Desert Romance Among Cholla Cacti at Dusk
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 at 10:14:28 PM · 2009/joshua_tree/joshua_tree
Dave and Penelope share an intimate kiss in the Cholla Cactus Garden area of Joshua Tree National Park, California, photographed from a dramatic low-angle perspective with a ultra-wide 14mm lens. The woman holds a DSLR camera with a large zoom lens, suggesting both are photography enthusiasts exploring the park. The composition creates a striking silhouette effect against a dramatic, cloud-streaked sky, with the characteristic fuzzy cholla cacti (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) dotting the desert landscape behind them. A third person can be faintly spotted in the background on the right side, and the rugged desert mountains frame the horizon. The low-angle shot, taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, gives the couple a heroic, larger-than-life presence against the expansive Mojave sky.
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