I wait for the poppies all year. They are in my yard and they are along the road where I walk. 
I keep an eye out for them and when they start, it is an early morning, dressed and out the door before 6:30 so I can capture them down the road. Morning light is best down there because of the angle of the sun.
Shooting poppies is hard – the color blows out so easily. So it takes a bit of work in post to bring them to where I want. 
Poppies lend themself well to artistic interpretation in lightroom,
but today I was inclined towards as clean as the lighting conditions would allow.
Hope you enjoy poppies as much as I do as they don’t last long.
PHOTOS by Susan Beth 