Steve and I ran up through Indian Wells Canyon today. Not much to shoot, but we got some ideas for later trips.
This image was shot with a Tokina 12-24mm f/4. Typical levels/curves adjustments and then desaturated.
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Labels: desert, landscapes, wide-angle
While waiting for the sun to set, it ducked beneath the clouds and I got some direct sunlight. Not much to look at for silhouettes or cloud color, but the side lighting was almost magical. I tweaked it a little bit using the tonemapping tool on PhotoMatix and then finished it with the typical PhotoShop levels/curves adjustments.
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Labels: desert, Joshua Trees, landscapes, photomatix, tonemapped, wide-angle
While waiting for the sun to set, it ducked beneath the clouds and I got some direct sunlight. Not much to look at for silhouettes or cloud color, but the side lighting was almost magical.
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Labels: desert, monochrome, OptikVerve, wide-angle
Tonight, it occurred to me that I had more than just a couple of variations on this image so I combined them all.
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Labels: desert, landscapes, railroad
Just a collection of images that have worked well with the OptikVerve copper filter. It's one of my favorite palettes, but most images simply don't work with it. From the look of these four, it would seem that the light of sunset or sunrise works best.
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Labels: copper, desert, landscapes, OptikVerve
Steve asked me to join him Saturday morning for a sunrise shoot at Red Rock Canyon.
I spent the thirty minutes prior to sunrise maneuvering around the desert looking for "the shot" and I finally settled on this spot. Its not exactly what I had hoped for, but it turned out okay, I think.
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Labels: desert, explored, HDR, landscapes, Red Rock Canyon
So... I'm driving along the Garlock road. I see a train in the distance as I pass Goler Road. Do a quick u-turn and get to the crossing. Grab the camera. Aarrrgh... it's set for bracketing. Into the menu, turn off the bracketing and rush towards the tracks. I get one picture with the white balance set to clouds and program is in P-mode. P-mode? I NEVER shoot P-mode. Crap!
Given a bit more time, I think I would have went for a shallower DoF.
Decided to blog this because it made it to "explore" today.
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Nine images shot at 18mm and stitched together.
I did some searching, but I don't have clue how to eliminate the distortion.
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Labels: desert, landscapes, panorama
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
Nerd reference.. I know. But look at it. Doesn't it make you think of Mordor?
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Labels: desert, geocaching, HDR, landscapes
I don't have many pictures that work with this particular treatment. This one seems okay.
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Labels: copper, desert, landscapes, monochrome, OptikVerve, Trona Pinnacles
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.
Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
- Bob Dylan
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Labels: desert, HDR, landscapes, Trona Pinnacles
Shot this last night with Mike Byrne.
HDR and some other photoshop trickery.
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Labels: desert, HDR, landscapes, Trona Pinnacles
Maybe it's just me... but in the clouds I see a woman running with her arms outstretched. Maybe you see it too.
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Labels: desert, HDR, landscapes, Trona Pinnacles
I can't resist stopping at this spot. Yeah... I know... it's a sickness.
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Labels: desert, HDR, landscapes, monochrome, railroad, Trona Pinnacles
It's an older image shot with a PoS Fuji. This is near the Pioneers geocache
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Labels: desert, geocaching, landscapes, monochrome
Sitting here with an icepack on my shoulder thinking about how I'd rather be out shooting. Oh well... there's PhotoShop to play with.
This is quite possibly my best work. And the funny thing is... I pulled it out of a pile of older stuff. Kinda makes me wonder if I have anything else buried on my hard-drive that's worth working on. That, or I just got lucky.
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Labels: copper, desert, explored, landscapes, monochrome, OptikVerve, railroad, Trona Pinnacles
BW treatment of this image. Toying with some DPS methods for converting color images to black and white.
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Labels: desert, landscapes, monochrome, Trona Pinnacles
Labels: desert, Flickr Toys, HDR, landscapes, Trona Pinnacles
Cropped as recommended by Light Artist from the original.
Damned if he (or she) wasn't right.
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Labels: desert, landscapes, Trona Pinnacles
Heading back home after watching the sunrise over the Trona Pinnacles. Fortunately for me the light was just about perfect for this. I spot metered on the sign which is why the blues are so dark.
Sometimes, you just get lucky.
I should add... this picture is the reason I stopped to shoot this, just to see what I could do with it.
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Labels: desert, landscapes, railroad
Middle of nowhere. Older shot taken with a cheapo Fuji point and shoot.
We have so much space out here like this that it's easy to take it for granted. Sometimes, all it takes is to feel trapped by buildings and forests to remind us of how much we love this desolation.
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Labels: desert, landscapes, point and shoot, sepia
