I began this late afternoon hike with hopes of capturing a pretty sunset, and later, the Milky Way. But I had strong doubts about the Milky Way, given the heavy cloud cover. However, if you like beautiful desert skies, this was a pretty epic day. I ended up taking a ton of pictures!
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| Location: Somewhere west of Boy Scout Trail |
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| All of a sudden, things would get dark as clouds moved overhead! |
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| Look closely at the top of the rounded dome on the right. |
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| See her now? |
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| A bad place to be standing during an earthquake!! |
I decided to use this spot as my "home base". I left my backpack here and set up my tripod, and also my iPhone tripod, and then continued to explore and take more photos (future post). The PhotoPills app tells me the Milky Way will be positioned between the rocks and the Joshua trees (assuming the sky clears, which is a big assumption!).
I'll leave you with this short iPhone time lapse of the clouds moving overhead.
Thanks for stopping by!!
It's really an outstanding collection of photos!
ReplyDeleteYour cloudy day added to the drama of Joshua Tree, Thanks for taking me along to see these wonderful sights.
ReplyDeleteEpic, some really stunning photos in the desert, got to love those Joshua trees
ReplyDeleteReally outstanding desert photos of the sky, the rock formations, the sand, and the vegetation and a random person standing on top of the stack of rocks.
ReplyDeletePretty cool. Lots of clouds, but no rain...
ReplyDeleteThe pictures are wonderful. I love a pretty cloudy day.
ReplyDeleteI like the time lapse and of all of the pics, the second one hits me best for some reason.
ReplyDeleteThe clouds make a great backdrop for all the landscape photos.
ReplyDeleteThe texture and the rock formations are just fantastic to look at
ReplyDeleteThese shots are equal prettier to your milk way shots. The timelapse looks gorgeous. I love those dissolving clouds
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful shots... I took one picture to use as my computer background... it's so pretty :)) I added you to my Friends and I send my greetings from my country Slovenia... Ljubljana, Andreja!
ReplyDeleteWonderful, thank you!
DeleteTerrific.
ReplyDeleteThose dramatic cloudy skies made for some incredible desert photos. Well done!
ReplyDeleteStunning photos, Clouds looks amazing. Enjoying your post.
ReplyDeleteWhat dramatically scenes with the clouds. Another great Post. I enjoyed reading very much.
ReplyDeleteGreetings by Heidrun 🎃
The desert has a special beauty which you've captured so well.
ReplyDeleteThose trees are amazing; they look rather unique. The skies are pretty along with the scenery, and I wouldn't like to be there if that boulder deiced to move freely or other wise.
ReplyDeleteThe Joshua trees, the rock formations, and the clouds above have once again resulted in a beautiful series of photos.
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful place and exotic trees. I do love that timelapse, they are so interesting! I can't imagine the technology we have now to be able to do that with a phone! Wow!
ReplyDeleteUnique cloudy day photos at Joshua and video is wonderful ~ Hugs ^_^
ReplyDeleteThat desert remains a completely foreign environment for most of us, but it makes for truly fantastic photos. Again thanks.
ReplyDeleteAs usual... gorgeous photos. I never get tired of them.
ReplyDeleteLetzten Winter habe ich bei einer Amerikareise auch Joshua-Tree besucht. Diese mir völlig unbekannte Landschaft hat mich sehr fasziniert. Deine tollen Bilder rufen wieder die Erinnerung an eine schöne Reise auf.
ReplyDeleteWow, Peter! What a truly magnificent and beautiful series of photos! What an amazing place and gorgeous trees! Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteNot only were the clouds dramatic but they looked like they were almost touching the rock formations in some of the photos. No matter where you go, you always find something in the sky great to photograph and I thank you for taking us, your readers, along.
ReplyDeleteI love the time lapse. You rain into another desert lover out there, or was it one of your hiking partners?
ReplyDeleteJust another desert lover who seemed to be interested in climbing the rocky peaks!
DeleteI truly enjoyed all of these--- In the various times I lived in Southern California I had no idea that Joshua Tree was anything but Joshua Trees! Boy, did I miss out. At least I got to the Anza-Borego for a big bloom once. Oh well--- Your pictures always make me feel like I've been there.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely beautiful desert sky.
ReplyDeleteEpic is a perfect word to describe those skies. Fantastic. I love the time lapse too.
ReplyDeleteThese are stunning images! The clouds made the sky every bit as interesting as the desert below. The Joshua trees, rock formations, and changing light all came together beautifully. Thanks for taking us along on your hike.
ReplyDeletethis scenery always amazes me, we literally have nothing like this in NZ, have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and dramatic cloud images over the Joshua trees! I read that it is an "El Nino" weather year and more moisture is predicted to come to the SW this year. Hopefully, the torrential rain some places have been getting won't continue.
ReplyDeletebeautiful and dramatic.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos, as always! That looks like quite the climb to the top of those rocks. Loving the time lapse.
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking skies!! The clouds steal the show! And the short film sequence is simply awesome.
ReplyDeleteHoping for a sunset and the Milky Way and getting those dramatic cloud shadows over the domes instead sounds like a fair trade, and the hidden face in the rock is the kind of thing you only spot on foot. Did you go back another night for the stars, or save that for a future trip? We build OhPic Art, an AI image tool, and real desert light like this is a good reality check for us.
ReplyDeletewow that top photo looks like someone could've lived in there and the 2nd photo looks like creepy eyes - perfect for Halloween, have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteClouds with a bluesky background reallly do make the most interesting sky pictures -- these were wonderful. The time lapse thing was fun -- kind of hypnotic. I've not seen that done with clouds before! Loved it.
ReplyDeleteThe contrast between the dark clouds and the golden desert rocks gives these shots so much drama. The time-lapse of the clouds rolling overhead was a great way to close out the post.
ReplyDeleteYou find the strangest rocks! and great clouds, too.
ReplyDeleteIt must be so much fun to be you--and get to go out and enjoy this landscape and share it so well with us. My envy abounds!
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