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Collection: B&W
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Date: May 7, 2007
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 8, 2007

Viewed: 376
Comments: 14
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This is Jushua Tree National Park. It reveals a fascinating variety of plants and animals that make their home in this land shaped by strong winds, unpredictable torrents of rain, and climatic extremes. Dark night skies, a rich cultural history, and surreal geologic features add to the attraction of this place.

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05/31/2007 09:48:51 PM
Great shot - Well seen - It's very easy for our eyes to adjust and miss such common things as shadows. Really lovely picture. Wonderful richness to it too.
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05/12/2007 09:53:52 PM
This is cool. In a couple of places the shadows look like people. Very mysterious! Love the sky.
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05/12/2007 12:18:23 PM
Looks like a cool place. Love the shadows (btw there's a guy standing behind the rock on the left...probably not but it looks like there is)
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05/11/2007 10:38:57 AM
Have not been to Joshua Tree National Park in a looooooonnnnnngggg time so this is a nice little visual treat. What I really love about this B&W is that shadow that falls on the rocks - the dark shadow cast on the lighter colored rock is such a dramatic contrast. It pulls the eye right in. Great perspective of 'showing' us some of the plantlife in this composition. Although the actual cactus plant is absent from the photo we still see it because of that dramatically cast shadow upon the rocks.
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05/09/2007 06:45:25 PM
Whoa!!!!! Excellent shadow play here, we know we're looking at Joshua Tree National Park even without seeing any Joshua Trees! Love those shadows on the rocks. And the dark shadow on the upper rocks looks like the profile of a man and there's a 'rabbit' to the bottom left. Great job!
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05/09/2007 03:14:36 PM
Oh I do love this one. It's a very cool place to go and this is a great shot to show it off. Lovely rich deep tones, especially the sky. The composition is very good with the curve of the rocks. And of course an excellent use of shadow!
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05/09/2007 07:29:23 AM
beautiful play of light and shadows here, very nice capture.
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05/09/2007 01:47:10 AM
What an awesome photograph of such an interesting place. The Joshua Tree shadow really makes this photo interesting. My favorite part though is the graduated dark sky. I love skies like that. I also like the sepia toning on this shot. The weak side? Probably the low contrast in the rocks. Try a separate curves adjustment layer or two with everything masked out except for the rocks to bring out the contrast and detail a little more perhaps.
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05/09/2007 12:03:03 AM
What a cool place to be!!! I agree with Rejulep. Fascinating!

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05/08/2007 11:22:12 PM
Yes! This photo is just fascinating. The shadow is really mysterious looking - very good capture and wonderful processing.
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05/08/2007 10:24:03 PM
Originally posted by Rebecca:

That shadow adds a really interesting dimension here that we don't normally see in nature photography. Our instinct is to avoid shadows in these situations, but here it really works!


I love shadows; In my opinion shadows make image three dimensional, especially B&W
05/08/2007 10:20:04 PM
I love the shadows in this one, and also the play of light works well.....
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05/08/2007 10:17:08 PM
That shadow adds a really interesting dimension here that we don't normally see in nature photography. Our instinct is to avoid shadows in these situations, but here it really works!
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05/08/2007 09:55:08 PM
WOW - perfect light and shadow play. This is fantastic.
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