The first hints of a sunrise in the distance.
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The white flecks are actually snow which is incredible given that we were in the desert.
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Shortly after sunrise. The overcast skies looked turbulent against the desert foreground.
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Jen took this photo of me while I was warming my hands. It was so incredibly cold that I had a hard time operating my camera.
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After the sun came up, the clouds started to break apart.
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Jen thinking about something important.
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Cholla cactus as seen from the cactus garden.
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A bunch of Cholla cacti.
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Jen and I posing in front of the camera securley mounted on the tripod.
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Fisheye-lens view of a patch of cacti. Note the nice way the Sigma 15mm fisheye handles the sun flare.
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Closeup of a cactus with the sun in the background.
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Jennifer standing next to a Joshua Tree.
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Joshua Trees and giant boulders in the background.
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Wide-angle shot of a field of cacti.
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Barker lake.
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Portrait of Jen and I.
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While this wasn't in Joshua Tree National Park, we passed by a vast windmill farm outside of Palm Springs.
Date: 02/19/2006