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JOSHUA TREE SUNRISE
It's hard to not photograph Joshua trees whenever I see them. I want one at home in a pot inside my house. I wonder if it would survive? It's probably too wet outside in the Connecticut climate, though I think it could deal with the cold.
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IMG 4885 JOSHUA TREE SUNRISE
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IMG 4890 JOSHUA TREE SUNRISE combo
This is actually two shots put together. One exposed for the sunrise and on for some detail in the foreground. I didn't tripod but it was easy enough to blend...
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IMG 4893 JOSHUA SUNRISE
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IMG 4896 SMOBE JOSHUA SUNRISE
This is my buddy Shaun. He rocks with his Nikon cameras. It's all I can do to keep up with him when shooting scenic shots and, more and more, other types of photography.
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IMG 4897 JOSHUA SUNRISE
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IMG 4901 JOSHUA CLOSE UP
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IMG 4904 JOSHUA TREE PRE SUN
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IMG 4907 SHAUN CAMERA
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IMG 4908 SHAUN FEET DESERT
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IMG 4913 JOSHUA TREE NEAR DARWIN
A gnarled Joshua tree near some sand and rocks and mountains and some bushes somewhere near where I was at that moment near the tree near the sand, rocks, mountains etc, near the...
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IMG 4914 LITTLE TREE BIG TREE
The tree in the foreground is only ten inches high. The one in the background is ten feet high...apx.
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IMG 4922 ROAD VIEW TO DARWIN
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IMG 4923 VIEW OF DARWIN
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IMG 4924 ROAD TO DARWIN
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IMG 4929 HEVROLET IN DARWIN
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FILM SCAN yellow truck 1024
This, obviously, is the truck which is depicted in the previous close up detail photo. The previous shot is digital (Canon 50D) and this was with a thoroughly beat up old film camera (Canon Rebel of some sort) inherited from my departed aunt Pat. I used the EF 24-70 2.8L. It's funny cuz the beat up camera goes for $10 to $15 on eBay and the lens is very very expensive. Unlike digital camera, each frame, no matter how crappy the camera, is clean and free of dust and the inevitable grimy film which always, without exception, covers the digital sensor. Of course, you can't wipe off a sensor yet... That is why I still consider even the best digital body disposable. That's my speil for today...
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IMG 4931 DARWIN CA
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IMG 4932 OLD WELLS FARGO BARN
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IMG 4933 OLD WELLS FARGO BARN
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IMG 4936 BLUE VW DARWIN
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IMG 4939 BLUE VW DARWIN
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IMG 4940 DUAL VW BUGS DARWIN
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IMG 4941 DUAL VW BUGS DARWIN
Which one of these dual dead bug pics should I print and frame? This or the previous image? Why?
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IMG 4945 TRICYCLE WAGON PILE DARWIN
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IMG 4947 VW BUS PILE DARWIN
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IMG 4948 VW BUS PILE DARWIN
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IMG 4949 DEATH VALLEY DAVE
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IMG 4950 DEATH VALLEY DAVID
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IMG 4955 DEATH VALLEY DAVID
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IMG 4958 JAY ND SHAUN DARWIN
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DEATH VALLEY DAVID
Death Valley Dave (or David) is, like Jay, an thoroughly interesting character. He was a coach for an Olympic bicyclist and from what I understand, quite the bicyclist himself. He's decided to go off the grid for now, which is his preference for whatever reason. He has created a lot of art in Darwin and I found myself envyous of certain aspects of his life.
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IMG 4966 SHAUN TRIPOD
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IMG 4969 SHAUN SHOOT AUSTRIANS
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IMG 4970 DEATH VALLEY VIEW
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IMG 4971 TOURISTS DEATH VALLEY VIEW
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IMG 4972 RV CLIMBS FROM VALLEY
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IMG 4989 TOWN NEAR BEATTY NV
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IMG 5000 TOWN NEAR BEATTY NV
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IMG 5001 SMOBE DEAD TOWN
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