Mud Flats
A year ago, just prior to our visit to Death Valley, I saw a photo by a prominent landscape photographer that inspired me. It was [...]
Third time’s a charm!
Sometimes landscape photography is easy, but more often than not, it is road of discovery. Death Valley National Park offers many intriguing sights, one of [...]
The Most Dangerous Place
From a distance, the thick cactus needles shimmer in the light giving a halo effect and the illusion of softness. I've seen children go up [...]
Hidden Valley
For landscape photography, online research only gets you so far. Sometimes you have to talk to the locals, and sometimes you just need to experience [...]
Bad Light in Badwater Basin
Badwater Basin in Death Valley contains salt flats which reside 282 feet below sea level. It is the lowest point in North America and it [...]
From Sand Dunes to Self-Doubt
We've been here before. The first time nearly killed me (see Sand Dunes of Death Valley). This time we were determined to get there early so we [...]
Zabriskie Point
Zabriskie Point is named after Christian Brevoort Zabriskie who was a vice president and general manger of the Pacific Coast Borax Company in the early [...]
The Softer Side of Death Valley
The name “Death Valley” connotes an image of a barren wasteland (and it certainly does fulfill that image). Water anyone? Our visits to [...]
Below Sea Level
Below Sea Level From 9300 feet at sunrise to below sea level at sunset, it was a quite a fall for one day. Fortunately, Death [...]
The Sand Dunes of Death Valley
I have seen sand dunes before. I even walked on sand dunes before. That was years ago on Cape Cod. After our photo shoot tonight, [...]