One of the better epitomes of DV I've seen captured. The way you captured the red sky and expanse of salt pans just shouts "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter".
Dave
Jeffrey wrote:
Beautiful image, Fred. A real different floor from the usual salt polygons. Was it that hot as evening approached? I remember it being over 100 degrees at 8 AM once.
Thanks Jeffrey. The temperature increased from mid-day towards dusk. By the time I took this picture, it was approaching 100 degrees. Hot night.
Fred
Sunny Sra wrote:
Soooweeeeeeeet!! I was there last week...didn't take a single photo...it was a camping trip with the kids so they dictated the whole schedule
Were you there during the rain? I was in Bryce before Death Valley and it was snowing there.
We gotta meet there during the summer to use your new Astrotrac!
Fred
bf1951 wrote:
very nice! did you use an ND filter for the sky?
I also like your text!
Thanks!
For this shot, my TS-E 17mm was naked with no filters. The reason was because I shifted the lens down quite a bit and my filter adapter was showing some mechanical vignetting.
I really like the "octagonal" shapes in the salt bed framed in black. We had similar sky and lighting a couple winters ago but I don't recall seeing any sections of the flats with these cool black "borders", just white salt...
Maybe I did not search around long enough?? Anyway, gorgeous image!!
Stunning photo of yours from DEVA. I like the composition, colors, especially dark colors. I am awed by the slat flat surface shapes here. Thanks for sharing.
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Ben Horne wrote:
Very cool shot Fred! I like how you found a distinctive clump of salt pools in the foreground, and the light in the background is great! I've been skunked quite a few times in DV when the clouds will either build in and fill the sky, or completely disappear when the light is getting good.
I can't imagine trying to shoot in those conditions. It can be quite uncomfortable even when it's int he 70's or 80's on the salt flats because of all the reflected light.
I know the feeling Ben. Great sky in the afternoon that goes way when it counts or too many clouds blocking our light. When I find a good location in DV, I'm always checking if you are there.
Charlie Shugart wrote:
First reactions before reading the comments of others:
OMGoodness- so much better than the dozens of images I've taken of those geometric shapes that I am humbled by it.
Tough to choose between a magnificent sky and a magnificent foreground- so I assume you also took a variety of shots varying the emphasis.
I bet they also work exceptionally well.
This one sure does .
Charlie
It always our dilemma, isn't it? I have learned to live with composition decisions.
Thanks for your comment Charlie.
Fred
killersnowman wrote:
good use of the movements to emphasize the foreground without compressing the midground too much. was this a bracketed shot for DR or just one image?
This was just one image.
Contrast was pretty low and any shadow lift was within the acceptable levels of the A7R.
Lens movements is the reason I stick with Canon glass.
Take care,
Fred
