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The Desert

Heath OFee — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:12:22 +0000

Another small set from Joshua Tree National Park:

Good Times

Heath OFee — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:10:17 +0000

This will be the first of a few collage posts of images from my time in southern California. All but one of the photos in this post are from Joshua Tree National Park – the one exception is the orange tree which is in my inlaws’ backyard in Indio.

Mike Olbinski and Chris DeAngelis get a starring role in one photo each, and the last frame shows the whole crew walking amongst the Joshua trees.

Equipment:
– Canon EOS 5D Mark II
– Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L
– Canon 50mm f/1.4

Joshua Sunrise

Heath OFee — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:10:14 +0000

The best part of the one night I spent camping in Joshua Tree was when the sun started to come up and I was forced to get out my freezing cold sleeping bag and go take photos. Sub-freezing overnight temperatures ensured that I didn’t get any sleep, so the rush of finding some good sunrise compositions was a welcome bit of activity.

I’m sure that all six of us who were camping got a silhouette shot similar to this one at sunrise. There were just enough clouds on the horizon to create some interesting colour, and those Joshua Trees are just too cool to pass up as a foreground element.

Equipment:
– Canon EOS 5D Mark II
– Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L

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 – Dusty Trail

Heath OFee — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:10:45 +0000

A number of my photog friends have posted some pretty amazing shots of desert landscapes with a road as a foreground element, so I decided I’d give it a go while I was in Joshua Tree. I composed three or four shots like this at various locations around the park, and I think I like this one best.

Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5, 10mm, F 7.1, ISO 100, 1/800 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