Coachella Valley

These images offer a glimpse of some of the astounding landscapes to be found both within and adjacent to Coachella Valley.

"A Perfect Desert Dawn"

June, 2020

Rancho Mirage, CA

From My Daily Pandemic Walk at Dawn

Rancho Mirage, CA

June, 2020

Autumn Light, Big Morongo Preserve

November, 2022

Bighorns, Clara Burgess Trail

April 2021

Willis Palms 3

January 25th, 2021

Santa Rosa Mountain from Willis Palms

January 25th, 2021

High Desert Haboob

September, 2018

Andreas Canyon,

March, 2019

Andreas Canyon Panoramic

March, 2019

Mt. San Jacinto Super Moonset

October, 2018

The Grottos - Orocopia Mountain Wilderness

January 12, 2020

Mecca Hills and Distant Orocopia Mountains

January 12, 2020

Coachella Valley Preserve,

March 12, 2019

Wildlands Conservancy, Whitewater Canyon

2015

Eagle Canyon Rainbow - Palm Springs

April, 2019

On the San Andreas,

Coachella Valley Preserve

February, 2019

Bajada Trail, Cottonwood Mtns.

March, 2019

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North Shore, The Slabs, East Jesus, Bombay Beach, Dos Palmas Preserve

Dark Sky Images

Every so often a flash of "graphic joke" inspiration strikes and I get to work. Am upgrading software skills a bit and having fun with politics too. "The views expressed are solely the owner's". Here's a few you images might enjoy:

I've been experimenting with Minimalism lately - a kind of "Ironic Mininalism" project I assigned myself. Here's the brief: "Say as much as possible with as little as possible... - Lots of negative space, texture or repetition, simplified subject, bare essentials - Colors, vibrant or subdued, complementary - Appears real, looks "in-camera" - except there's an impossible element... - Off-kilter element creates a question, an immediate reaction in the viewer's mind - The image must ask / say / demand something: "Deal with THIS!" "What does it mean?" "Oh... that's funny!" "Is this real?"

Award Winning Images

Below are images that have been judged in one or more Photographic Society of America recognized competitions. Judges representing the Coachella Valley Desert Camera Club (CVDCC), the Southern California Council of Camera Clubs (S4C), and the Coachella International Exhibition have reviewed and awarded each image as detailed:

Desert Queen Ranch

Listed on the National Historical Register, the ranch is located within Joshua Tree National Park. Bill Key's and family lived here from 1910 until his death in 1969. The weathered vehicles left on the property are among my favorite subjects.

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