John Hight

Beyond the namesake Joshua Trees, California’s Joshua Tree National Park has extraordinary rock formations ... which show beautiful texture and form in the early morning light. I found this rocky area just a short hike from the Live Oak picnic area.
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The sky was cloudy with spots of sun breaking through, and clouds were descending into the canyon ... providing great misty scenes like this one at Hopi Point. This juniper tree was on a shelf about 50 feet down in a narrow branch of the Grand Canyon, with clouds rolling over the opposite side.

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Joshua Tree National Park is a great place to experience the beauty of the desert, especially on mornings like this one. This composition was captured using the light of dawn's red sky to illuminate the scene. There was no wind, so I could use a 30 second exposure and have all the grass and leaves look sharp.

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