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The light was on the flat and boring side. I had to process the image as a black & white image to preserve some interestingness. https://www.ferpectshots.com/blog/mastering-the-desert-landscape monthly 0.5 2020-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d16faee41423c000158db4d/1593579928112-KALKI4WI4YJ995WLBCQE/2018-12-18+02-24-25+%28B%2CRadius8%2CSmoothing4%29+copy.jpg blog - Mastering the Desert Landscape - Fin formation at Valley of Fire SP I used a portrait or vertical composition and the natural patterns in the slick rock to guide the viewer’s eye to the subject of the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d16faee41423c000158db4d/1593580086016-J34E33DC9S1PRC5JFQ8V/DSC_7612_HDR.jpg blog - Mastering the Desert Landscape - Sunrise at Yaki Point Taken at sunrise during a perfect cloud inversion. A total cloud inversion is a rare event and the temptation to go wide was strong. But using a break in the clouds to get this rock formation in amazing light allowed me to create a unique composition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d16faee41423c000158db4d/1593580324746-HBC992OL6HLREIMGQY8F/Carillo+Pano_2.jpg blog - Mastering the Desert Landscape - Super bloom at Carrizo Plain This shot was taken during a super bloom at Carrizo Plain NM. I used a shallow depth of field and close focusing technique to isolate my subject. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d16faee41423c000158db4d/1593579600995-6JRUZOEEUX4QYP77YHII/image-asset.jpeg blog - Mastering the Desert Landscape Sunset at Monument Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d16faee41423c000158db4d/1593582661397-TCHX61X6Q9DPNXNFAOT8/DSC_1758.jpg blog - Mastering the Desert Landscape - Sunrise at Dead Horse Point SP Sunrise provides some of the best ambient light for landscape photography in the desert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d16faee41423c000158db4d/1593582811628-HQFIPEUO5N4IIIHYVY4C/DSC_4337_HDR.jpg blog - Mastering the Desert Landscape - The Monolith and the Juniper of Joshua Tree NP Sunset also provides some amazing lighting, especially after the sun goes down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d16faee41423c000158db4d/1593583235315-1EN80DX0ZBWE5VIFCEIP/DSC_7600.jpg blog - Mastering the Desert Landscape - Sunrise at Yaki Point A perfect inversion and beautiful golden light on the canyon walls at Grand Canyon NP. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d16faee41423c000158db4d/1593584377231-J96S90SP4BDA75XFG8ZC/DSC_0092.jpg blog - Mastering the Desert Landscape - Sunset at Anza Borrego I initially processed this image with HDR but the process removed a lot of the shadows and made the image look rather flat. 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