When I am photographing, I always keep my eye out for strong shapes since they tend to lead to strong compositions. Any shape will do: circles, squares, triangles, curves. During my last visit to Joshua Tree National Park in California, I went back to a place I had been before, Jumbo Rocks, where there are all kinds of interesting rocks to photograph. But there was one rock … [Read more...] about The Echo of a Shape at Jumbo Rocks
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Finding New Compositions in Jumbo Rocks
A few months ago I wrote about how revisiting photo locations can help you grow as a photographer by forcing you to move beyond the obvious and find new compositions. Last year when I visited Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park I discovered, through my telephoto lens, an interesting rock formation. Here is last year's photo: Since then, I have seen other photos … [Read more...] about Finding New Compositions in Jumbo Rocks
Just Three of the Many Jumbo Rocks
I think I could spend days photographing in this location. The only problem with it is that the campground bearing it's name is extremely popular so there are always lots of people at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park. Please click the image to view a larger version. Our RV is too big to fit in that campground, and I don't think I would like being near so many … [Read more...] about Just Three of the Many Jumbo Rocks
Best Sunset EVER at Jumbo Rocks
On our first night at Joshua Tree National Park, in California, the clouds looked like they had a lot of potential, and so Ray and I went to one of our favourite locations from last year's visit, Jumbo Rocks, where we were welcomed by the most glorious sunset. Standing on the rocks that night as the sky turned from blue to pink to red to purple was truly magical. … [Read more...] about Best Sunset EVER at Jumbo Rocks
Jumbo Rocks, Joshua Tree National Park
Have you ever seen a face in the rocks? This one was pretty hard to miss with the two round rocks balanced on a diamond shaped rock resembling a nose. I made this image at the Jumbo Rocks campground in Joshua Tree National Park just before sunset when the light was shining directly on the rocks making them appear a warm orange shade. I used my telephoto lens to zoom in on … [Read more...] about Jumbo Rocks, Joshua Tree National Park