The Tree of Life
(please click to view on black // canon 5d mark ii, canon 17-40 f/4 l, 20mm, f/4, iso 5000, 30 sec // buy print)
It’s funny. We were freezing cold at Joshua Tree National Park when the sun went down, but then the stars came out and none of that mattered.
My buddy Heath O’Fee found this tree. Earlier the lot of us had been right under it, shooting upwards at the stars while someone light-painted the rocks. We were all having so much fun taking pictures of things we normally do not. The night sky. It’s fairly new to me and I want to explore it more.
But then we all kind of dispersed to find our own compositions in and around the rocks. And I found this one. I thought the sky would light up nicely on the horizon because of the far off cities and the sun having gone down earlier. The tree growing between the rocks was pure awesome.
The real treat though…was one of my cohorts doing his own light-painting on the far side of that tree. I decided to take advantage and so I waited for him to take another shot and then I took mine.
No idea who it was, but thank you.
Incredible shot, Mike! Wow!
HOLY RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME IMAGE BATMAN
You know I love this shot. Nicely done, dude.
Holy hell dude, this is absolutely unbelievable. The light painting makes this, as does that ridiculous warm glow on the horizon.
Stunning shot Mike!
I don’t know all this fancy photog jargon like light painting, but the image is pretty darn awesome. Just saying…
Beautiful composition Mike. The stark contrast and colors are perfect.
Wow! Incredible shot! Did you see the Milky Way that night?
Yeah buddy! Love this shot. Great exposure on the foreground too, and love the separation of the night sky and the trees/rocks.
Stunning shot Mike.
wow, one of those shots to be proud of.
Awesome! Great shot! Funny how quickly you warm up when you are out shooting 🙂
This is a stunning shot, Mike! Looking forward to seeing more night sky images from you.
Absolutely killer. Like your stair shot, by tree shot will stay put.
Mike, that is a thing of beauty. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful moment the universe decided present. Awesome!
Wow, man. What an awesome shot! Love the mood of this.