Joshua Tree National Park
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A massive Joshua Tree stands alone with its subjects looking on in the background.
After expending most of vacation time shooting around the Southwest, I found myself with a new moon and no place to go.
I have been ignoring JT as of late because it's been reserved for filler and last weekend was the perfect time to scout the Joshua Trees in the monument. I started at 3pm sunday after peak heat which was 95 degrees, the temperature was a great deterrent for most tourist and that was apparent when I arrived, the place was a ghost town. The lack of people in the park was the perfect opportunity to scout out the best Trees found in the park, After 4 hours of walking and driving, mostly driving at around ten mph looking at every possible location then disembarking to tag each tree at it's actual location. All in all I tagged 32 interesting specimens then waited to see what the night sky would bring. I still needed a location for my sunset shot, Keys view was out of the question, the sky was clear to the west but there where some nice clouds lingering to the east so I decided to head over to see what was going on at the ancient juniper in the Jumbo Rocks campground. As I suspected, not a soul around. Perfect. I had a semi-epic sunset there and the spent the rest of my remaining time shooting the specimens I had found during the day until rain ended my fun and blotted out the Milky Way. Next time I go to JT I will be able to go directly to each tree. This is the one tree that really stood out of the bunch its massive umbrella truly dwarfed any other found. Hope you like it. :)
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The ancient juniper sits against some fleeting light cast onto the clouds at sunset.
While out in Joshua Tree last weekend I made a quick stop to see if the tree was available for a shot. Upon arrival I was pleased to see that nobody was there at the location and only 2 camp spots were being used. I pulled into one of the campsites and unloaded the gear and made my way to the tree. I set up my tripod with the classic tree kissing the stone composition, I have no issues with comp stomping because that is part of the learning process, a guitarist doesn't just "create" music when he or she first starts out, they emulate the most inspirational artists and then start to make there own music after they learn how to use their instrument. I've always heard that it takes many trips to a location to get a really great shot so every time I'm in JT I check this spot. The sky was plugged up to the west but for about 10 seconds a hole opened up on the horizon and cast a soft glow on the clouds to the south. I shot there into the night using both camera bodies and after sometime heard some rustling to my left. When I turned to see what the sound was I found a fox watching my every move. He appeared there less than 10 feet from my head, poking his head out from between a crack in the rock face, no kidding, less than ten feet away I looked him right in the eye and it didn't move so I continued shooting watching to see how he was behaving. He was so filled with curiosity and looking so cute that I didn't feel in danger at all. After about 5 minutes of observation I thought that I would try to get a photo of him so I grabbed the camera on the tripod and started to recompose to include the little fella, but he grew skittish and made off around the bushes that lined the base of the rocks, I followed him around just in time to see him disappear into his hole right there next to the stone in this photo. This was the second time i've seen this little guy but had forgotten about it. If you ever decide to come by here to "comp stomp" then don't be alarmed if you hear some rustling around you, it's just a cute fox with chronic curiosity, LOL. :)
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My first attempt at night photography. There is still a glow in the background, perhaps need to wait until later, although it was very dark to the naked eye, and cold.
Setting out on the trail to Arch Rock, we spotted this leggy Coyote (previously ID'd as a Kit Fox, see comment below) loping through the brush without a care in the world. Spotted a few more over the next few days, but they’re hard to get close to and I never had the right lens when they appeared.
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During the gold rush, some Joshua Tree miners built a cabin into the side of a giant boulder by pushing other rocks into place, applying mortar, and creating a roof of sticks and sheet metal. The cabin is "preserved" but wild - you can hike to it (start on the Split Rock Trail and uphill). Some of their old pots and pans, yokes, and other gear are left hanging around for hikers to appreciate.
The ubiquitous Cholla Cactus in Joshua Tree - they're everywhere! They're also known as "jumping cactus" because the spikes have a seemingly magical ability to reach out and grab your skin or clothing - my shins still have a few scars from ones I missed. I love the way their spikes catch early morning and late afternoon rays.
I was finally able to get away for a couple of days and go to my favorite place on this earth,Joshua Tree National Park.I walked a lot and took a lot of pictures.I can’t begin to capture the grandeur and serenity of that landscape but I had a lot of fun trying!
My friends and I went to Joshua tree national park last week, we had a great time shooting the beautify night sky. A mobile app Planit was used to calculate the position of the milky way.
Driving through Wonder Valley... what are those giant letters on the distant horizon? As we got closer, realized we'd reached THE END OF THE WORLD. This 2022 installation by Jack Pierson left us wondering whether it was a statement, like "This community is so obscure, it may as well be at the end of the world," or political, as in... say no more.