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Archive 2017 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

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I took a road trip down to Death Valley last week. It was my first time shooting there and the Eastern Sierra. I drove up to Butte Valley in the dark and was able to do some basic scouting by moonlight. At sunrise the light came through a gap in the clouds for a few minutes and lit up the whole valley this wonderful gold color. This is a 3 frame panorama.

Heron

Jan 08, 2017 at 03:54 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

Don't you wish we had some of that warmth outside our windows today?

Very nicely scouted and photographed; a part of DV I hadn't seen. Post more if you have them.

Jan 08, 2017 at 04:21 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

Home run on the 1st swing. Well done, Heron.

Jan 08, 2017 at 06:16 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

This is just wonderful, Heron. Great intuition to be there!

Dave

Jan 08, 2017 at 07:38 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

Really nice!

Jan 08, 2017 at 08:35 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

Great lighting. Love the layers of rock on the smaller hill! Great texture!

Corey

Jan 08, 2017 at 08:37 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

Heron, you got to my favorite place in DV. I've seen the Butte in many varieties of light and this is one of the best. Looks like you were staying at or near the geologist's cabin.

Jan 08, 2017 at 09:21 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

blueshadows wrote:
Don't you wish we had some of that warmth outside our windows today?

Very nicely scouted and photographed; a part of DV I hadn't seen. Post more if you have them.

Yeah, nasty out there today! Thanks, DV has untold gems that are rarely visited, it seems. Stay tuned for more.
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psharvic wrote:
Home run on the 1st swing. Well done, Heron.

Thank you very much.
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dsjtecserv wrote:
This is just wonderful, Heron. Great intuition to be there!

Dave

Thanks Dave, intuition and luck

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gpelpel wrote:
Really nice!

Thank you.
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Hardcore wrote:
Great lighting. Love the layers of rock on the smaller hill! Great texture!

Corey

Thanks Corey, Striped Butte has amazing texture.
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Jeffrey wrote:
Heron, you got to my favorite place in DV. I've seen the Butte in many varieties of light and this is one of the best. Looks like you were staying at or near the geologist's cabin.

Hi Jeffrey, when I stumbled on some pictures of Striped Butte in my pre-trip research I knew I had to make it up there. Someday I hope to make the drive over Mengel Pass. The geologist's cabin was occupied, I was camped at the spot just above there and hiked up the hill a bit to shoot this one.

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Jan 08, 2017 at 09:49 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

this is really sweet, heron. I've been to DV many times but from Vegas side. How do you get to this location?

Jan 08, 2017 at 09:55 PM

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kdacharya wrote:
this is really sweet, heron. I've been to DV many times but from Vegas side. How do you get to this location?

Thanks! Butte Valley is around 25 miles up Warm Springs and Butte Valley roads off of the southern end of West Side Rd. The first half is graded, and the second half is high clearance only, but not a serious 4 wheel drive road. It took me 2.5 hrs to get up there from the junction with West Side Rd. in the dark and 2 hours to get back down in the day time.

Heron

Jan 08, 2017 at 10:10 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

This is fantastic. Stunning light.

Jan 08, 2017 at 11:42 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

Wonderful image capturing great atmospherics! Nice work on this.
Keith W.

Jan 09, 2017 at 12:26 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

Beautiful image, gorgeous light and clouds.
Brian

Jan 09, 2017 at 03:55 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

That's a sweet photo Heron! love the light you captured there.

Jan 09, 2017 at 03:50 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

Wow! 'Nough said.

Jan 09, 2017 at 09:39 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

Heron,
Some very sweet light and well worth the scouting & trek
Thanks for posting

Dan

Jan 09, 2017 at 10:28 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

I am really liking this Heron. Lovely color, sky, light and lines! Dave

Jan 10, 2017 at 02:21 AM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

Great capture.

Jan 10, 2017 at 02:40 AM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

One of the better images I have seen of DV. You have a special image there.

Jan 10, 2017 at 07:53 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Death Valley National Park: 'The Light' in Butte Valley

Dave Dillemuth wrote:
This is fantastic. Stunning light.

Thank you Dave, it was the best light I've seen in a while.
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kwilliam8 wrote:
Wonderful image capturing great atmospherics! Nice work on this.
Keith W.

Thanks Keith, just happy to be able to make a solid image during the few minutes this light was there.
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Brian Woolf wrote:
Beautiful image, gorgeous light and clouds.
Brian

Thank you Brian, it was a gorgeous morning.
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Brad Williams wrote:
That's a sweet photo Heron! love the light you captured there.

Thank's Brad, the light was magical.
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triggermike wrote:
Wow! 'Nough said.

Exactly what I was thinking when that light exploded over the valley

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dswiger wrote:
Heron,
Some very sweet light and well worth the scouting & trek
Thanks for posting

Dan

Thank you Dan, definitely worth it and I was very happy to get lucky with the light.
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dbehrens wrote:
I am really liking this Heron. Lovely color, sky, light and lines! Dave

Thanks Dave, it all came together that morning.
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oldrattler wrote:
Great capture.

Thank you.
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Don George wrote:
One of the better images I have seen of DV. You have a special image there.

Thank you for the kind words. It sure felt special to see this light, I'm glad it comes through in the image.

Heron

Jan 11, 2017 at 12:27 AM

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