California Oak n Hill Chaparral - # - Death Valley, Eastern Sierra, Big Sur, Yosemite, and California Fine Art Photography by Steve Sieren

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Spectacular fine art photography from California's Coastal Oak hills, valleys, and Santa Monica Mountains. The California chaparral is one the most under photographed ecosystems in the state.

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STEVE SIEREN > Pacifc View - Santa Monica Mountains.

I was very late to the trail head this time so I removed everything out of the camera bag except a camera body and one lens then went for a run up the mountain. I found this scene only a half mile up the trail. Finding a clearing in the chapparel isn't that easy, let alone finding a foreground subject that isn't part of another subject.

This is pretty close to Los Angeles so it's funny that I say my session ended w/ gunfire down below at the road. I heard 6 rounds being fired off and then another 6 more. It turns out they were being fired out of moving vehicle 500 ft below and a half a mile away. Hopefully they were not shooting at me, I'm thinking it might of been teens from Malibu shooting at coyotes for target practice. I guess it's cultural.

Pacifc View - Santa Monica Mountains. I was very late to the trail ...

STEVE SIEREN > Central California Coast
San Luis Obispo County

Coast Live Oak can grow up to 25 feet tall and grow in moist areas.

Central California Coast San Luis Obispo County Coast Live Oak can ...

STEVE SIEREN > Rolled Poppies
Central California

Rolled Poppies Central California

STEVE SIEREN > Fall color in Los Angeles.

Fall color in Los Angeles.

STEVE SIEREN > Live Forever - Malibu, California

Live Forever - Malibu, California

STEVE SIEREN > California's Unknown Sea

Ok, I'm kidding about an unknown sea in California. There isn't one. These are just some rocks in a grassland and nothing more. The atmosphere just gave it a mysterious feel and a view I hadn't seen before or anything similar at the least.. . .

Rendition #2

Grasslands in the Central California

California's Unknown Sea Ok, I'm kidding about an unknown sea in Ca ...

STEVE SIEREN > Whithering Autumn in Socal
Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County

Whithering Autumn in Socal Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County

STEVE SIEREN > The Grotto Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California

The Grotto Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Californi ...

STEVE SIEREN > The Land of Lupine
An endless display of wildflowers in California's Central Valley

The Land of Lupine An endless display of wildflowers in California's ...

STEVE SIEREN > Inland Crawl

A lone oak bearing signs of life with a small set of spring leaves while coastal fog hits a speed bump and slowly crawls inland.

Santa Monica Mountains, California

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Inland Crawl A lone oak bearing signs of life with a small set of s ...

STEVE SIEREN > Boney Mountain

Boney Mountain

STEVE SIEREN > Central California Coast
San Luis Obispo County

Coast Live Oak can grow up to 25 feet tall and grow in moist areas.

Central California Coast San Luis Obispo County Coast Live Oak can ...

STEVE SIEREN > Beatiful Trash, CA

Beatiful Trash, CA

STEVE SIEREN > Blooming whipple yucca in Piru Creek, Southern California

Blooming whipple yucca in Piru Creek, Southern California

STEVE SIEREN > Great Plains of California

Great Plains of California

STEVE SIEREN > Old Sycamore Tree
Santa Monica Mountains

Old Sycamore Tree Santa Monica Mountains

STEVE SIEREN > A lone crag in the Angeles National Forest, California

A lone crag in the Angeles National Forest, California

STEVE SIEREN > Moonset Santa Monica Mountains
Fall Color 2008
Near Malibu and Calabasas, California

Moonset Santa Monica Mountains Fall Color 2008 Near Malibu and Calab ...

STEVE SIEREN > Plugs
Santa Monica Mountains - Los Angeles, CA. I say plugs because its like a head w/ a few hairs sticking out

Plugs Santa Monica Mountains - Los Angeles, CA. I say plugs because i ...

STEVE SIEREN > Life Below
Bear Mountain, California

Life Below Bear Mountain, California

STEVE SIEREN > Red bud and the invasive scotch broom growing in Zuma Canyon, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

Red bud and the invasive scotch broom growing in Zuma Canyon, Santa Mo ...

STEVE SIEREN > Bouquette Falls Angeles National Forest Near Santa Clarita, California

Velvia 35mm Film

Bouquette Falls Angeles National Forest Near Santa Clarita, Californi ...

STEVE SIEREN > Lit up coast live oak in Los Osos Oaks State Reserve

Lit up coast live oak in Los Osos Oaks State Reserve

STEVE SIEREN > The Edge of Light
Central California

The Edge of Light Central California

STEVE SIEREN > Storm Cloud on the Carizzo Plain

Storm Cloud on the Carizzo Plain

STEVE SIEREN > Bobcat in Placerita Canyon, Santa Clarita, California

Bobcat in Placerita Canyon, Santa Clarita, California

STEVE SIEREN > Vasquez Rocks where the juniper woodlands meet the Western edge of the Mojave Desert. Aqua Dulce, California.

Vasquez Rocks where the juniper woodlands meet the Western edge of the ...

STEVE SIEREN > Zuma Canyon

Zuma Canyon

STEVE SIEREN > Zuma Canyon Waterfall

Zuma Canyon Waterfall

STEVE SIEREN > Tri Peaks - Boney Mountain Wilderness

Tri Peaks - Boney Mountain Wilderness

STEVE SIEREN > Sycamore tree sourrounded by boulders in fall / autumn in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles.

Sycamore tree sourrounded by boulders in fall / autumn in the Santa Mo ...

STEVE SIEREN > Irish Hills, Central Coast California

Irish Hills, Central Coast California

STEVE SIEREN > Boney Mountain Oak & Poppies

Santa Monica Mountains

Boney Mountain Oak & Poppies Santa Monica Mountains

STEVE SIEREN > Hanging moss from coast live oak at Los Osos Oaks State Preserve in Los Osos in the Central Coast of California.

Hanging moss from coast live oak at Los Osos Oaks State Preserve in Lo ...

STEVE SIEREN > Full Moon setting in Earth's Shadow, Tri Peaks - Boney Mountain Wilderness

Full Moon setting in Earth's Shadow, Tri Peaks - Boney Mountain Wilder ...

STEVE SIEREN > Parasitic dodder and wildflowers growing in the Simi Valley Hills / Santa Susana Mountain Range, part of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.

Parasitic dodder and wildflowers growing in the Simi Valley Hills / Sa ...

STEVE SIEREN > Lichen at Dawn
Central California

Lichen at Dawn Central California

STEVE SIEREN > California's Unknown Sea

Ok, I'm kidding about an unknown sea in California. There isn't one. These are just some rocks in a grassland and nothing more. The atmosphere just gave it a mysterious feel and a view I hadn't seen before or anything similar at the least.. . .

Rendition #2

Grasslands in the Central California

California's Unknown Sea Ok, I'm kidding about an unknown sea in Ca ...

STEVE SIEREN > Wild monkey flower and live oak in Thousand Oaks, Calfornia.

Wild monkey flower and live oak in Thousand Oaks, Calfornia.

STEVE SIEREN > Angeles National Forest - San Gabriel Mounains

Angeles National Forest - San Gabriel Mounains

STEVE SIEREN > Bent Oak Sunset

Santa Monica Mountains

Bent Oak Sunset Santa Monica Mountains

STEVE SIEREN > Whipple yucca blooming in the Santa Clara River Valley, Southern California

Whipple yucca blooming in the Santa Clara River Valley, Southern Calif ...

STEVE SIEREN > Whipple yucca blooming in the Santa Clara River Valley, Southern California

Whipple yucca blooming in the Santa Clara River Valley, Southern Calif ...

STEVE SIEREN > Whipple yucca bloom in the Santa Clara River Valley, Southern California

Whipple yucca bloom in the Santa Clara River Valley, Southern Californ ...

STEVE SIEREN > Blooming whipple yucca in the Santa Clara River Valley, Southern California.

Blooming whipple yucca in the Santa Clara River Valley, Southern Calif ...

STEVE SIEREN > Fall Color near Los Angeles, in the Santa Monica Mountains

Fall Color near Los Angeles, in the Santa Monica Mountains

STEVE SIEREN > Wildflowers in Grimes Canyon, Santa Susana Mountains, Southern California 2012

Wildflowers in Grimes Canyon, Santa Susana Mountains, Southern Califor ...

STEVE SIEREN > Blooming whipple yucca in Piru Creek, Southern California

Blooming whipple yucca in Piru Creek, Southern California

STEVE SIEREN > Piru Creek in the spring time, ventura county, California

Piru Creek in the spring time, ventura county, California

STEVE SIEREN > Climber at Balanced Rock in the Santa Monica Mountains

Climber at Balanced Rock in the Santa Monica Mountains

STEVE SIEREN > Owl's Clover near Bear Valley, California

Owl's Clover near Bear Valley, California

STEVE SIEREN > Boney Mountain Trail

Boney Mountain Trail

STEVE SIEREN > Boney Mountain Trail at Sunset in Newbury Park

Boney Mountain Trail at Sunset in Newbury Park

STEVE SIEREN > Fall Color Sycamore and Pepper Trees in the Santa Monica Monica Mountains, Southern California

Fall Color Sycamore and Pepper Trees in the Santa Monica Monica Mounta ...

STEVE SIEREN > Fall Color Sycamore Trees in the Santa Monica Monica Mountains, Southern California

Fall Color Sycamore Trees in the Santa Monica Monica Mountains, Southe ...

STEVE SIEREN > Fall Color Sycamore Trees in the Santa Monica Monica Mountains, Southern California

Fall Color Sycamore Trees in the Santa Monica Monica Mountains, Southe ...

STEVE SIEREN > Santa Clara River Valley, Southern California

Santa Clara River Valley, Southern California

STEVE SIEREN > Santa Monica Mountains Fall Color

Santa Monica Mountains Fall Color

STEVE SIEREN > Santa Monica Mountains Fall Color

Santa Monica Mountains Fall Color

STEVE SIEREN > Fall Color near Los Angeles, in the Santa Monica Mountains

Fall Color near Los Angeles, in the Santa Monica Mountains

STEVE SIEREN > Coastal Oak and Boney Mountain, Santa Monica Mountains Southern California

Coastal Oak and Boney Mountain, Santa Monica Mountains Southern Califo ...

STEVE SIEREN > Aerial view of sycamore trees surrounded by red shank. Central Coast California

Aerial view of sycamore trees surrounded by red shank. Central Coast ...

STEVE SIEREN > A view of Channel Islands National Park and a crescent moon from the Santa Monica Mountains

A view of Channel Islands National Park and a crescent moon from the S ...

STEVE SIEREN > June Gloom is a term for the local weatther pattern in Southern Caliornia. It cools off the Southland before the intense heat of summer arrives. It can travel inland about 40 miles where the valleys just outside the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts lie. Some Southern Californians claim this causes some sort of temporary depression to sunny lives but there is no evidence that supports this.

June Gloom is a term for the local weatther pattern in Southern Calior ...

STEVE SIEREN > Palomar Mountain North East of San Diego

Palomar Mountain North East of San Diego

STEVE SIEREN > Casto Crest in the Santa Monica Mountains

Casto Crest in the Santa Monica Mountains

STEVE SIEREN > God's Candles (whipple yucca) at Vasquez Rock

God's Candles (whipple yucca) at Vasquez Rock

STEVE SIEREN > Wild lupines along Sespe Creek in the Sespe Wilderness.

Wild lupines along Sespe Creek in the Sespe Wilderness.

STEVE SIEREN > Wild lupine growing in California's Central Valley. Wildflower in San Joaquin Valley.

Wild lupine growing in California's Central Valley. Wildflower in San ...

STEVE SIEREN > Oak covered rolling hills in the Santa Susana Mountain Range, viewed from the Santa Clara River Valley in Southern California.

Oak covered rolling hills in the Santa Susana Mountain Range, viewed f ...

STEVE SIEREN > California Oak n Hill Chaparral photo

STEVE SIEREN > Spring Splendor
Conejo Valley, CA

Spring Splendor Conejo Valley, CA

STEVE SIEREN > Paradise Falls

Thousand Oaks, CA

Paradise Falls Thousand Oaks, CA

STEVE SIEREN > Oak Trees in Chesebro Canyon, Agoura Hills, California - Steve Sieren

Oak Trees in Chesebro Canyon, Agoura Hills, California - Steve Sieren

STEVE SIEREN > Lupines in the Santa Susana Mountain Range

Lupines in the Santa Susana Mountain Range

STEVE SIEREN > Hiking trails Santa Clarita Valley, spring bloom Placerita Canyon May 2012.

Hiking trails Santa Clarita Valley, spring bloom Placerita Canyon May ...

STEVE SIEREN > Santa Monica Mountains Wildlife

Santa Monica Mountains Wildlife

STEVE SIEREN > Valley oak and wild poppies Rancho Satwiwa, Santa Monica Mountains

Valley oak and wild poppies Rancho Satwiwa, Santa Monica Mountains

STEVE SIEREN > California Oak n Hill Chaparral photo

STEVE SIEREN > Zuma Canyon Live Forever

Zuma Canyon Live Forever

STEVE SIEREN > Fall color in a creek only minutes away from downtown Los Angeles. Santa Monica Mountains.

Fall color in a creek only minutes away from downtown Los Angeles. Sa ...

STEVE SIEREN > Chumash Indian Cave of the Shamen in the San Fernando Valley, Southern California

Chumash Indian Cave of the Shamen in the San Fernando Valley, Southern ...

STEVE SIEREN > Saddle Peak Geological Formations

Saddle Peak Geological Formations

STEVE SIEREN > Garfields Ears Santa Mountains looking towards Simi Peak above Oak Park, California.

Garfields Ears Santa Mountains looking towards Simi Peak above Oak Par ...

STEVE SIEREN > Sunset in the Santa Mountains with the Tri Peaks in view and blooming california lilacs in the foreground. A beautiful example of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Sunset in the Santa Mountains with the Tri Peaks in view and blooming ...

STEVE SIEREN > Tri Peaks - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area / Boney Mountain Wilderness

Tri Peaks - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area / Boney Mo ...

STEVE SIEREN > Sycamore tree in a canyon of the Santa Monica Mountains near Malibu, California.

Sycamore tree in a canyon of the Santa Monica Mountains near Malibu, C ...

STEVE SIEREN > A different view of Vasquez Rocks

A different view of Vasquez Rocks

STEVE SIEREN > Chicken Rock in the Santa Monica Mountains covered in fog.

Chicken Rock in the Santa Monica Mountains covered in fog.

STEVE SIEREN > Lichen covered boulders in the foggy chaparral at Pinnacles National Park.

Lichen covered boulders in the foggy chaparral at Pinnacles National P ...

STEVE SIEREN > Monkey Flower at Pinnacles National Park

Monkey Flower at Pinnacles National Park

STEVE SIEREN > Cave at Pinnacles National Park Monument California

Cave at Pinnacles National Park Monument California

STEVE SIEREN > Boney Mountain wildflowers in Southern California chaparral ecosystem. The Santa Monica Mountains are a very lush green during the winter and sometimes late spring during heavy rainfall years. If Los Angeles had a national park this recreational area would be it.

Boney Mountain wildflowers in Southern California chaparral ecosystem. ...

STEVE SIEREN > Bear Mountain Wildflowers Fence Green Hills California

Bear Mountain Wildflowers Fence Green Hills California

STEVE SIEREN > California Oak Trees on lush green hills in the Bear Mountain Area.

California Oak Trees on lush green hills in the Bear Mountain Area.

STEVE SIEREN > Bear Mountain Wildflowers Spring Sunset California

Bear Mountain Wildflowers Spring Sunset California

STEVE SIEREN > Sandstone Peak and the Echo Cliffs in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California.

Sandstone Peak and the Echo Cliffs in the Santa Monica Mountains of So ...

STEVE SIEREN > Tar Creek Falls Sespe Wilderness in Ventura County Southern Caliofornia, USA.

Tar Creek Falls Sespe Wilderness in Ventura County Southern Calioforni ...

STEVE SIEREN > Tar Creek Falls Sespe Wilderness in Ventura County Southern Caliofornia, USA.

Tar Creek Falls Sespe Wilderness in Ventura County Southern Calioforni ...

STEVE SIEREN > California Oak n Hill Chaparral photo

STEVE SIEREN > California Oak n Hill Chaparral photo

STEVE SIEREN > California Oak n Hill Chaparral photo

STEVE SIEREN > Tar Creek Falls Sespe Wilderness in Ventura County Southern Caliofornia, USA.

Tar Creek Falls Sespe Wilderness in Ventura County Southern Calioforni ...

STEVE SIEREN > Tar Creek Falls Sespe Wilderness in Ventura County Southern Caliofornia, USA.

Tar Creek Falls Sespe Wilderness in Ventura County Southern Calioforni ...

STEVE SIEREN > Tar Creek Falls Sespe Wilderness in Ventura County Southern Caliofornia, USA.

Tar Creek Falls Sespe Wilderness in Ventura County Southern Calioforni ...

STEVE SIEREN > Tar Creek Mini Waterfall Sespe Wilderness

Tar Creek Mini Waterfall Sespe Wilderness

STEVE SIEREN > Tar Creek Mini Waterfall Sespe Wilderness

Tar Creek Mini Waterfall Sespe Wilderness

STEVE SIEREN > Tar Creek Mini Waterfall Sespe Wilderness

Tar Creek Mini Waterfall Sespe Wilderness

STEVE SIEREN > Sespe Wilderness Mountain Ridges

Sespe Wilderness Mountain Ridges

STEVE SIEREN > California Oak n Hill Chaparral photo

STEVE SIEREN > Sandstone Peak and the Echo Cliffs in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California.

Sandstone Peak and the Echo Cliffs in the Santa Monica Mountains of So ...

STEVE SIEREN > Santa Paula Creek Punbowls Ventura County

Santa Paula Creek Punbowls Ventura County

STEVE SIEREN > Santa Paula Creek Punbowls Ventura County

Santa Paula Creek Punbowls Ventura County

STEVE SIEREN > Santa Paula Creek Punbowls Ventura County

Santa Paula Creek Punbowls Ventura County

STEVE SIEREN > Santa Paula Creek Punbowls Ventura County

Santa Paula Creek Punbowls Ventura County

STEVE SIEREN > Into the Abyss
Another canyon in the chapparal of Ventura County
Shoot Local !!

Into the Abyss Another canyon in the chapparal of Ventura County Shoot ...

STEVE SIEREN > California Oak n Hill Chaparral photo

STEVE SIEREN > Newbury Park from Sandstone Peak Southern California Chapparal

Newbury Park from Sandstone Peak Southern California Chapparal

STEVE SIEREN > Bear Mountain Green Hills Wildflowers California

Bear Mountain Green Hills Wildflowers California

STEVE SIEREN > Santa Susana Mountains Lichen Boulders

Santa Susana Mountains Lichen Boulders

STEVE SIEREN > California Oak n Hill Chaparral photo

STEVE SIEREN > Boney Mountain Wildflowers Santa Monica Mountains Los Angeles

Boney Mountain Wildflowers Santa Monica Mountains Los Angeles

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