35mm Film Photography
Desert Sunflowers in Morning Fog
About the Photograph
Desert sunflowers anchor the foreground while a low layer of morning fog drifts across the desert beneath the Santa Rosa Mountains.
Technical Details
Location:
Anza-Borrego Desert, California
Year:
1998
Camera:
Canon T-90
Lens:
Vivitar 17mm f/3.5
Aperture:
f/11
Film:
Fuji Provia transparency film
Filter:
Skylight filter
Field Notes
The morning fog gave the desert a surreal appearance. I worked quickly to frame the desert sunflowers against the Santa Rosa Mountains before the rising desert sun burned the fog away. The composition depended on a brief balance between the flower, the distant mountains and the lingering atmosphere.
Wildflowers in This Photograph View botanical names
Desert sunflower
Geraea canescens
Desert sand verbena
Abronia villosa
Crum’s monolopia
Monolopia stricta
Brown-eye primrose
Chylismia claviformis