Tag Archives: Valley of Fire

Princess of Mars

I suppose this image could also qualify for the weekly photo challenge of “Depth” (I think there was a big drop off behind those last red rocks) but when I look at it I think of the red planet, Mars, … Continue reading

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The beautiful desert

As you have seen and some have commented, the Valley of Fire park has some amazing rock formations in both form and color.  I wanted to jump ahead to the part of the park that I felt was the most … Continue reading

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Ok…who erased the dividing line?

What is interesting about the Valley of Fire State Park is that if you drive to it via I-15 like we did, there is a nice straight drive out of Las Vegas for about an hour or so and then … Continue reading

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Ummmmm…where did the road go?

F/5.6 – 1/400 – ISO 100 – 70mm – Canon 5D MIII – Tamron 70-200  

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Searching for Obi-Wan in color

I thought I’d share yesterday’s image with you but in all of its Valley of Fire colors.  We were walking out of the Fire Wave hiking area (never made it to the actual fire waves, they were possibly way on … Continue reading

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Monochrome Monday – Searching for Obi-Wan

Do you ever feel sometimes that you are wandering in the desert looking for that certain something or someone? I had a few things occur recently that made me feel like I had been bumped from the path that was … Continue reading

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On the road to the desert moon…

F/9.0 – 1/250 – 100mm – ISO100 – Canon 5D MarkIII – Tamron 70-200 lens  

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Serenity

Out in the desert in Nevada hiking along discovery all the wonders that were to be discovered in Valley of Fire State Park and there up ahead over the crest of this hill was the moon out in the afternoon.  … Continue reading

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Big Toe

Alright…who wants to be the first to explain why I call this image Big Toe? You just never know what you may find when hiking through the Valley of Fire State Park; perhaps a bit of a long gone giant … Continue reading

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First Example from the LR Class

Yesterday’s develop module Lightroom class opened up more ways to edit my photos…this was good!  Then again it means that I am tempted (no, I probably will) to go back and re-edit some images I thought were done and in … Continue reading

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