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.
Category: Photography
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Johnson Valley -
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.
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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.
