In landscape photography, epic sunsets are often considered to be the ideal — clouds in the sky, ablaze in orange, pink, red, magenta, yellow. An empty clear sky is frowned upon as boring but guess what… I beg to differ. ;)
Anza Borrego
Archive for blog posts with photos from and about Anza Borrego Desert State Park (ABDSP).
The Desert, Oh My…
Sunday, Shuwen and I finally made it out east and into the desert. I was debating whether we should go to Borrego Springs to take a look at the general area of Little Clark (Dry) Lake because I had heard of fields of Desert Sand Verbenas in bloom there, but in the end, the southern part had the bigger draw once more…
Knowing Imperfection
“If you should say, ‘It is enough, I have reached perfection,’ all is lost. For it is the function of perfection to make one know one’s imperfection.” (St. Augustine)
Subtle Desert Beauty
Here are a few “leftover” desert impressions from the earlier months of 2022, all made in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how landscape photos, even the intimate ones, always appear to, or perhaps even have to, carry some element to “wow” people — through subject, color, light, atmospheric conditions, and so on. I feel this is too limiting.
Borrego Palm Canyon Hike
Intimate landscapes, bushes, flowers and birds in Borrego Palm Canyon, from a relaxed afternoon hike with my photo club, in February 2022.
Another Desert Wander
Three quick picks from last Thursday’s desert wander in the Coyote Mountains Wilderness, from a wonderful elevated viewpoint over the Carrizo Badlands.