Woman Surrounded by Endless Purple Lupine Blooms
Sunday, March 15th, 2009 at 10:19:50 PM · 2009/not_a_cornfield_flowers/cf_hdr/cf_hdr
A woman named Penelope sits amid a vast field of blooming purple lupine wildflowers in what appears to be the Los Angeles River area during a spectacular spring bloom in March 2009. The wide-angle shot, taken with a Canon EF 16-35mm lens on a 5D Mark II, exaggerates the sense of scale, making the flower field appear to stretch endlessly in every direction. In the background, residential hillside homes, trees, what appears to be a Metrolink or Amtrak train, and a stone arch bridge are visible, anchoring the scene in an urban-adjacent Southern California setting. The golden late-afternoon light warms the scene while scattered clouds add drama to the blue sky above. The image has a joyful, almost dreamlike quality, capturing a rare ecological event where a typically urban landscape is transformed by a wildflower superbloom.
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