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I haven't posted dune shots for a while so here are few from Death Valley NP I took this weekend. The weather was great. Normally this place is cloudless, hot, and lifeless. This weekend however I've had strong winds, some rain (yes, it was raining there), and nice sunny sunset - all the same day.
I was kind of hoping for some wild flowers (and macro shots) but nope, there's none. I didn't see a single flower blooming. Either I'm too late this year, or there wasn't enough rain (last and this year) and there are no flowers at all (or a super bloom).
And, the little rain I've had won't effect the flower growth. Maybe next year....
These are just awesome. What a variety. #6 and #8 are great abstracts with wonderful composition. The pyramid shot is a show-stopper too especially when contrasted against the cloudy sky. The first image is great, very sensuous.
Wow - fantastic, and I always love a new perspective on sand dunes. Mind sharing your FL and post-processing for the first one? Has a very unique look to it.
agvogel wrote:
Wow - fantastic, and I always love a new perspective on sand dunes. Mind sharing your FL and post-processing for the first one? Has a very unique look to it.
Nothing special when it comes to PP. Just used warming polarizer and brought out shadows/highlights via curves in PS. FL was 24mm @ f/11. I think I took two shots to get foreground and background sharp but I didn't blend anything. It's just a single shot. Hyperfocal worked. The last shot is a 400mm compression. I had two lenses with me, the new Nikon 24-120mm f/4 S and 100-400mm f/4.5 - 5.6 S. That's all you really need. Occasionally I could probably use 14-30mm f/4 but why bother? This is pretty stationary place nothing really moves, so I just shot panos with the 24 if I couldn't get everything in the frame.
Gregg B. wrote:
Nothing special when it comes to PP. Just used warming polarizer and brought out shadows/highlights via curves in PS. FL was 24mm @ f/11. I think I took two shots to get foreground and background sharp but I didn't blend anything. It's just a single shot. Hyperfocal worked. The last shot is a 400mm compression. I had two lenses with me, the new Nikon 24-120mm f/4 S and 100-400mm f/4.5 - 5.6 S. That's all you really need. Occasionally I could probably use 14-30mm f/4 but why bother? This is pretty stationary place nothing really moves, so I just shot panos with the 24 if I couldn't get everything in the frame. ...Show more →
Ah - it must be the polarizer giving it that interesting look. Thanks for taking the time to share!
Gregg B. wrote:
But what is so special you see in the first shot? It's a midday shot. The sun was up to the left and at least 3 hours before sunset time.
I can’t exactly put my finger on it, but it has a “glow” and soft light to it that is normally totally absent from photos at midday.
Gregg, Some very fine work. Which set of Dunes? Mesquite or Eureka? I'm guessing Eureka but I've been wrong before. In any case thanks for posting. Enjoyed looking at your work.
WiseTioga wrote:
Gregg, Some very fine work. Which set of Dunes? Mesquite or Eureka? I'm guessing Eureka but I've been wrong before. In any case thanks for posting. Enjoyed looking at your work.
so here are few from Death Valley NP I took this weekend. The weather was great. Normally this place is cloudless, hot, and lifeless. This weekend however I've had strong winds, some rain (yes, it was raining there), and nice sunny sunset - all the same day.
