We recently headed out to Joshua Tree to shoot with portable flash units. Our intention was to catch the moon rise then shoot the trees with light after the fact.

The Perseids meteor shower is one of two reliable showers of the year. The Geminids is the other. This night had no moon interference and we finally got some good shots. View photos here.

For this trip, we forwent the meteor shower and looked at the flowers. Photos here.

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