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Dunes in Death Valley.
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I like that wide view and the combination of dunes and mountains, I would really like to visit that place !

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Thank you :)
It's an amazing place, I was there for a couple of days in 2002, just driving through. I'd like to spend several days just going around the valley. I'll post some more pics from there in a month or so.
And if you get the chance, go.
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I hope I get a chance it looks like an amazing place !

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Go! It's only about a two day drive from where you are, three days there and two days back (I know where Ohio is now...).
What a cool weeks vacation, and you could photograph the entire trip! :)
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Good depth in this photo and that's kind of what makes it worth while. The light could have been a little more subtle, but the shadows cast from the sand dunes are great.

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I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a means of recording a mountain or an animal unless I absolutely need a 'record shot'. My first thought is always of light. -Galen Rowell
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Thank you, that's very kind :)
I've tweaked the levels and contrast in photoshop because this is a scanned image and scanning usually produces a flattish image, but the sun there isn't really very subtle. This was shot sometime between 7 and 8 in the morning and by 10 the shadows were gone the sand was to hot walk across while wearing sandals.

Shallow DOF works well too. Check out this guy [link] All his work is done in camera. It's amazing.
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I think driving would be my preference, but maybe this is more like a spring or fall trip ?!

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Oh yeah, you have to drive! I was there in September and it was hot. But then, it's death valley, it's supposed to be.
I've read that the spring there is amazing. It does rain there a little in the spring and then the wild flowers come up [link] [link] [link]

The whole experience of visiting a desert was wonderful for me. I had wanted to see one for some time and it was just magical
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Very nice photo, background is a bit heavy on noise, but nice job :)

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Thanks for the :+fav: :)
Thanks for the comment :D
It's a scanned image, and the print is a little grainy.

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