Thursday, May 24, 2012

Desert Skywatch!

Some additional photos from last weekend. I was using my 70-200mm telephoto with a 2X extender, so 400mm max telephoto. My wife and I were hiking out behind our house at sunset, and the late desert light was awesome! As you can tell, I was shooting a lot right into the sun, which is fun to do with a telephoto lens. I enhanced the color on a couple of these in Photoshop, but pretty close to straight out of the camera.

A favorite of mine... silhouette of my wife. I like the light coming through her hat and on her jaw.

Yucca sky

The creosotes are done flowering and have these puff balls that catch the late afternoon light.

Unknown weed silhouetted by the sun.

Desert hills and sky to the west of our house
Happy Skywatch Friday, and have a fantastic weekend!
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31 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlMay 24, 2012 at 8:28 PM

    that last one is spectacular! love the yucca, too. nice!

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  2. AnonymousMay 24, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    Wow - utterly magical and totally spectacular! Love love these shots.

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  3. KusumMay 24, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    Wow! I love that YuccaSky picture!

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  4. AnonymousMay 24, 2012 at 9:39 PM

    Yucca Sky..definitly! Beautiful.

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  5. cocominoMay 24, 2012 at 9:44 PM

    How beautiful. It's breathtaking.

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  6. JimMay 24, 2012 at 9:53 PM

    Marvellous silhouettes.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  7. mariaMay 24, 2012 at 10:00 PM

    Wonderful pics! I love the silhouette photos.

    My entry.

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  8. TeresaMay 24, 2012 at 10:08 PM

    So warm and wonderful! Silhouettes....my favorite!

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  9. GaelynMay 24, 2012 at 10:54 PM

    These are wonderful. Your wife makes a beautiful model and I really like the light through her hat.

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  10. The 4-feet WonderMay 24, 2012 at 10:54 PM

    Wonderful photos. Although all are amazing but 2, 3 and last one are my favourites.

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  11. L. NeusiedlerMay 24, 2012 at 11:00 PM

    beautiful! I don't know what else can I say, more than what gorgeous colours & shadows!

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  12. Black Jack's CarolMay 24, 2012 at 11:45 PM

    Superb photos! My favourite is the 2nd one. Like you, I think the light coming through the hat is spectacular!

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  13. Chrissy BrandMay 25, 2012 at 12:02 AM

    Truly stunning and creative set of photos. I spent a happy few days at Joshua Tree back in the 1990s.

    Chrissy from Manchester: a photo a day at Mancunian Wave

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  14. ArijaMay 25, 2012 at 1:33 AM

    Wow, glorious colours and those little flowers are magical against the light.

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  15. desertsandbeyondMay 25, 2012 at 2:06 AM

    Oh, wow! Very pretty! I'm glad you are back in the desert. We are going to Idyllwild for the weekend. I have a furlough day Friday, so we get an extra day to relax and play!

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  16. Mina fotostunderMay 25, 2012 at 2:14 AM

    Oh so beautiful!

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  17. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentMay 25, 2012 at 2:56 AM

    Wonderful photos! The colours are great and you have nice clean silhouettes.

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  18. From The HeartMay 25, 2012 at 3:18 AM

    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!! All of them.

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  19. UnknownMay 25, 2012 at 3:41 AM

    Stunning!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  20. NatureStopMay 25, 2012 at 4:17 AM

    Each and every shot is beautiful.Have a great weekend!

    Shantana.

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  21. NelliesMay 25, 2012 at 5:52 AM

    Beautiful set op photos! Love the second one the most.
    Have a wonderful weekend!

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  22. Diane AZMay 25, 2012 at 7:24 AM

    Beautiful, light through the hat and purple hills, also lovely botanicals...yucca, creosote and mystery weed!

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  23. LizMay 25, 2012 at 8:15 AM

    Stnuung images, gorgeous silhouettes and I love the Creosotes!

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  24. BarbMay 25, 2012 at 6:17 PM

    Wonderful golden light I like both silhouettes of your wife.

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  25. Stewart MMay 25, 2012 at 11:42 PM

    I do like the silhouettes - who says never shot into the sun!

    Cheers - Stewart M

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  26. eileeninmdMay 26, 2012 at 1:36 AM

    These are gorgeous images. I love the silhouettes. The creosotes shot is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your lovely skies. Happy Memorial Day weekend.

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  27. LifeRamblingsMay 26, 2012 at 7:01 AM

    your photos are magnificent and i particularly like the shot of the Yucca sky. well done.

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  28. AlMay 26, 2012 at 8:33 AM

    I love those silhouettes, they're perfect!

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  29. AnonymousMay 26, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    Oh my gosh... I love these shots! Would you pick one and come share with me and my readers at The View From Right Here 'Weekly Top Shot #32!?'

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  30. Debbie TaillieuMay 26, 2012 at 2:48 PM

    Wow! Amazing shots!!
    Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment!! Love the comments!!
    Have a fabulous weekend!!
    Debbie's Travels

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  31. XoXoMay 27, 2012 at 11:15 AM

    That last photo is awesome, I liked how layers are shown here.


    Happy Sunday!

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