Spring in the Foothills - Part 1

This spring I had the great good fortune to be able to get out and photograph the foothills along the west edge of the Sacramento Valley. This area, dotted with 'towns' (if you can call them that) like Newville, Paskenta and Red Bank, is one of the most beautiful regions of California, and one of the least known.

Parched, hot and dry in the summer, this range of rolling hills turn emerald green for a month or so in the spring, providing wonderful opportunities to the landscape photographer. I went out several times in late March and early April to capture some of that beauty. Here's a bit of what I saw:

Cattle Grazing in the Hills near Paskenta

Rolling Hills near Paskenta

Rolling Hills near Paskenta

Late Afternoon Sun on Oaks near Red Banks

Oak and Shasta

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Peach Orchards in Bloom - From the Ground

In last week's post, I highlighted an aerial shoot I did of the blooming peach orchards around Live Oak, but this year I also got some incredible photos from the ground as well.

There were a couple of orchards at the south end of Yuba City in particular that were amazingly beautiful. There is really nothing in the Sacramento Valley more beautiful that the peach orchards in full bloom, as I think these images attest.

You can see the full set of photos from this shoot here on my main website.

All of these images are available as fine art prints or for licensing for publication. Just call or email me for more information.

Peach Orchards in Bloom - From the Air

A couple of weeks after I chartered a plane to photograph the almond orchards in bloom, I went up again, this time to photograph the peach orchards around Live Oak and Yuba City in bloom.

We had a beautiful day for the flight and flew around the emerald green Sutter Buttes on our way down and back. I was able to get some great images of the Buttes as well as the peach orchards.

 

Peach Orchards in Bloom from the Air

 

Peach Orchards and Feather River from the Air

 

Peach Orchards in Bloom from the Air

 

Peach Orchards in Bloom from the Air

 

North Butte from the Air

 

South Butte from the Air

The full set of photos from this shoot can be seen here and here on my main website.

All of these images are available as fine art prints or for licensing for publication. Just call or email me for more information.

Almond Orchards in Bloom - From the Air

A month or so ago, when the almond orchards were in full bloom, I chartered a plane to get some aerial images of the orchards.

Although the weather wasn't the best for photography, I was able to get some excellent images of the orchards as well as the beautiful green hills on the west side of the valley. I also had a blast. I love flying, and flying low over parts of the valley that I knew by heart was a great experience and gave me a whole new perspective (literally!) on the valley.

I went up a again a couple of weeks later to photograph the peach orchards around Yuba City in bloom, and that will be the subject of my next post.

You can see the full set of photos from this shoot here and here on my main website.

All of these images are available as fine art prints or for licensing for publication. Just call or email me for more information.