…Death Valley in Installments
We have already written about the challenges of getting on the Internet in Death Valley, so we don’t need to go there again. We will play a little catch-up!
We always spend at least a day scouting and shooting before a workshop. Sometimes people sign up to join us; at other times, we are on our own. Sometimes we make images; sometimes we do not.
There were two locations that spoke to us in light that might not normally be called ideal. Both Arnie and I, separately, were thinking in black and white. High contrast lends itself beautifully to a strong black-and-white image.
We were at the dunes and played around in the various mud pans, dried areas of mud that turn up at the edges, creating wonderful textures. The light was soft, but it was still directional and made the mud pans glow.
In this next one, we went to an area I love. Everyone talks about the Race Track, but realistically, in order to capture the best light, you have to head in the night before, camp, bringing in all your food, water, camping equipment, etc., for both the evening and early-morning light. All this, of course, depends upon the rutty road being passable. You definitely need serious four-wheel drives for this trip.
Instead, we head down to the Panamint Valley. There are what I call “scooty” rocks there, sometimes with trails quite visible, sometimes not. But to me, this area speaks to the desolation that our early European explorers might have experienced in their travels westward.
Next time: Day One
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