Joshua Tree after Dark

Friday, July 31st

My campsite shortly after dark. A 30-second exposure lit only by the moonlight. Shadows are from the moon and you can see stars. 8:48pm | f/3.5 | 30s | ISO 400 | Canon 1D Mark II

My campsite shortly after dark. A 30-second exposure shows the far rock face illuminated by campfire light. 8:50pm | f/3.5 | 30s | ISO 400 | Canon 1D Mark II

My campsite after dark. I turned on my red reading lamp and placed it facing upward inside my tent. 9:09pm | f/4 | 30s | ISO 400 | Canon 1D Mark II

Rock face again illuminated by campfire, this time half an hour after the previous shot so twilight has mostly faded. 9:25pm | f/3.5 | 30s | ISO 400 | Canon 1D Mark II

Saturday, August 1st

Day 2, rock formations around my campsite before sunset. 7:33pm | f/5 | 1/400s | ISO 200 | Canon 1D Mark II

People climbing a rock formation to get a good view of the sunset over the valley. 7:33pm | f/5 | 1/1250s | ISO 200 | Canon 1D Mark II

Same people taking photos of the sunset 7:35pm | f/3.5 | 30s | ISO 400 | Canon 1D Mark II

Twilight about 30 minutes after sunset. Also visible in the bottom left is the shadow cast by a campfire of a person onto a rock face. 8:17pm | f/3.5 | 30s | ISO 400 | Canon 1D Mark II