After Hours

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 2, 2013907 views10 comments

A few weeks back I pulled my feet out of the mud and spent a week in Death Valley. That place is about as far away from my usual turf as I can get without going to the moon.

This image is from my last few hours in the park near Artist's Palette. As soon as the sun went below the rim, the twenty or so photographers already there packed up and I had the place for myself to enjoy the quiet and watch the first stars appear.

David

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10 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 2, 2013 at 4:49 PM

David, This is really an interesting scene and very well done! I like your composition and really enjoy the color and textures you have here. The detail looks wonderful as well. Nice work and I like that you stuck around and got to enjoy the quietness of this place by yourself.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Vlad Sadovsky on March 2, 2013 at 5:23 PM

Nicely performed interpretation, i like the position of colors you chose, somewhat different from usual scenes. Details of the rocks look very well in the larger version.. Very subjective nit - ligher area in upper right seem a bit too bright and steals attention from more interesting central areas.

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on March 2, 2013 at 6:51 PM

Sometimes the magic happens when you least expect it. I glad you went with your intuition. A unique capture of DVNP I'm sure.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 2, 2013 at 10:42 PM

Very well seen under lighting conditions.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on March 3, 2013 at 6:20 AM

Great capture of the atmosphere at dusk for me, David, and an appealing mixture of textures and the subdued colors.

Peter

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Comment posted by scott lanz on March 3, 2013 at 8:31 AM

Excellent capture of the interesting landscape.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 3, 2013 at 2:26 PM

Nice ! I was in Death Valley earlier this month and loved it. The colored hills are great

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 3, 2013 at 11:34 PM

Fantastic pattern of folds and forms with wonderful subtle color. Beautiful work, David. Definitely about as far from the swamp as you can get. Superb.