{"id":161,"date":"2013-01-22T10:57:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T20:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afeinbergphotography.com\/blog\/?p=161"},"modified":"2013-01-22T10:57:51","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T20:57:51","slug":"return-from-the-valley-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afeinbergphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/return-from-the-valley-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Return from the Valley of Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back on Kauai, I have just spent 4 full days in Death Valley for the first time.\u00a0 Somehow it managed to coincide with the coldest tempertuares of the year as I experienced below freezing weather every night with the coldest being 14F on the last night at the Racetrack.\u00a0 Very bizarre considering the hottest temperature ever recorded was in this valley.
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\nHaving seen images from DV for years it was with much anticipation that I was able to visit and see for myself.\u00a0 The park itself is HUGE.\u00a0 Many hours to traverse across it with many roads needed 4wd and high-clearance.\u00a0 My car provided me with decent amounts of both for some good off-roading and washboard type roads.\u00a0 But no boulder hopping this time \ud83d\ude1b
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\nWhile there are many stories and images to share I will start with this photograph made on my first evening at the park.\u00a0 After getting some good advice to visit these remote dunes I headed out after my morning shoot clear across the park…2+hrs away.\u00a0 What I didnt realize is that these dunes were not right next to the road.\u00a0 As I followed the dirt roads I realized that it was going to be a park and hike kinda day.\u00a0 I picked a spot about in the middle of the length of this stretch of sand, packed my bag, water, WARM clothing, put a pin on my phone map so I didnt lose my car…and off I went.\u00a0 Looking out across the wash the dunes loom large…maybe 200+ft high.\u00a0 Hiking across a flood plain made for a unique experience as the evidence of rapidly flowing water (however infrequent) was apparent everywhere.\u00a0 Oh what a sight that must be to see (and NOT be standing where I was).
\nMaking my arrival to my destination after approximately 1-1.5mi of hiking it was time to start finding lines.\u00a0 Often times I am first overwhelmed by the opportunities of locations like this…where to start!?!\u00a0 While taking in the fading sun and shapes that play along the dunes I knew my end goal for the night would be some star work.\u00a0 The sky was fairly clear and the moon was a crescent…so bright enough for some light but not too bright to overwhelm the stars.\u00a0 As twilight arrived I knew I needed a strong composition to compliment this scene.\u00a0\u00a0 After playing around I settled on this edge of the dune leading up to the big peak.\u00a0 Then to wait.\u00a0 As the sun sets in the desert the temperature drops fairly quickly, that combined with the windy conditions had me in for a good introductory to Death Valley in winter.\u00a0 Just at the boarder of twilight and night it was time to make the exposure.\u00a0 Capturing the end of the magenta glow as the stars made their appearance.\u00a0 The clouds that happened to appear and hang around were some of the FEW that I saw my entire 4 days in Death Valley as was very lucky to have them exist where they did.\u00a0 \u00a0After I made this exposure I waited a bit longer and did some star-trail work…but that’s for another day \ud83d\ude09
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