Death Valley NP

craig · Sep 30, 2007

Really connected with this park. How I ended up here is a whole other story. Hate to say that these were shot on The Nikon 5200 as opposed to my D200. Plus I am transmitting from my brandy new iMac (20") and lightroom. Please let me know your thoughts on image on image quality and of course composition.

Love & Bass

Tacopa Rd

Rt 127
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Ashford Mills?

Welcome to GreenWater

Moon

abraxas · Sep 30, 2007

These are great! I wanna be there. You sending these from there?

I see you made it to Greenwater. You see the AAA sticker on the sign?- Tha cracked me up.

I can't figure out the last shot though- Harmony? Looks like the valley floor near Furnace Creek.

and you're right about ashford mills.

craig · Sep 30, 2007

I guess you know the park well. Transmitting from the comforts of my home in Jackson,WY. I would kill to be in Death Valley right now.

The moon shot is from rt 127 between Tacopa and Shoshone. You are correct in that I visited the Furnace Creek area.

My original idea was to hit Saline Valley and the Racetrack. It was just too far and I was unprepared. Looks like Nipton is near that area. Have you ever visited the Racetrack?

Love & Bass

abraxas · Sep 30, 2007

craig said:
I guess you know the park well. Transmitting from the comforts of my home in Jackson,WY. I would kill to be in Death Valley right now.

The moon shot is from rt 127 between Tacopa and Shoshone. You are correct in that I visited the Furnace Creek area.

My original idea was to hit Saline Valley and the Racetrack. It was just too far and I was unprepared. Looks like Nipton is near that area. Have you ever visited the Racetrack?

Love & Bass

I've been out to racetrack once. I did that, Eureka dunes and Saline Valley in a 4 day camping trip. My photos sucked. I gotta go back and do 'em over.

It'll be probably another year or two before I do it again though. DV just goes on and on. I've been out there a dozen times or so and would do it again in a heartbeat if it weren't for reality.

There's just so much I want to see. I'm hoping my wandering takes me up into Nevada and sw Utah this next spring. This fall is mostly Joshua Tree NP. My goal is to learn as much as I can about the desert; maybe explode from knowing too much. Not sure. Can't stop.

Here's a couple of my sites:
http://digital-desert.com/
http://mojavedesert.net

That last shot is beautiful. How long were you out there? Got more?

craig · Sep 30, 2007

Sounds like you have an excellent plan. I am only just now realizing how much I connect with the Dessert. It is a beautiful thing.

Love & Bass

abraxas · Sep 30, 2007

craig said:
Sounds like you have an excellent plan. I am only just now realizing how much I connect with the Dessert. It is a beautiful thing.

Love & Bass

Sounds like you got some sand in your shoe.

Gottago,. .

craig · Sep 30, 2007

Ain't that the truth. I haven't washed the Jeep because I want to hold to the dust from that area.

Talk at ya soon.

Love & Playa

Unmanedpilot · Sep 30, 2007

I live in Tucson Az and I'm loving the flooded sign! We have some of those around here (for the monsoon) and when its not raining theres no water of course which makes the signs useless. But there still there! The deserts nice but much to hot in the summer.

Excellent photos.

Kimber57 · Sep 30, 2007

Another Tucsonan who loves the FLOODED sign. Great pictures!

craig · Sep 30, 2007

Thanks for the great comments gang!!!!!!!

Love & Bass

harleygirl239 · Oct 1, 2007

Very nice wish I was there, we go around mid Feb and will stay until mid April this year. There are soooooooo many things to see. Have you hiked to see all the waterfalls? There are2 right around Furnace Creek.
The flooded sign where was that? Are they having problems now?

GrfxGuru · Oct 1, 2007

Nice shots, love the first one made me smile.

craig · Oct 1, 2007

Cool!!!!!! Smiles are the best compliment.

I was mostly on Jeep trails in the Greenwater Valley area. Checked out a couple of old mining sites. No water falls. The flooded sign is on the Tacopa rd just off of rt 127. They had rain a couple of days before I got there. I am sure the flooding has subsided. Bring your camping gear.

Love & Bass

Keagle · Oct 1, 2007

That first one is great! I also love the Greenwater and Moon photos, though I think the Greenwater one would have been better with that thing towards the side of the photo. Love 'em.