Bradleyyyt wrote:
Beautiful work Dan , the contrast between the tight canyons of Death Valley and the park must offer a fascinating perspective ,it’s indeed a productive visit ,I like the colors
Thanks. It is really a remarkably diverse place — more so than first-time visitors can imagine.
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GroovyGeek wrote:
I looked at my own rendition of this location. I like the colder tonality of yours better, shows off the inherent color of the dunes better, especially the blues. Like you I rarely shoot from there. It's like shooting fish in a barrel. Put on a 400mm, point in the general direction of the dunes and press the shutter. Almost impossible to screw up the comp 😀
Oddly, this kind of subject often works well in light that isn’t the kind we usually look for. And because the native colors are so muted, the color of the light can really transform such subjects. (I have some from here that are unbelievably purple. I rarely share them because I got so many “Is that real?!” questions.
This reminds me of an evening on the salt flats where the sunset was so vibrant that the entire area was painted in hot pink light. The landscape (and resulting photos) looked SO unrealistic that I've never bothered to edit or share them.
DanielJStein wrote:
Always love seeing your work from DV. Lovely set
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Andrew Tegley wrote:
This reminds me of an evening on the salt flats where the sunset was so vibrant that the entire area was painted in hot pink light. The landscape (and resulting photos) looked SO unrealistic that I've never bothered to edit or share them.
“Thank you” to all three of you. :-)
Andrew, that definitely happens there sometimes. I experienced an evening near Stovepipe Wells that was so purple (!) that I rarely show the photographs — I end up having to answer too many questions about the color!
I particularly like the reflections shots (as I missed the lake) but all just nudge me, again, to put DV on my visit list. Just haven't been there yet.
Congrats on a well deserved win, Dan. Your body of work as a whole serves as a great reminder that subtlety in processing is more compelling than going over the top with saturation, clarity, etc.
Craig Gillette wrote:
I particularly like the reflections shots (as I missed the lake) but all just nudge me, again, to put DV on my visit list. Just haven't been there yet.
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Ross Martin wrote:
Congrats on a well deserved win, Dan. Your body of work as a whole serves as a great reminder that subtlety in processing is more compelling than going over the top with saturation, clarity, etc.
Thank you, Craig and Ross.
Craig, these reflections are not at “the lake,” but further up the valley at a location where there is always shallow water — every year, even in hot weather. (I did get there for the Lake Manley flooding, and it was very spectacular, too!)
Ross, thanks for noting my approach. It is a little tricky to explain to people. Many imagine that my photographs (electronic and print) are not processed. The reality is that the post-processing phase is integral to producing these final versions. There’s actually significant work in post, but the goal is (almost) always to try to produce something that evokes something close tthe idealized reality of these subjects — how you might think about them if you were actually there.
Some are more processed than others. Often the dune photographs require more significant processing in order to work with the often-subtle colors and shadings.
(By the way, I’m not trying to make any point about how others should post-process, and I think there’s room for a lot of different approach’s to that question.)
