My Photo Guides

Joshua Trees at Sunset I don't usually think of Joshua trees as a "cloud forest" species, but in the winter when they get most of their moisture, a lot of them live up where they are in the clouds of oncoming storms. Although they are clearly a desert species, it's high desert, and much of the moisture falls as snow. This lengthens the time when the moisture can soak into the soil. Joshua trees are an indicator species for the Mojave Desert ecosystem. They have been declining in geographical extent for thousands of years. One contributing factor may be the extinction of the giant ground sloth, which spread Joshua tree seeds, but disappeared around the time that humans arrived on the continent. As climate change shortens winters and raises snow levels, that may accelerate their decline. www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com #joshuatrees   #landscapephotography   #DeathValley   #MojaveDesert

Southern California Photography Locations Now that I'm done exploring new areas for my Southern California guidebook, I should have more time to also write or expand blog posts covering some of those areas.  The book will only cost an amount equivalent to a few gallons of gas or a fraction of one night's stay at a motel, so if it can make your own travels and explorations only slightly more productive, it should prove to be a worthy investment.   The book will be available in both 320-page printed format, as well as ebook.   I'll make a little more when I sell the book directly, so I'll take pre-orders for author-signed copies as the release date approaches.  It would be cool to sell the first box of 150 before it arrives! I'm building a "book interest" circle to tell people about the book when it ships, let me know if you want to be added to it! #california   #photography   #travel   #guide   www.MyPhotoGuides.com Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan Phot...

Route 66 in the Mojave Desert Amboy and beyond. New blog post: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/05/route-66-in-mojave-desert.html #route66   #mojavedesert   #californiaphotography   #roadtrip   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

Night in the Mojave Joshua trees are an indicator species for the Mojave Desert ecosystem, stretching from Southern California into Nevada, Arizona and Utah. #Mojavedesert   #nightphotography   #milkywayphotography   www.MyPhotoGuides.com

The Night Sky at 3 am I'm tempted to go back out again tonight, but with a cold storm passing through, temperatures will be in the 20s and 30s around here! Originally shared by Death Valley Workshops Milky Way Over Joshua Trees Captured in California's Mojave Desert last weekend. #mojavedesert   #California   #nightphotography   www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com

California Wildflower Season Begins After catching the moon, Mars and Venus setting behind Mount Whitney Friday night, Lori Hibbett and I continued south to Antelope Valley to check on the progress of the wildflowers, which will be blooming over the next 9 weeks.  Many areas still have weeks to go before peak bloom, but some warm, well-lit locations like this are blooming a little early.  This faces southeast, so the rocks reflect sunlight and radiate heat onto the patch of wildflowers below, bringing spring a little early. I can't wait to get back out to Death Valley and surrounding areas when much of the Mojave Desert is blooming!  Some folks are predicting the best bloom since the epic year of 2005, and in many places I've seen so far this year, I think that they're right. #springwildflowers   #californiaphotography   #mojavedesert   Eastern Sierra Nevada Workshops Death Valley Workshops Eastern Sierra Nevada Workshops  www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com Originally shared ...

Mojave National Preserve, California It's the time of year when the desert landscapes in Mojave National Preserve become comfortable to access again.   www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com #mojavedesert   #landscapephotography   #desertphotography   #nationalparkservice   #photography