Critique Welcomed Joshua Tree

[Chris Dodkin]

Early morning at Joshua Tree National Park

Fuji X-Pro1 and 18mm Lens

The Joshua Trees are blooming a lot this year, so we took the 2 1/2 hour trip out from San Diego to check them out.

More shots from the Blad later

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Love it, Chris. I'd never heard of a Joshua tree before that U2 album. Interesting tree. So, this is what they look like when in bloom?!

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Well done Chris...love the feeling of depth.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Love it, Chris. I'd never heard of a Joshua tree before that U2 album. Interesting tree. So, this is what they look like when in bloom?!

Thanks Rob - you can just see the blooms on the tree in the middle of frame, at the end of each spiky branch - I got some close-ups with the Blad so will post once the film is deved - Fuji Velvia 50 ASA Mmmmmmmmmm

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Well done Chris...love the feeling of depth.

Thanks Glenn - bit of an ND grad applied to the lover third to help with that depth - lead you into the image as it were

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Color shot, again from the X-Pro1 and 18mm Lens

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Two great photos Chris. I am heading more towards B+W these days and the first one is my preference. The wispy clouds are superb.

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

I like this, Chris. This one does give the illusion that it's on fire or smoking. The clouds are well-placed.

 

[Dave Phillips]

awesome stuff
especially like no.1 and agree on the clouds

 

[Rense Haveman]

Great shot, especially the B&W! Love the treatment!

I was very much impressed by these Yucca brevifolia-plants when I visited the SW US 13 years ago....

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Great shot, especially the B&W! Love the treatment!

I was very much impressed by these Yucca brevifolia-plants when I visited the SW US 13 years ago....

Thank you Rense - it's an amazing place for sure

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awesome stuff
especially like no.1 and agree on the clouds

Thanks Dave

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I like this, Chris. This one does give the illusion that it's on fire or smoking. The clouds are well-placed.

Thanks Nihat - I has a word with the weather man, and he laid them on for me specially!

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Here are some shots from the Blad - on Velvia 50

The blooms are not delicate like flowers, they are big and solid, like a pineapple in fact - same sort of size as well.

This year the bloom is exceptional - hence the ridiculously early start and the long drive out there

Flickr does something nasty on the resized images, so check out the full size on FLICKR for the halo free versions!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dodkin/sets/72157633252967297/with/8652847523/

 

[Pete Askew]

I was just about to say I liked the B&W one best when I saw the Velvia shots. Wonderful, especially the last two.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I was just about to say I liked the B&W one best when I saw the Velvia shots. Wonderful, especially the last two.

Thanks Pete

 

[Pete Askew]

50 ISO and a Hasselblad - I think you have found your Nirvana!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

50 ISO and a Hasselblad - I think you have found your Nirvana!

Smells like teen spirit

 

[Pete Askew]

Or fixer even!