we all come to the Carlsbad flower field to get that perfect photo with the ranunculas
right but a lot of people don't know there are so many more photo opportunities here so
in this video I'm sharing with you the helpful things to know so that you can
plan your trip to the Carlsbad flower fields and get more than one perfect photo coming up
and if you're new here yo I'm Christine Lozada with where in the world is CL and
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to get that perfect photo and have a great time doing it so let's dive in with the first
tip the first thing that everyone is wondering about is what's the best time of year to come
and get the best photos with the most number of blooms and the answer is mid April mid-march to
Mid April is a time frame to come here what's really interesting is that there's up to 200
000 ranunculas per acre and at its peak there can be as many as 80 million flowers in these
flower Fields so try to come during that time and if you're still unsure within that time frame one
helpful thing to do is if you're in the area you can literally see the flower fields from the road
so you can do a drive-by or if you go behind the flower Fields there's a viewing area and it's free
so you can just park up top and take a look and see how it is and then plan your trip
accordingly and if you're like no I'm not in the area how do I know to be totally honest
come on Instagram I like to look real time at stories in the area to see who's posting real
time and seeing what it like how many flowers are out here so those are three tips that you can use
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the next thing to know is well okay you're here but which day of the week should you come and at
what time so one thing to know is that you can't actually come here during sunrise or
Sunset the hours aren't such that you can come during those times but one thing to absolutely
avoid is do not come here on a weekend do not come here on a Friday do not come here on a
Saturday and do not come here on a Sunday I'm here on a Monday and it's fantastically empty
and so consider coming during a weekday if your schedule can permit it a lot of people
don't know that you can't actually go into the flowers but there are plenty of opportunities
to get close to them with the cutouts that they have they have these areas where you
can walk in and it helps to protect the flowers but it helps it look like you're
really up close with them but there are also some other things not to miss while you're
here you can get that perfect photo by using some of the props that they make available to
you so they have the tractor for example and this is really great spot to stop in
at it's really close to row three and you can come here and take some photos on the tractor
a lot of people run straight to the ranunculos right up in the flower field but there's so
much more that the flower Fields offers right now I'm in the butterfly garden there are some really
great spots over here to take a photo whether you're at the butterfly seats or you're enjoying
the art that's here there's some really good photo ops in other places such as the butterfly garden
oh one of the other things to consider about these cutouts is that the cutouts
are happening in each of the little sections to pick the area with the
color of flowers that's the best fit for you so that you can take whatever
color coordination you have going on in your photo and get it right and tight
one of the other things to consider is if you don't have the most beautiful sunny day
like today's a little bit of a cloudy day it's still really beautiful but one of the things
you can do within the cutouts or within some of the other parts of the flower gardens is
to take more close-up shots obviously don't touch the flowers keep them alive but try to
get as close as possible and maybe even try to take some photos that make it look like
you're almost going to touch the flowers but don't actually touch them one cheater thing
I like to do is I use a 360 camera and allows me to without touching the flowers just placing
it close within the flowers to get some of those types of shots that I'm talking about
to distract away from the cloudy day because you can still get some really awesome photos
this next tip is if you love aerial photography and you want to capture the flower Fields by drone
but by the way if you're getting some value out of this video cheers that like button consider
subscribing and check the description because there's tons more helpful info in there for you
but if you want to fly a drone which you should because it's so much fun you have to get Lance
permission in other words we are very close to Palomar Airport you can actually see a lot of the
planes coming in so as a certified part 107 drone pilot I went and got the permissions necessary but
the flower Fields don't allow you to bring drones inside the flower field so outside of their hours
so respectfully I wasn't bothering other people who were trying to enjoy the flower Fields I got
my permissions and then I flew from outside the flower Fields looking in and that's how I was
able to get my aerial shots here these next couple tips are if you want to save a couple bucks while
you're coming here to take some photos which by the way you have to get your tickets online and
they are a signed date and time so make sure you're signing up for the tickets at the right
time that you want to go but on some days they have cheaper tickets so for example right now they
have a special in which on Tuesday and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 P.M it's two dollars off adult tickets
there are other specials so make sure you check the info in the description below the other
helpful thing to know is that parking is free and you should probably anticipate spending more time
here than you might think because there's a lot to do here from places to eat and other things to see
beyond these beautiful flowers and the last way if you really want to save a book is go to those free
viewing points from outside of the flower Fields it's actually a really beautiful place to go for a
walk I was watching a lot of people at Sunrise going for a walk out there it's really really
nice and there's free parking up top as well and afterwards you should go enjoy Carlsbad because
you're an amazing place with so many things to do literally across the street is the windmill I love
eating over there especially cross street chicken oh when those donuts for more helpful tips come
join me in my next video and don't forget to check the info in the description below if you have more
helpful tips add them we're all a community I'm Christine Lozada I'll see you in the next one ciao