Salt Flat

[Timmeh]

We made a quick trip out to Death Valley before it gets unbearably hot, and hung out at the salt flats. We'll try to make a return trip since I'd like to return to a waterfall new to us. (The moon was one day after third quarter). All comments welcome!

Tim

#1 Shape Potpourri

#2 Smooth and Sharp Salt

#3 Middling Moon

 

[Ben Egbert]

Beautiful set, really like the 2nd image.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Nice images. I like the sharpness from front to back on these. How long was the sky exposure with the stars?

 

[AlanLichty]

Excellent salt patterns and your close in focus makes me feel like I am standing there. I love how you framed the polygons and worked the light in both of the sunset shots.

 

[JimFox]

Very 'cool' work Tim! Yeah, it's about to get really hot.... well it is already pretty hot. I was looking to go there next week perhaps, and the forecast has it being 100 degrees during the day. Of course it's much cooler at night, and that's when I will be up.

Very nice work. You really handled the moon so well in #3. I would probably darken the overall image if it was mine, but then I think I crank up the contrast a lot more in the sky then you normally do. So I am definitely biased with that comment.

There is some really nice polygon shapes out there right now. When I was there a few weeks back I didn't have time to run out to Badwater and see what they looked like. Both of your sunrise images look great!

 

[Timmeh]

Thanks for the comments Ben, Kurt, Alan, and Jim!

Nice images. I like the sharpness from front to back on these. How long was the sky exposure with the stars?

The stars were 13 sec, f/3.2, ISO 6400 at 12mm with 15 images stacked.

Very 'cool' work Tim! Yeah, it's about to get really hot.... well it is already pretty hot. I was looking to go there next week perhaps, and the forecast has it being 100 degrees during the day. Of course it's much cooler at night, and that's when I will be up.

Very nice work. You really handled the moon so well in #3. I would probably darken the overall image if it was mine, but then I think I crank up the contrast a lot more in the sky then you normally do. So I am definitely biased with that comment.

There is some really nice polygon shapes out there right now. When I was there a few weeks back I didn't have time to run out to Badwater and see what they looked like. Both of your sunrise images look great!

Thanks Jim. Yeah, I try to have a light touch on the sky, especially when the moon is in the mix. Badwater polygons are a tad north of the parking area right now, but I vastly prefer the Saline Valley polygons at the moment.