Pastel Palette

From last March in Death Valley, a mid-day image from Zabriskie Point. I tried to make the best of the harsh-ish light to flatten the layers of hills through the lack of shadows. The result pleased me for some reason, perhaps not the least of which was getting something from an iconic location in less than ideal light, handheld. Not my best of the year, but I've already posted most of those and don't feel like revisiting any of them for this WC.

My other glaring deficiency is that I've got a huge backlog of 2015 processing to do (which may have better stuff) but life keeps getting in the way. No way I'm making a significant dent before the end of the year! Wishing everyone the best of light and life in the coming year 

f/10, 1/200 sec, 179mm, +1 stop exposure, handheld.