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Sunrise in Badwater

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p.1 #1 · Sunrise in Badwater

This was from the end of November in Badwater in Death Valley. There was a nice layer of clouds to color up that morning. I shot these at an area where the polygons are still in the uplift motion rather then the crusted over edges that I normally go for.

All comments and thoughts are welcome.

Jim

Jan 02, 2013 at 04:32 PM

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p.1 #2 · Sunrise in Badwater

You got quite the beautiful sky for this one!

Dan

Jan 02, 2013 at 04:47 PM

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p.1 #3 · Sunrise in Badwater

Nice on Jim! Love the texture of the ground and the soft colorful sky.

Phil

Jan 02, 2013 at 05:10 PM

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p.1 #4 · Sunrise in Badwater

Beautiful, Jim - wonderful sky and great texture in the f/g. Lizzie

Jan 02, 2013 at 05:23 PM

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p.1 #5 · Sunrise in Badwater

I really like the subtle colors reflected on the fg.
Beautifully composed Jim!
Fred

Jan 02, 2013 at 05:41 PM

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p.1 #6 · Sunrise in Badwater

Jim,
A lovely image as usual. The subtle colors as Fred mentioned, the beautiful sky as others stated and leading lines that the crusts created make for a great image.

Jan 02, 2013 at 05:59 PM

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p.1 #7 · Sunrise in Badwater

Hummm.. Nice one going!
Shall we expect some more series of photos from Death Valley which I am sure you took at the same time?
I like the orange color reflected to the polygons as well..
-Kee

Jan 02, 2013 at 06:05 PM

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p.1 #8 · Sunrise in Badwater

Fantastic Shot Jim! Great colors and exposure!

Jan 02, 2013 at 06:07 PM

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p.1 #9 · Sunrise in Badwater

Jim, nice!
Got a nice balance of color & textures
I will have to find this spot

Dan

Jan 02, 2013 at 06:10 PM

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p.1 #10 · Sunrise in Badwater

Jim,

Love the colors in the clouds and on the salt flats. The comp is spot on, you got lines leading the eyes to the back where the clouds and colors are.

Jason

Jan 02, 2013 at 06:50 PM

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p.1 #11 · Sunrise in Badwater

Nice Jim. The colors are subtle reflected colors are very pleasing.

Jan 02, 2013 at 07:44 PM

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p.1 #12 · Sunrise in Badwater

Jim, really like the reflected glow on the salt flats from that great sky,

Ron

Jan 02, 2013 at 08:29 PM

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p.1 #13 · Sunrise in Badwater

Stunning light and colours Jim.

Jan 02, 2013 at 09:06 PM

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p.1 #14 · Sunrise in Badwater

philtax wrote:
Nice on Jim! Love the texture of the ground and the soft colorful sky.

Phil

Thanks Phil, the texture of the ground I think turned out pretty good, I am glad I changed it up this time.

Jim

Jan 02, 2013 at 09:07 PM

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p.1 #15 · Sunrise in Badwater

AMaji wrote:
Jim,
A lovely image as usual. The subtle colors as Fred mentioned, the beautiful sky as others stated and leading lines that the crusts created make for a great image.

Hi Maji,

Thanks so much. The coloring of the foreground is always one of the decisions when processing the file that can be a tough one. I have done some in the past where I changed the WB for the ground so that the salt flats were pure white, and they made for a really cool dynamic contrast, but with this one I chose to leave it closer to the WB of sky.

Jim

Jan 02, 2013 at 09:10 PM

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p.1 #16 · Sunrise in Badwater

rhee wrote:
Hummm.. Nice one going!
Shall we expect some more series of photos from Death Valley which I am sure you took at the same time?
I like the orange color reflected to the polygons as well..
-Kee

Hey Kee,

Yeah, I got some cool shots that trip, a few more cool ones from before dawn, and then some out at the Devil's Golf Course from that morning. But I have been sitting on them for a while because right about the time I went there a bunch of others went there, and there was a whole slew of cool DV shots. I thought I would wait a bit so hopefully no one would get bored with another DV submission...

Jim

Jan 02, 2013 at 09:12 PM

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p.1 #17 · Sunrise in Badwater

Sweet image, Jim. I've stood right there before!

Jan 02, 2013 at 09:12 PM

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p.1 #18 · Sunrise in Badwater

That's a very beautiful sky! I love how the color is reflected very naturally on the salt. It's difficult to pull off very natural shots there since the light can do strange things when it hits the salt. I'm looking forward to heading back there in a few weeks -- I plan on checking out my super secret part of badwater where the salt is always nice. :-)

Jan 02, 2013 at 09:15 PM

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p.1 #19 · Sunrise in Badwater

Amazing shot Jim! The the warm colors of the salt flats due to the sunrise is a very refreshing take on this location. I've have done a couple shots where I decided to go with a cooler WB to emphasize the salt, but the warmer WB really gives it the natural look of being there. The orange-y and magenta-y tones really make the foreground pop

Jan 02, 2013 at 09:43 PM

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p.1 #20 · Sunrise in Badwater

Excellent foreground and light Jim. Draws me in.
Very nice,

Brian

Jan 02, 2013 at 09:45 PM

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