Sometimes when it is so pretty in the desert you just have to veer off the side of the road, slam on the brakes, raise a cloud of dust, get out of the car and just stare at how pretty it is.
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Category Archives: Photography
Lake Tecopa
Lake Tecopa – Possibly, as recently as 30,000 years ago, there was a lake here. In the bare desert, however, the evidence of a body of water so large doesn’t disappear so quickly.
Ancient Lake Tecopa – Tecopa Hot Springs
A Rock Garden
This image was shot in Joshua Tree National Park just moments after the sun completely set behind the horizon. I thought it seemed very surreal. In the post processing, since it was so strange-looking, I decided to try a subliminal composition with slightly increased saturation. It was my first attempt at doing something with this technique. If you look closely, you may be able to see just a little bit richer color starting at the yucca at the bottom, then curling up counter-clockwise through the brush and then on to the rocks.
More about Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park
Golden Canyon
Golden Canyon near Red Cathedral in Death Valley National Park can be a bit complex to sort out photographically. In this case I felt it necessary to forgo the color aspect.
