Desert wallpapers (56)

Taken at sunset in the Bisti Wilderness, New Mexico. This was such a beautiful and fascinating spot we visited in New Mexico. The Bisti Badlands is a "scenic and colorful expanse of undulating mounds and unusual eroded rocks" located along highway 371 in quite literally the middle of nowhere. It's so far from anywhere that the silence seems absolute and a little eerie. If you ever have a chance to check it out I strongly suggest it.

Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM.

Coming back into Zion National Park at sunset, we caught this bighorn on the cliff, just at the edge of the last ray of sun.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM.

Digital composition created in Photoshop CS4. Colors have been decreased and faded into a blueish accent, increased contrast and light addition of vignetting.

Adobe Photoshop.

Nikon D700, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

"Roads go ever ever on" ~J.R.R. Tolkien

Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

Created with Vue Infinite 8, thank you.. Keep it simple.

This image was taken on a hiking trip in February of 2010, in the Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. I had just gotten a new camera so on my way back from Central Oregon I stopped to hike some of the trails and take some pictures. It was a nice and clear sunny day, and not too cold - perfect for hiking that area. I took this at the first parking area and trail.

Canon EOS 7D, Canon 17-40mm F/4L.

This photo tells the story behind my shot of the sunrise on top of Dune45 in the Namib, the world's oldest desert. The wind constantly blows the sand over the edge of the dune, giving it its unique shape and keeping it in place. The wind blows equally often and strong from West and East, making the dune itself immovable. I was thrilled by the thought of how many millions of grains of sand are blown over the edge of this and all the other dunes in the desert every second. This photo captures a few of them in flight.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 40D, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8.

Photo settings: 1/640 second, ISO 100.

I took this picture on my recent trip through Southern Africa. We went to climb up the famous Dune 45 close to Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert at about half past five to see the sunrise from the dune. This picture is taken just before the Sun appeared over the horizon. The colours were amazing and the untouched dune before me was truly magical.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 40D, Canon EOS 40D with Tamron 17-50mm 2.8.

Fairly simple but makes for a really nice wallpaper. Created in Vue 8 Infinite, thanks...

Palm Springs, California isn't only for golfers and rich people! There is a lot to see around it, like Joshua Tree National Park. But be careful, it can be extremely hot down there! This was taken in the park along the scenic route. They are very unique trees indeed!

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II.