Paris Hotel at Dusk

The lighting is tricky and I don't think I got it right. It's late in the afternoon and the hotel is facing the setting Sun. The light on the tower has already been lit, yet the sky was still blue.

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F/5.6

Valley of Fire

I like the shape of the rocks here.


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F/8

Valley of Fire

Just some rocks


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F/8

Red Rock Canyon

The scenery itself is too boring so I added some bush in the foreground.

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F/11

Red Rock Canyon

Biking tour is pretty popular this part of the country. It's not easy to frame the peak, clouds, and the bike in one picture. I am going to show a virtical frame later

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F/11

Near Borax, CA

Looks like the taller tree is sheltering the smaller tree from the blazing Sun.



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F/9

Winding Road, Valley of Fire

Funny that the direction of the winding road matches the sign. Wish I had better contract.

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F/9

Red Canyon

Red Rock Canyon, contrast enhanced.

The layer of textures and colors are interesting

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F/11

Red Rock Canyon

I was lucky enough that the cloud and lighting above and behind the mountain served as background light and enhanced the dimension of the subject.

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F/8

Candles, midrange view

Candles back-lit.

Candles and Pebbles: Colors and Texture, thanks to my new 50mm/1.8F lens

An interesting snap of Jamie. Too bad it's too dark and the picture turned out fuzzy...

Corona

Corona, Kumbalgarh

F/8
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Sea Cliff, Sunset

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