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Nigel Turner
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Recently spent a couple of days in Joshua Tree National Park. It's certainly not an easy place to shoot. Finding good examples of the Joshua Trees that have a good branch structure is a bit like finding a needle in a haystack especially when they really need to be at the right angle for any sunset or sunrise light that may occur.

These are two were captured over two separate consecutive nights where fortunately we had good color.

Thanks for looking.















Oct 10, 2014 at 02:00 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Joshua Tree.


Nice job with these. Love how the 2nd makes it look like the tree is igniting the sky.


Oct 10, 2014 at 02:30 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Joshua Tree.


Wonderful set you have here, Nigel.


Oct 10, 2014 at 03:23 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Joshua Tree.


Awesome colors!


Oct 10, 2014 at 03:46 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Joshua Tree.


Great images. I love the second one more. It looks like the Almighty's brush, painting the sky with bright yellow and orange paint.


Oct 10, 2014 at 04:01 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Joshua Tree.


Bam....these are spectacular Nigel. Thanks for sharing!


Oct 10, 2014 at 05:35 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Joshua Tree.


Think you found your needle. These are fabulous.

Alan



Oct 10, 2014 at 06:54 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Joshua Tree.


Hey Nigel,

Cool work here. Very nicely done. I like how you got a low POV in the second one. Too often people shoot at tripod height and half of the Joshua Tree gets lost in background clutter.

Jim



Oct 10, 2014 at 07:48 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Joshua Tree.


Very nice. The cloud color and detail is amazing, especially in #2.


Oct 10, 2014 at 08:17 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Joshua Tree.


Two superb images, wonderful sunset colors and composition.


Oct 10, 2014 at 09:18 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Joshua Tree.


Great balls of fire! Hard to pick a favorite - beautiful colors and you played the background well!
Dave



Oct 10, 2014 at 09:30 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Joshua Tree.


The color on the first one is very cool, but there's something about the second that feels more real, and that draws me to it. It brings back many memories of when I've seen awesome sunrises/sunsets in the desert. There's that feeling when the sky is so huge and filled with color, and the landscape reflects that wonderful glow. It's hard not to stand there in absolute awe.


Oct 10, 2014 at 10:04 PM
Nigel Turner
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Joshua Tree.


Thanks for your kind comments.

I also find it difficult to choose between them as although they are similar in their composition I prefer the branch structure and composition in the first, but the cloud formations and colors in the second although the foreground clutter lets it down somewhat

Like I said its certainly not an easy location.

Nigel.



Oct 12, 2014 at 11:52 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Joshua Tree.


Very beautiful Nigel. I like the composition of the first better but the sky in the second one is just spectacular. Wonderful moments.


Oct 12, 2014 at 01:06 PM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Joshua Tree.


Patterns of the branches match those in a sky. Love both,

Sasha.



Oct 12, 2014 at 06:39 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Joshua Tree.


#1 for me but not by much. Both are wonderful.

Mike



Oct 12, 2014 at 06:52 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Joshua Tree.


Beautiful shots, I really like the second one


Oct 12, 2014 at 07:33 PM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Joshua Tree.


Stunning shots in particular the second one


Oct 13, 2014 at 06:17 AM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Joshua Tree.


Great light and color!


Oct 15, 2014 at 08:54 AM
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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Joshua Tree.


Both are very well done. I like the darker trees (cactus) of the first better

Morris



Oct 15, 2014 at 06:06 PM





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