A Little Reflection

[JimFox]

I ran out to Death Valley yesterday to catch the unseasonable flooding of Badwater Basin. After a night of the almost full moon turning into a beacon in the sky, there was some pleasant light and a few clouds to play with.

iPhone 15 Pro Max pano mode

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[Trent Watts]

The symmetry and reflection give a compelling image Jim.

 

[JimFox]

The symmetry and reflection give a compelling image Jim.

Thanks Trent! I probably should load a higher resolution version into the Photo Gallery.

 

[AlanLichty]

Amazing sight compared to the usual salt flats. Looks nice.

 

[MonikaC]

I was hoping that someone in the forum would have gone out to DV to catch the ponds from the hurricane. Thanks, Jim!

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Very nice, Jim. Was this taken at Badwater? Is this with the 12mm lens kept perfectly level?

 

[JimFox]

Amazing sight compared to the usual salt flats. Looks nice.

Thanks Alan, it is totally different!

 

[JimFox]

I was hoping that someone in the forum would have gone out to DV to catch the ponds from the hurricane. Thanks, Jim!

I tried to go out there over a week ago on my way out to California from Colorado but found at that time, the only entrance into DV that was open due to all of the road damage from the flooding was from the West through Panamint Valley. Since I was coming from the East, I didn't have time for the extra 3 or more hours to circle around and get there before sunset. So on that night, I just stopped out in the Mojave Desert.

So now being in SoCal, it's just a 5 hour drive to get there, and when I went out there a couple of days ago, they had finally opened the East side entrance that runs out towards Las Vegas. So now there are 2 ways to get in, but still once in DV, most of the roads are closed. Badwater Basin road is closed at the parking area for Badwater, that's where this was taken. Typically I drive about a mile south of that main area to stop and photograph.

And by the way, I didn't see any ponds, just one super huge lake that is several miles long.

 

[JimFox]

Very nice, Jim. Was this taken at Badwater? Is this with the 12mm lens kept perfectly level?

Thanks Doug. This was taken with the iPhone 15 Pro Max in the Pano Mode.

For my night time images, I ended up not going with the 12mm Fish eye. I chickened out as the 14mm was still attached to the D810, and I decided to just not play with the 12mm. I am glad I didn't. The D850 Remote had some hiccups, so for my timelapse that night, the D810 with the 14mm was the only camera that shot all through the night with no gaps.

 

[MonikaC]

I tried to go out there over a week ago on my way out to California from Colorado but found at that time, the only entrance into DV that was open due to all of the road damage from the flooding was from the West through Panamint Valley. Since I was coming from the East, I didn't have time for the extra 3 or more hours to circle around and get there before sunset. So on that night, I just stopped out in the Mojave Desert.

So now being in SoCal, it's just a 5 hour drive to get there, and when I went out there a couple of days ago, they had finally opened the East side entrance that runs out towards Las Vegas. So now there are 2 ways to get in, but still once in DV, most of the roads are closed. Badwater Basin road is closed at the parking area for Badwater, that's where this was taken. Typically I drive about a mile south of that main area to stop and photograph.

And by the way, I didn't see any ponds, just one super huge lake that is several miles long.
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[MonikaC]

I tried to go out there over a week ago on my way out to California from Colorado but found at that time, the only entrance into DV that was open due to all of the road damage from the flooding was from the West through Panamint Valley. Since I was coming from the East, I didn't have time for the extra 3 or more hours to circle around and get there before sunset. So on that night, I just stopped out in the Mojave Desert.

So now being in SoCal, it's just a 5 hour drive to get there, and when I went out there a couple of days ago, they had finally opened the East side entrance that runs out towards Las Vegas. So now there are 2 ways to get in, but still once in DV, most of the roads are closed. Badwater Basin road is closed at the parking area for Badwater, that's where this was taken. Typically I drive about a mile south of that main area to stop and photograph.

And by the way, I didn't see any ponds, just one super huge lake that is several miles long.

Jut a super huge lake that normally doesn't form in DV? And you are not one to shy away from driving hundreds if not thousands of miles to capture an unusual event: Sorry, but I have to give you some grief........

 

[JimFox]

Jut a super huge lake that normally doesn't form in DV? And you are not one to shy away from driving hundreds if not thousands of miles to capture an unusual event: Sorry, but I have to give ou some grief........

Ha ha.... thanks for the grief.

When I was there at night for the timelapse, a guy showed up with an inflatable kayak. He spent and hour or two floating around with his camera and a tripod. The moon was super bright, but it was still dark enough I couldn't really pick him out by eye once he got aways from shore.

Oh.... and then there were about 7 or 8 younger workers showed up with little floaties, and then went out into the water and floated around for a few hours. Fortunately they were off to the left from where I was imaging, so hopefully they were outside of the frame. I will know later as I get to processing these.