Coachella Valley

EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
edited January 26, 2016 in Landscapes
Looking into the Coachella Valley, CA from Keys View, Joshua Tree N.P.
Palm Springs, Salton Sea, Indio, and other valley communities lay below.

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Salton Sea can just be seen in the distance.



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Eric ~ Smugmug

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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2016
    Lovely series! I have stood there at those lookouts I think....or some places nearby....the view was mesmerizing....I think you can see up to 100 miles away....
    Cheers Eric!
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited January 21, 2016
    Wow, Eric. Excellent compositions of some magnificent views. clap.gif

    Love, love, love that part of the country out there.
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  • R.JayR.Jay Registered Users Posts: 974 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2016
    Great series, really like the compositions and lighting.

    Cheers, Richard.
  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2016
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Lovely series! I have stood there at those lookouts I think....or some places nearby....the view was mesmerizing....I think you can see up to 100 miles away....
    Cheers Eric!
    Thanks Taz!
    Yes, a long view is possible... tho, pretty much only under the best non-hazy conditions.
    It was fairly good that day as a big storm had gone-through the day and night before.
    It was refreshing up there for sure - 30deg. F and 30mph. winds... brrrrrrrr! (California cold :D).
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2016
    kdog wrote: »
    Wow, Eric. Excellent compositions of some magnificent views. clap.gif

    Love, love, love that part of the country out there.

    Thank-you Joel!
    Joshua Tree is nice... different though, than Death Valley, due to the higher elevation and different geology.
    I think it's a bit harder in JT (for me anyway) to get compositions like the awesome and dramatic shots that you posted from DV recently...
    I'd love to see what magic you (and Taz!) could conjure down here. thumb.gif
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2016
    R.Jay wrote: »
    Great series, really like the compositions and lighting.

    Cheers, Richard.
    Thanks so much Richard!
    I was hoping to be there closer to the golden hours but it worked-out fairly well with the storm remnants giving dramatic skies.
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited January 22, 2016
    Great set, Eric. Really well done!

    Wayne
    "Photography is partly art and partly science. Really good photography adds discipline, sacrifice and a never ending pursuit of photographic excellence"...ziggy53

  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2016
    Thelensspot wrote: »
    Great set, Eric. Really well done!

    Wayne

    Thank-you kindly Wayne!
    Hope you are doing ok, with the blizzard and all...
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited January 23, 2016
    Hi Eric, very nice set and location . The third one is a Winner!
    Cristóbal


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  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited January 24, 2016
    Juano wrote: »
    Hi Eric, very nice set and location . The third one is a Winner!

    Thank-you Cristóbal, I appreciate the feedback!
    This part of the Southwest is not considered to be as "sexy" as the GC and the other canyon-lands, so, it's always a challenge to find light and scenes that have impact.
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • sarasphotossarasphotos Registered Users Posts: 3,863 Major grins
    edited January 25, 2016
    Hi Eric, I like this set, especially the play of the light and clouds in the second and third shots. As you said, the area isn't as photogenic as other parts of the Southwest and I find you did a great job with a challenging subject.

    Cheers, Sara
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited January 25, 2016
    #3 for me! They are all great though! That is some serious landscapes. A great sky to boot! Love this area as well. so how far to the edge did you 'really' get? mwink.gif
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited January 26, 2016
    sarasphotos wrote: »
    Hi Eric, I like this set, especially the play of the light and clouds in the second and third shots. As you said, the area isn't as photogenic as other parts of the Southwest and I find you did a great job with a challenging subject.

    Cheers, Sara
    Thanks much Sara, for the look and commenting!
    I often - jokingly - refer to my region as *scenery-challenged*... :D
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited January 26, 2016
    Eia wrote: »
    #3 for me! They are all great though! That is some serious landscapes. A great sky to boot! Love this area as well. so how far to the edge did you 'really' get? mwink.gif

    Thanks AnnaMaria!
    Kinda' looks like parts of your Arid-zona, huh... :D
    I'm generally pretty skeered of heights, so, I didn't actually get very close to the edge... looks like it though, huh? wings.gif
    Eric ~ Smugmug
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