As I pack my bags for a work trip out to California to shoot a few peanut butter commercials, I was reminded of a similar shot a couple of years back when I had a day off and decided, of course, to go look for wildlife. I was in San Bernardino and I simply looked at the map for green space. This brought me to Box Springs Canyon State Park in Moreno Valley. I didn’t know what I’d find, but was happy to stumble upon the only place in the US where wild burros roam free on anything other than federal land. They were all over the hillsides, as were yellow springtime flowers. For this particular shot, I was hiding (kind of) behind a flowering bush as one of the burros stared back at me. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 280mm) ISO 400, f/7.1 at 1/500th of a second
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As I pack my bags for a work trip out to California to shoot a few peanut butter commercials, I was reminded of a similar shot a couple of years back when I had a day off and decided, of course, to go look for wildlife. I was in San Bernardino and I simply looked at the map for green space. This brought me to Box Springs Canyon State Park in Moreno Valley. I didn’t know what I’d find, but was happy to stumble upon the only place in the US where wild burros roam free on anything other than federal land. They were all over the hillsides, as were yellow springtime flowers. For this particular shot, I was hiding (kind of) behind a flowering bush as one of the burros stared back at me.
Just as you were hidden while capturing this scene the lovely little buro is nearly hidden in this beautiful image. Well done!
I like it.
Nice play with the field of focus! I like it a lot 🙂
looks like a healthy animal, unlike the scrawny burros we often see; well done, Sean
—– No need for Sancho Panza
—– To be the nameless steed of
—– Everyman or Anyman .
Beautiful setting flowers 🌺 burro & mountains as backdrop
Well done again,interesting to learn they are wild in California
Aunt Sue
I see your ass peeking through the bushes.
Burrow in a dream beautiful contrast great shot