I took this shot of a camper as I turned to my right while photographing Yosemite Falls on 5/29/09.The Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau is a great organization dedicated to promoting recreation in Madera County, California, and Yosemite National Park. I’m proud to be associated with this group, which publishes the Visitors Guide each year. 
I really like the composition of this shot, the subject both commanding equal attention, even though the jay is in the foreground. 
I’m putting some of these portraits together for my nice publicity person at Skyhorse Publishing. Tilley hat; black hat; tan hat. Which is best?
#1 is salt heliotrope, I think. #2 Echinacea “Flame Thrower?” #4 and #7 is Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). The yellow and white flowers in #6? #8 is Purpletop vervain. Is #9 a sunflower of some kind? #10 is a rose bush. I need to identify #3 and #5 please. 
Marine Blue, Los Angeles; Checkered White, Los Angeles; Painted Lady, Vermont; Gray Hairstreak, Los Angeles; Umber Skipper, Los Angeles; Viceroy, Vermont; Common Wood Nymph, Vermont.
First, at the trailhead. Along the trail. Then: Sometimes breaking the rules works. Even though I’m looking out of frame, the power of the desert landscape balances this out and creates a sense of drama in the photo. 
