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Gregg B.
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So this last weekend I was exploring Death Valley, looking for some new shots of dunes. But, Mesquite dunes are completely "shredded", and I mean there are steps ALL OVER! I went like a mile in from a completely different side of dunes with hopes to find something clean but, nope, all I found were millions of steps all over, again. When are those winds going to blow there to clean/sweep all that destruction?
I took a lot of shots but most of them heavily zoomed in to just a small, specific part of dunes trying to avoid getting those steps in. I still had to use the content aware tool to clean small parts from steps here and there, but it was manageable. They were all taken at different times of sunrise, so colors changed rapidly. And, I was shooting with and against the sun. That also made dune look different (colorwise).
The first shot was taken at the mud crack location near the Furnace Creek.

Feb 07, 2018 at 10:45 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Death Valley Visit

These are beauties Greg. When we were there a few weeks ago, there was a sandstorm in the bason yet it was calm in the dunes

Morris

Feb 07, 2018 at 10:51 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Death Valley Visit

Very nice images, Gregg. I especially like the first two images!
Keith W.

Feb 07, 2018 at 11:10 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Death Valley Visit

amazing beauty from the waste land as mention kwilliamB

Feb 08, 2018 at 06:21 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Death Valley Visit

Beautiful images. The first one for me.

Gregg B. wrote:
...all I found were millions of steps all over, again. When are those winds going to blow there to clean/sweep all that destruction?

So you WALK into the dunes and complain about the footsteps?

-Phil

Feb 08, 2018 at 10:31 AM

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PhilPDX wrote:
Beautiful images. The first one for me.

So you WALK into the dunes and complain about the footsteps?

-Phil

Yeah!!! Why not! If you go to another dunes (and this is what I should do) you won't have any. Ibex, or Eureka are two examples of dunes you won't find many steps, if at all. Yeap, next weekend I'm off to Eureka dunes instead. Or better yet, I'll fly to Morocco for some Sahara dune shots. Do they have steps too?

Feb 08, 2018 at 10:59 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Death Valley Visit

I don't think Gregg was complaining about people. He was complaining about the wind gods for not fixing it yet

Beautiful photos.

Kelly

Feb 08, 2018 at 12:06 PM

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Gregg B. wrote:
Or better yet, I'll fly to Morocco for some Sahara dune shots. Do they have steps too?

If you walk around long enough, lots of your own. Might tick off the photographer behind you. ;-)
There's a ton of snow there at the moment, I've heard.

-Phil

Feb 08, 2018 at 12:18 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Death Valley Visit

Love the second to last image here. The color palette is beautiful and calming, and every single line within the composition makes sense and enters / exits the frame perfectly. Awesome!

Feb 08, 2018 at 01:16 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Death Valley Visit

Really nice foreground lead on the first Greg! Lovely series.

Fred

Feb 08, 2018 at 01:40 PM

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PhilPDX wrote:
If you walk around long enough, lots of your own. Might tick off the photographer behind you. ;-)
There's a ton of snow there at the moment, I've heard.

-Phil

One of the best are actually in Libya or Algeria, I've heard. But, those two countries are so unstable politically I would not really go there now, specially Libya. Unless I'd know someone in Algeria that would guide me I would not go there either. But, there are some amazing dunes formations, and with incredible pinnacles as well (very southern part of the country, I already researched that

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Mojave National Preserve has some awesome pinnacles to which I'm off to next weekend. Who's with me

Feb 08, 2018 at 01:41 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Death Valley Visit

Very nice images, Gregg. Love the composition and exposures! Hard to pick a favorite.

Feb 08, 2018 at 02:16 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Death Valley Visit

Great set, Greg. Doing some magic with that 600mm lens.

Feb 08, 2018 at 02:28 PM

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Gregg B. wrote:
But, those two countries are so unstable politically I would not really go there now, specially Libya.

Namibia not an option for you?

Feb 08, 2018 at 04:51 PM

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PhilPDX wrote:
Beautiful images. The first one for me.

So you WALK into the dunes and complain about the footsteps?

-Phil

I don't complain about my own steps. I didn't make any

Feb 08, 2018 at 05:19 PM

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PhilPDX wrote:
Namibia not an option for you?

Ah, Namibia. I almost went there last year. I'm sure there are places I'd enjoy shooting but somehow I always see the same shots from Namibia, specifically from Deadvlei. It's a nice place, no doubt about that, and I think it'd look great at night but I wonder if there's anything else. I guess I have to go and see

Feb 08, 2018 at 05:23 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Death Valley Visit

Dave Dillemuth wrote:
Great set, Greg. Doing some magic with that 600mm lens.

Hey Dave. Yes. I do enjoy the lens but I've noticed it's quite soft at 500mm and 600mm. I sent it in to Tamron for micro-calibration.

Feb 08, 2018 at 05:25 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Death Valley Visit

Gregg B. wrote:
...but I wonder if there's anything else.

If your fetish are sand dunes, I can highly recommend Moreton Island off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Over 900 feet high.

-Phil

Feb 08, 2018 at 05:56 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Death Valley Visit

Man, you are on a roll, great set.

Feb 08, 2018 at 08:40 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Death Valley Visit

These are beautiful.

Feb 08, 2018 at 08:49 PM

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