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Hard Light

Heath OFee — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:10:03 +0000

Since I was up late last night watching the final few episodes of Prison Break season one and didn’t have time to process a new image, we’re going back to Joshua Tree National Park today. I had thought about including this shot in my original week-long series from the park, but it just didn’t work as a square crop. So, the processing is the same as the others you’ve all seen, but I left it in its native aspect ratio.

Canon EOS 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L, 24mm, F 7.1, ISO 100, 1/320 sec

Joshua Tree National Park – Bedraggled

Heath OFee — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:10:16 +0000

Today my mini-series of images from Joshua Tree National Park comes to an end. Thanks for all the support of these images this week!

This is probably my favourite of the week. On one of the only short hikes we took on our second day in Joshua Tree there were quite a few of these sad, bedraggled looking trees among the rocks. Despite their lack of leaves, there was a ton of character in their branches, and the blue sky provided a perfect backdrop against which to highlight them.

Canon EOS 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L, 24mm, F 7.1, ISO 100, 1/400 sec

Joshua Tree National Park – Piles

Heath OFee — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:15:45 +0000

Today, another shot of the very interesting rock formations in Joshua Tree.

Although these rocks are actually quite large, I enjoy how the wide angle of this shot makes the look like a little pile of pebbles just dropped into the desert.

Canon EOS 50D, SIgma 10-20mm f/3.5, 10mm, F 16, ISO 100, 1/100 sec

Joshua Tree National Park – Skull Rock

Heath OFee — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:10:41 +0000

If you’ve never been to Joshua Tree, I would highly recommend making a trip for a couple of days. There is so much to see and the landscape and rock formations are absolutely amazing. I know I’ll be heading back for some hiking when I’m back in the area because that’s one thing I didn’t get to do on my first trip.

For today’s image, I present: Skull Rock.

Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5, 17mm, F 7.1, ISO 100, 1/400 sec

Joshua Tree National Park – Dried Up

Heath OFee — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:15:25 +0000

This week I’ll be sharing 5 images from my time in Joshua Tree National Park. Similar to the Salton Sea series, each of these photos will be processed in the same fashion, but unlike the previous series, all shots will be presented in a square crop. Using mobile apps like Instagram, Hipstamatic, and 100 Cameras in 1 have made me think in square crops a lot more, and I find myself liking the 1:1 aspect ratio more and more.

Today’s shot is from the first afternoon we spent in Joshua Tree. I’ve said this before, but the desert landscape was so alien to me, I couldn’t stop snapping shots of all the cool rock formations and desert vegetation. I hope you all enjoy going on a short journey through the park with me this week.

Canon EOS 50D, SIgma 10-20mm f/3.5, 10mm, F 16, ISO 100, 1/80 sec

Moon Rock

Heath OFee — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:46:40 +0000

In addition to the pretty cool Joshua Trees that reside in the national park of the same name, there are also some pretty cool rock formations. The landscape felt almost alien to me. Big, round rocks jutting out of low scrubby desert is definitely something I’m not used to seeing living in Calgary. I tried to portray the alien feeling in the processing…a little cool and kind of barren feeling.

Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5, 10mm, F 16, ISO 100, 1/80 sec