9 November 2013, continued:
The beautiful celestial movements around the North Star.

Title: Los Reyes Magos Star Trails
Photographer: Ken Lee
Info: Nikon D7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8, 1970s metal tripod from Sears. This is a long exposure night sky photo of 18 minutes in total, with each individual photo exposed for 30 seconds at f/2.8 ISO 400. Light painted with handy-dandy flashlight. 9 November 2013, 8:57 pm D.S.T.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA

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Raining stars over the California desert, a long exposure photo showing the celestial movements of the heavens.

I'm always amazed at how much color comes out in a photo that is hidden or barely discernible when we are looking at it with our own eyes. I know this intellectually, of course, but am still amazed every time. It's this sort of quality that further inspires me to slow down and really appreciate the night sky and how the world looks at night in general.

Title: Magic Rock Star Trails
Photographer: Ken Lee
Info: Nikon D7000, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8, 1970s metal tripod from Sears. This is a long exposure night sky photo of 21 minutes in total, with each individual photo exposed for 30 seconds at f/2.8 ISO 400, stacked "by hand" in CS4. I light painted this with a Streamlight LED flashlight. Taken 10:29 pm P.S.T. on 9 November 2013.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA

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Joshua Tree Outdoor Museum:
Found art created by Noah Purifoy, noted artist. His earliest body of sculpture, constructed out of charred debris from the 1965 Watts Rebellion in Los Angeles, CCA, was the basis for 66 Signs of Neon (1966), a landmark group exhibition on the riots that traveled throughout the country. 

Noah Purifoy, founding directory of the Watts Tower Arts Center, dedicated himself to the found object, and to using art as a tool for social change. In the late 1980’s Purifoy moved out to the Mojave desert, where he lived for the last fifteen years of his life, creating ten-acres full of large-scale sculpture on the desert floor. Constructed entirely from junked materials, this otherworldly environment is one of California’s great art historical wonders.

Joshua Tree Outdoor Art Museum.

After exploring the exhibits, Lisa and I had dinner at 29 Palms Inn.

Ken's photos of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as photos of Peru, Burma, India, Morocco, China, Thailand, Ghana, Ecuador, and elsewhere, have appeared in many books, magazines, websites, and galleries.  Visit the Ken Lee Photography Website. Some of Ken's select photos may be purchased through his Imagekind Store.

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