Here I am High Desert

This is the first time I've gone out shooting since our recent move up to the Hesperia.  I was scoping out locations for the family pictures I was having done the following day--finally going to get to cross off one of my 2011 goals.  All of these were taken in the area of Summit Valley Road and Highway 138.  They're posted in the order that I shot them, and I like seeing how the light changed throughout the day.  One nice thing about the High Desert is the clean air!

  

Can you spot the ghosts in this one?  Flawed, yes, but I still like it for some reason.  Somebody should have brought her tripod.  Another High Desert staple is gusy wind.

 Sadly, there was plenty of trash as I hiked around...

 Loving this mid-afternoon light!!

 ...and this early evening light.  I wonder what book this is.

 A quick self portrait to see if there was still too much sun for a non-squinty portrait.  At 4:45 pm the light was just about perfect...

 But as the sun goes down so does the temperature.  One last shot, before my fingers were too cold.