Even after more than ten years in Southern California, the lushness after winter rains still amazes me. In early to mid January, the landscape and vegetation can appear as if it was at the peak of spring, already.
Here are two frames from an afternoon hike with a friend, at Daley Ranch in Escondido:
Looking into a small hazy valley filled with oaks and lush green chaparral at Daley Ranch, Escondido, California; January 2022.
Oaks glow green in afternoon side- and backlight at Daley Ranch, Escondido, California; January 2022.
The greens are amplified by the use of a polarizer of course, which eliminated reflections and glare and intensified the color itself.