2011, Day 304 - Bright blades

I took this photograph along the trail by Dutchman Flat, part of the Cascade Lakes Scenic Highway.  It was still early in the morning, our first stop of the day, and I liked the way the morning light hit the grasses and colors, the blue sky, the green trees, the vibrant orange of the tips of the grass transitioning into a yellowed green as the nights get colder.  We knew at the time that we were fortunate, the weather was perfect during our long weekend in Bend.  The nights were chilly but the days were ideal in their coolness because it made hiking that much more invigorating!

Canon 1D Mark IV, Canon 16-35/f2.8L Mark II
17mm, f4, 1/640 sec @ 320 ISO