"I have always felt that doubt was the beginning of wisdom, and the fear of God was the end of wisdom."
~ Clarence Darrow
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"Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough."
~ Elif Shafak
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Wall Street Mill
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Charging the Heart
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Do you need fuel for the soul? If so, you might want to visit Soul Service Station, a Desert X art installation created by Alison Saar, located in Desert Hot Springs, CA. On a cool night after the rains had come, I perched my camera on a tripod, opened the shutter for a long time, then walked around lighting this subject with a handheld light. The mountains in the back are Joshua Tree National Park, my spiritual home for night photography.
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(Plate 4005) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. March 2025.
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Face Rock #joshuatree #nationalpark #joshuatreenationalpark
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The Year Lot Longyear Became a Joshua Tree
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Half the Park is After Dark. A magical winter night in Joshua Tree National Park. I love partially cloudy nights. To create this night photo, I lit the subject with a handheld LED flashlight while the camera shutter was open for a long time. So yes, this is a real single-exposure photo. And Lot Longyear is thought to be the bent figure on the cover of "Led Zeppelin IV."
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Photos, books, workshops and more: www.kenleephotography.com
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(Plate 3954) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. February 2025.
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"What's the good of living if you don't try a few things?"
~ Charles M. Schulz
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"The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that."
~ Norton Juster
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