Sunday, 6th July 2008
Gorman Wildflowers
by Charlene Burge
This area, near Interstate 5, Gorman, is threatened by development.
Charlene Burge
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Gorman Wildflowers by Charlene Burge was photo of the day on Sunday, 6th July 2008. It is tagged Flowers, Meadows. You can leave a comment below.
23 Comments
andrea
I would love to paint this shot! The red cluster in the center draws you in to the sweeping myriad beyond. Beautiful!
Anurag
A riot of colors!!
Pity what “development” can mean. To different people …..at different times….in different context.
Paul Dass
Beautiful carpet of flowers, excellent capture.
Keith
Absolutely lovely.
Pauline Jones
Pave paradise and put up a parking lot. Developing this area would be sacrilege.
a.
Beautiful spot. I wish they wouldn’t develop this. It is so lovely…
Reuben Chircop
I believe this is the responsibility that we have as photographers, to bring out the beauty of the simplest things that are threatened by the rest of society. Great shot and I really loved the angle at which it has been taken. Nice color composition too.
Bobbi
Stunning!! I love photos of flowers.
yasmin
Bright and Colorful! i love the angle of this photograph!
Joanne Stewart
This is so wonderful, what nature is all about. And to think they want to “rip it out” and put in the concrete…ridiculous! That is sacrilege, as Pauline Jones put it. They’re going to develop us out of existence, I’m sure that’s wasn’t Gods’ plan in all this… I love the shot and the angel that shows the mountainous terrain…Thanks for sharing. It’s lovely!
Eileen
I always think of Lady Bird Johnson when I see wild flowers. She made it a law that all the highways had to be seeded with the states wild flowers. She would be happy for the flowers, but sad about the loss of the simple things in Life. Great shot. EZ
Sue Gagnon
Thank you for preserving this before it’s destruction and ultimate demise. Was there/is there any movement to preserve it? Either way, pretty colors and flowers. As stated above, good composition.
Stormygirl
thanks for the questions and kind comments on the photo. Finding this in Earthshots today prompted me to check for any updates to the Tejon Ranch projects–so here’s a link for those who are interested. So far I haven’t found enough information to suggest that these wildflower fields (which are infamous throughout California photographers and flower lovers) are not still slated for development. I’ll keep looking, but wanted to provide this link for those interested.
Thanks again!
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tejon8-2008may08,0,25201.story
Stormygirl
ok, in looking a little further at maps, I’ve come to the conclusion that this spot may be saved–but I’m not sure photographers will be able to photograph wildflowers with vistas anymore. I think the viewscape will be permanently altered. We’ll just have to hope it takes them a long time to get the permits and whatnot.
Julia A. Richman
Lovely tapestry of colours! Exquisite photo!
Truly, this is “what nature is all about.”
Residing in a charming village, called The Hamlet of Pt.Clark,there are numerous meadows within the area, that is a replica of your “gorgeous photo.”
Thanks for sharing.
Ahmed Sharif
lovely colours and a nice perspective too!
Marcy
Goregous composition of almost fairytale-like vista….I HOPE the area survive in reality.
Katherine Lee Strassburg
The wildflowers on the hills of California are almost unbelievable the first time you see them. I treasure some of my own photos and all of the memories I have of the San Juaquin Valley and ‘the grapevine’ up past Fort Tejon and on to L.A. In 1977 I saw my first California Condor near this area. A few years later, the captive breeding program was implemented to save them. The really sad thing is that if these hills are developed, they will go the way of the current 800+ wildfire areas. Thank you for letting us enjoy them while they’re still there.
Stormygirl
This area burns naturally all by itself–no need for human intervention. BUT houses will be irreparable damage. A lot of the flowers are fire followers, and they tend to be choked out once the chaparral starts encroaching. In fact, this area burned last October. Some of the riparian trees got burned to a crisp but the wildflower fields grew fairly well, by my understanding (I didn’t make it there for wildflower season this year).
Photo Buffet
The slant of this luscious carpet of flowers is a beautiful approach. Thank you for sharing a piece of gorgeous countryside with the rest of us. I admire your work!
su
Wonderful shot, I love the angle.
mike
I love differnet colors of flowers. I have some flower pictures on my blog.
Su
Hope this field is still there.