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California wildflowers 2025
April 17, 2025 - The chase begins—wildflower season has officially arrived!
Text and photos by Heather Cline
The 2025 wildflower season...
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The nectar buffet is on!
April 30, 2024 - This Tiger Swallowtail butterfly is enjoying the buffet of wildflowers and resulting nectar that have popped up as sprin...
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5 unique wildflower photography techniques
April 11, 2024 - Wildflower Photography: 5 Tips for Capturing Unique Wildflower Images
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Spring is one...
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California Desert Sunrise
April 09, 2024 - Water is the key to life in the desert, including the wildflowers that grow there. This is just one area within the 948...
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California wildflowers 2024
March 21, 2024 - The hunt is on - Wildflower season has official begun
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Wildflower season is upon us!...
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The power of pastels
May 18, 2022 - Color Palettes: The Power of Pastels Text and photos by Heather Cline
Bowling Ball Beach on a cloudy morning
Introdu...
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Temporary themes in nature
May 11, 2022 - Capturing the moment: Temporary Themes in Nature
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Moose at local pond, Flaming Gorge...
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Location profile: Anza Borrego
April 06, 2022 - Location profile: Anza Borrego State Park
Text and photos by Heather Cline
Agave, Anza Borrego State Park
Anza Borr...
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Location Profile: Lassen National Park
October 25, 2021 - Location Profile: Lassen National Park Text and photos by Heather Cline
Lassen Volcanic National Park features steaming...
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Location profile: Death Valley
June 21, 2021 - Death Valley National Park has become one of my favorite national parks over the past 15 years. I remember the first tim...
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When life gives you lemons
June 14, 2021 - When life gives you lemons... take a picture!
This post is a continuation of my series on color, and you guessed it, th...
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10 tips for your best macro photos
May 24, 2021 - It's the little things in life...
Macro photography is close up photography of small subjects. There are some strict de...
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Color me Orange
May 17, 2021 - This is my second blog post in a series on the use of color in photographs. Since we could all use a little happiness, I...
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Double exposures
May 03, 2021 - Part of the fun of photography is the ability to experiment with different tools, techniques, and styles, like multiple...
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Seeing Red: the effect of color in photography
April 19, 2021 - I thought it would be fun to write a series on the use of color in photographs as each color in the spectrum can convey...
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Tips for Wildflower Photography
March 22, 2021 - Here are my top tips for Wildflower Photography.
Before you go:
Research different locations. Not sure where to go? Ch...
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California wildflowers 2022
March 15, 2021 - Wildflower season has arrived!
We received a decent amount of rainfall in December; not enough for a super bloom, but w...
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Hiking and Nature Photography
September 21, 2020 - "H" is for Hiking!
It pays to enjoy hiking if you are a nature photographer because your feet will get you to a lot mor...
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Focus Stacking
September 07, 2020 - "F" is for Focus Stacking.
When you are shooting a landscape, you generally want everything from the front of your imag...
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Ethics in nature photography
August 31, 2020 - "E" is for Ethics.
Ethics is an interesting topic because defining what is right and wrong can be different for everyon...
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2019 Photography Calendar
November 19, 2018 - 2019 Calendar
My 2019 Nature Photography Calendar is out!
I have selected 12 images from a variety of scenic locations...
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Location profile: Garrapata State Park
August 18, 2018 - California has an extensive amount of coastline with varying types of access and terrain. There are so many beautiful lo...
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Top 12 hot spots for California wildflowers
April 02, 2018 - It's that time of year again: Wildflower season!
Here are a dozen great places to hunt for wildflowers in Northern Cali...
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Northern California Wildflowers 2017
May 09, 2017 - The Southern California desert wildflower displays are dominating the internet these days but we have plenty of impressi...
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Tripping on the cheap
May 01, 2017 - I don’t usually write my trip reports like this one but I thought it might be interesting to share what my typical photo...
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Fun with a fish eye lens
November 13, 2016 - I had a fish eye lens years ago but had to sell it when I replaced my APS (cropped sensor) camera with a full frame sens...
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Lake Tahoe: Bonsai Rock and Lupine blooms
June 08, 2016 - I wasn't planning to go to Lake Tahoe this weekend but I was visiting my dad in Reno and thought I'd pass through. I had...
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Carrizo Plains National Monument - Wildflowers
April 10, 2016 - This is a trip report from a recent trip I took to Carrizo Plains National Monument. If you are not familiar with this p...
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Where the wildflowers are - Top 10 locations for California wildflowers in 2016
February 24, 2016 - It's wildflower season! Our great state of California has a diverse landscape that contributes to a wide variety of wild...
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Raw versus cooked; how they compare
February 14, 2016 - A friend of mine recently asked me to post some of my RAW images. At first I thought, that’s like asking me to give a sp...
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