do some dusk Strobist stuff, but with the recent time change it was still bright enough to shoot at ISO 200. I pretty much relied on my camera's light meter and manually bracketed some shots.
This was a little bit of a challenging shoot since we had partly cloudy skies. one moment I'd be shooting at 1/250 shutter and then have to drop to 1/60, while leaving the camera at f8. The other challenge was to shoot on uneven ground with our props, contend with red army ants and be aware not to trample on the wildflowers.
The ladies are so organized, they brought a wicker loveseat, table, wine glass, wooden frame, drapes and white sheers. I love shooting with them.
I managed to shoot close to 200 pics and capture the beauty of the wildflowers.
If you are interested in photographing them, they are off HWY 223 in Arvin. If you are coming from L.A., just exit Bear Mountain Blvd, off the 99 and continue eastward for about 20 - 30 minutes, once you start the ascent you will see the wildflowers on the right side of the road.
There's probably at least a good couple of weeks left before they disappear. So head on up, and take the time to stop and photograph the wildflowers.
That's a wrap!!!
This was a little bit of a challenging shoot since we had partly cloudy skies. one moment I'd be shooting at 1/250 shutter and then have to drop to 1/60, while leaving the camera at f8. The other challenge was to shoot on uneven ground with our props, contend with red army ants and be aware not to trample on the wildflowers.
The ladies are so organized, they brought a wicker loveseat, table, wine glass, wooden frame, drapes and white sheers. I love shooting with them.
I managed to shoot close to 200 pics and capture the beauty of the wildflowers.
If you are interested in photographing them, they are off HWY 223 in Arvin. If you are coming from L.A., just exit Bear Mountain Blvd, off the 99 and continue eastward for about 20 - 30 minutes, once you start the ascent you will see the wildflowers on the right side of the road.There's probably at least a good couple of weeks left before they disappear. So head on up, and take the time to stop and photograph the wildflowers.
That's a wrap!!!
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