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Canon
Canon EOS 5D
1/13 second
F/18.0
24 mm
100
Sep 22, 2008, 7:25:53 PM
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
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:icontourofnature:
This shot represents my evening of shooting in Death Valley National Park in California.

The park is an amazing and incredibly unique landscape. It is the lowest, hottest, and driest place in the United States. Temperature have reached over 130 F, and a basin named Badwater is the lowest spot in North America at 282 feet below sea-level.

I ran into a scorpion while strolling on a "toothbrush" hike near my camping site, earlier in that day we saw a coyote near the visitor center.

Technique:

I knew I wanted to shoot the dunes for the sunset. After waiting for the heat to subside a bit I walked into the dunes without any idea of where to be when the light started to get good. As I was walking I was careful not to put footprints in the sand where a good composition may be. I got to this ridge and was pleased with the texture of the rippling sand so I decided to stop there and wait for the light to get better. When composing the scene, I wanted to keep a bit of sky in the frame, but I tried to keep the texture and color of the sand the focus of the composition. I used a 3 stop GND to hold the highlights in the sky back.

Canon 5D. 17-40mm. 3SS GND filter.

Opinions welcomed.

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:iconleashaahooker:
`LeashaAHooker Dec 5, 2010   Photographer
This is perfect! I love shots of sand like this! Another destination for me! Have you been to Coral Pink Sand Dunes in Utah?? It's beautiful there! [link]
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~justeline Mar 18, 2009  Professional Photographer
:iconomghaiplz:this deviation is being featured in my journal
:blowkiss:
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~elliannah Feb 14, 2009  Hobbyist Photographer
So simple, and so beautiful.
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:iconlydiagourioti:
Increadible shot!
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*tourofnature Nov 18, 2008  Hobbyist Photographer
thank you very much!
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~Anonymonkey Oct 29, 2008  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
What's a GND filter stand for???

This looks amazing... quite worth the wait, if I do say so.
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*papatheo Oct 25, 2008  Professional Photographer
:) Great capture... stunning location!!! :nod:
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~SpitfireShepherd Oct 7, 2008  Student Traditional Artist
Beautiful shot! It looks so smooth... how was the weather shooting this?
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:iconthe-name1ess:
Very nice capture, love the shadows in the sand, nicely done :)
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