Last week I spent a few hours photographing the California poppy blooms close to home. Today I got out with a friend and we hiked around the Santa Rosa Plateau and the hills around I-15 in Elsinore, looking for good stuff to photograph. These California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) are from today near Lake Elsinore, high in the hills above I-15:
A photographer trains his camera on a bright orange bloom of California poppies.
Image ID: 20504
Species: California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, Eschscholtzia californica
Location: Elsinore, California, USA
California poppy plants viewed from the perspective of a bug walking below the bright orange blooms.
Image ID: 20505
Species: California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, Eschscholtzia californica
Location: Elsinore, California, USA
California poppies bloom amidst rock boulders.
Image ID: 20520
Species: California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, Eschscholtzia californica
Location: Elsinore, California, USA
