I finally had the opportunity to visit Death Valley earlier this year. I was overwhelmed by the vastness and beauty of the place. These are some of my favorites from this initial trip.
(The Racetrack photo includes a rock that was moved by someone...)
Thank you Dan. Oh wow, that's crazy. Was the rock placed in this spot or was it removed? I heard someone landed a private helicopter on the playa. Unreal.
digital_AM wrote:
Thank you Dan. Oh wow, that's crazy. Was the rock placed in this spot or was it removed? I heard someone landed a private helicopter on the playa. Unreal.
I'll have to go back through some of my older photographs from the Race Track at some point and find pre-vandalism images of some of these rocks and tracks... but they have been moved. I recall the first time I encountered such things. It wasn't a happy experience.
Lots of strange and unfortunate stuff has happened at the Race Track in the past decade or so... which is one reason I no longer go there. (I'm going to look and see if I can find a photograph of that rock from some years back. Watch for an update below.)
That said, this is a beautiful park full of grand spaces and immense silence and lovely light! Congratulations on your photographs.
Dan
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OK, this may be the same rock found in the middle of the track in your photo. Its contour looks right, though the angle is different. Photo is from about a dozen years ago. I'll keep looking through my archives...
I have a bunch of archival raw files that I'll check, too. I've been meaning to do this for some time — since I first saw what has been going on out there with the rocks. Thanks for giving me a reason to check out the old images!
I have no qualms revealing all the remote Death Valley locations I have been to. I have also put people in touch with an expert or two ("desert rats," as they call themselves) that I have hired over the years who will take you to any place in Death Valley and the Mojave (for a fee, of course). Speaking of remote, this is a good start -
You got yourself quite a mitt full of wonderful images! If I head there, I'd be content to get one as beautiful as any of these. #2 is my fave. Well done.
Very nice images. For the most part these are a great set to get at DV.
Not sure I like the branch on the cracked mud. Looks staged too much IMO. I'd shoot it without the branch.
Fred Amico wrote:
Terrific images of Death Valley. Love them all.
Thank you Fred!
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kwilliam8 wrote:
Very nice images - well done!
Keith W.
Thanks so much Keith!
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KCollett wrote:
You got yourself quite a mitt full of wonderful images! If I head there, I'd be content to get one as beautiful as any of these. #2 is my fave. Well done.
Thank you! Much appreciated.
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pbraymond wrote:
Super collection, but special shout-out for #1 (love the humans) and #5 (the clouds mirroring the ground element, and the light).
Thank you for noticing the humans in the #1. I felt it was an important element in that image.
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erielake wrote:
great set....especially like numbers one, three and five
Thank you so much!
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Harold Carlson wrote:
Wow, you can really see the clarity of the full frame sensor in these. Very nice.
Appreciate it Harold!
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gordon l wrote:
Very nice images. For the most part these are a great set to get at DV.
Not sure I like the branch on the cracked mud. Looks staged too much IMO. I'd shoot it without the branch.
Thanks for the input Gordon! I understand regarding that image. In all honesty, yes I did place that branch there. I'm not planning to do that again for the sake of capturing an image.
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DaleBerlin wrote:
Nice set, awesome place, well done.
Thanks Dale! It's a beautifully unique place.
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