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Start of a new journey exploring the Kelso Dunes.

Start of a new journey exploring the Kelso Dunes.

Journey to the Dunes

Duane Tkatch May 25, 2020

We peaked the summit right when sunset was starting and really showed off the beauty of the preserve. Personally I’ve always preferred a nice woodland area but this sunset showed me how beautiful the desert can be.

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In Photo Shoots, Personal Photos, New Journeys Tags Mojave National Preserve, Kelso Dunes, Desert, In Search of Light, Nature, Milky-way, Sunset, Personal project, New Journey
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A Ending to a Never Ending Week.

Duane Tkatch March 5, 2018

A journey with friends to end a never-ending week, and to start the new in an amazing way. 

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In Personal Photos Tags Personal Photos, Journey, Adverture, San Diego, Coronado, Sunset, Beach, Light
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Sometimes You Just Have to Stop

Duane Tkatch November 3, 2016

When life gets busy we miss out on the little things, sometimes you just have to take a moment to just stop, take a breath, and enjoy all the little things in life. 

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In Personal Photo Tags Sunset, Mountains, Nature, Clouds, Beautiful, Chaffey College
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Sunset 3, the final light before descending from the peak to escape the wind kicking up the sand. Bringing the end to such a beautiful sunset. Something that was well needed, enjoy the little things
Sunset 2, about 10 minutes after the previous photo. As the light quickly fadded the colors changed some deepened and some became more pastel. The foreground started to fade as it was being overshadowed by the fading light in the distance. Setting up
Sunset 1 from the dunes. We got a late start on the hike but made it to the top at the perfect time. We got to watch a beautiful sunset light up the seemly endless desert we were surrounded by. The beauty of this sunset just continued to get more bea
Every new adventure starts by taking the first step. In this case, the first steps were the easiest. Took a trip to the Kelso dunes in the Mojave national preserve yesterday, this time with the goal of hiking up the dunes rather then just shooting th
One of the images from my test shoot the other day. Very pleased with the result from this natural light shoot of my new mountain bike. Can't wait to take this on some adventures to capture some amazing landscape photos.
Photos from a recent headshot shoot with @mariomartel. While getting several great shots we also captured a few fun shots for the out takes.
Everytime I see the Milky-way I want to take a panoramic image of it. Here is my third and my best Milky-way panoramic image (so far).
It was another great night under the stars last night. This is my first ever attempt at a compositing the milky-way in with a twilight shot. It's far from the best, but I can say I'm excited to get better at this as I shoot the milky-way more, I will
A shot of my friend @cody_sessions warming up before sparing this past Sunday @combatathletics.us
A quick shot of @luis12a94 between rounds of sparing yesterday at @combatathletics.us. Always a fun time observing and photographing martial artists. Thanks to @cody_sessions for the invite, hope to shoot with you guys again soon.
Sunset 3, the final light before descending from the peak to escape the wind kicking up the sand. Bringing the end to such a beautiful sunset. Something that was well needed, enjoy the little things Sunset 2, about 10 minutes after the previous photo. As the light quickly fadded the colors changed some deepened and some became more pastel. The foreground started to fade as it was being overshadowed by the fading light in the distance. Setting up Sunset 1 from the dunes. We got a late start on the hike but made it to the top at the perfect time. We got to watch a beautiful sunset light up the seemly endless desert we were surrounded by. The beauty of this sunset just continued to get more bea Every new adventure starts by taking the first step. In this case, the first steps were the easiest. Took a trip to the Kelso dunes in the Mojave national preserve yesterday, this time with the goal of hiking up the dunes rather then just shooting th One of the images from my test shoot the other day. Very pleased with the result from this natural light shoot of my new mountain bike. Can't wait to take this on some adventures to capture some amazing landscape photos. Photos from a recent headshot shoot with @mariomartel. While getting several great shots we also captured a few fun shots for the out takes. Everytime I see the Milky-way I want to take a panoramic image of it. Here is my third and my best Milky-way panoramic image (so far). It was another great night under the stars last night. This is my first ever attempt at a compositing the milky-way in with a twilight shot. It's far from the best, but I can say I'm excited to get better at this as I shoot the milky-way more, I will A shot of my friend @cody_sessions warming up before sparing this past Sunday @combatathletics.us A quick shot of @luis12a94 between rounds of sparing yesterday at @combatathletics.us. Always a fun time observing and photographing martial artists. Thanks to @cody_sessions for the invite, hope to shoot with you guys again soon.

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