Post-Sandstorm at Death Valley

Fred WFred W Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
edited August 30, 2010 in Landscapes
Last week I had the opportunity to spend a few days at Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley, CA. The local sand dunes were hot and crowded on the first day with plenty of footsteps in the sand making it difficult to get a decent photo. On my second day, there was a cold front that came though the area resulting in strong winds and a little rain. This made for some interesting sky but made it impossible to walk into the dunes. On the third day I went out to the dunes well before sunrise and found the sand mostly undisturbed other than by me and wildlife from that night.

Any C&C is appreciated. Thanks for viewing.



1. Sunrise Sandstorm pano.

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2. This is as far as I got into the dunes trying to capture some moving sand. I did manage to get a sand grain in my eye which took a whole day to remove. :cry

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3. This was taken the morning following the sandstorm. Someone was here the previous afternoon leaving a neat handprint (and a nice pair of sunglasses). :D

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4. After a 1/2 hour walk in the dark across the dunes there were only a few minutes available to catpure the best sunrise light.

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5. These are my footprints leading from the dune peak where I setup for my sunrise shoot.:D

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Fred
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