P#36: The Unexpected Beauty of a Desert in Bloom
Bursting with color and life, Ed Cooper truly captured the beauty of this desert in bloom
This photograph of a desert in bloom may change the way you feel about these normally hostile lands. Here Ed Cooper explains where and how he achieved this colorful and lively shot.
Beauty in the Desert
Ed Cooper: This picture of a desert in bloom is a great illustration of backlighting, and how the backlighting intensifies the colors in the foreground, like the flowers. (click the image for a larger version)
Those flowers are Mexican poppies. There are also some blue lupine there. In the distance you can see the Ajo Mountains in Arizona.
This photo appears in the Soul of the Rockies book.
Audri Lanford: Did you have to wait for the clouds or were they there?
Ed Cooper: I took a number of exposures and the important thing in this picture is to have the sun on the flowers. I did take a number of exposures, and I picked the one that I felt was best.
To Conclude
Backlighting is very important to the mood of a photograph. As Ed Cooper explains, it intensifies the colors of the scene. This photograph of a desert in bloom is a perfect example of this fact.
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