California Poppy near Bumblebee. As I mentioned in my last post, we’re having a spectacular wildflower season in Arizona this spring, meaning that the number of possible subjects for a photo of a single blossom in the lower desert is truly uncountable. But this one, with its soulfully bedraggled demeanor, insisted it was the one I was looking for. I couldn’t argue with that - nor could my camera.

Tech info: Nikon D850 camera with Sigma 105mm macro lens, 1/250 sec. at f/16, ISO 125

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