Dune

Here's one using a LucisArt filter.

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Dunes HDR

Another one from my excursion to the Mesquite Dunes with Steve.

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Dune Sea

HDR from three images and then converted to black and white.

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Ripples

Another one from my excursion to the Mesquite Dunes with Steve.

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Tracks

Steve was kind enough to drag me along with him to Death Valley today.

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Another World

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Tarantula

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Indian Wells Canyon

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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Joshua Tree at Sunset

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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Joshua (Side Light) BW

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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Weathered

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Crossing Variations

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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The Devil's Cornfield

Couldn't resist stopping to get a picture here.

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Road and Sky

Wide angle rocks!

This is HDR from a single RAW image.

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Copper

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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Rising Sun on Red Rock

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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Storm Cell at Sunset

The storm came in from the south. With lightning flashes and thunder rolling, we decided it would be a good idea to get off this hill top.

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Desert Dusk in black and white

It's better in black and white, I think.

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Desert Sky

HDR, but just enough to push the dynamic range closer to the human eye.

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Union Pacific 6187

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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