Manly Lake, that is — the ephemeral Death Valley lake that has made an appearance during the pat two winter seasons. Here are a few more from my February visit this year.
Pleasing set, Dan, and your title made me smile #1 is my favorite. I think your visual style would work well printed on fine art matte papers, do you use them? I’m particularly fond of Canson Edition Etching Rag when I want some texture and their Rag Photographique for smooth surface.
Love the first image! Do you feel like you need a 4x4 vehicle to make the most of Death Valley? It's on my list to go but I've been waiting to get a new vehicle (hopefully in the next 1-2 years) which should let me go down almost any road in the park.
Ross Martin wrote:
Pleasing set, Dan, and your title made me smile #1 is my favorite. I think your visual style would work well printed on fine art matte papers, do you use them? I’m particularly fond of Canson Edition Etching Rag when I want some texture and their Rag Photographique for smooth surface.
I usually print on a lustre paper — sort of midway between matte and glossy papers, since it has a texture. I have experimented a bit with matte papers, and I do like them with some prints, especially when viewed in hand rather than mounted under glazing.
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junglialoh wrote:
Outstanding work of classic photography - superb expression of the beauty of manly lake
Thank you. I've been told that I have a look... :-)
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cxpics wrote:
Love the first image! Do you feel like you need a 4x4 vehicle to make the most of Death Valley? It's on my list to go but I've been waiting to get a new vehicle (hopefully in the next 1-2 years) which should let me go down almost any road in the park.
Thanks.
That's an interesting question and it isn't a simple yes/no answer.
You can see a lot with almost any regular passenger vehicle. (The Manly Lake photos were taken a short walk from a paved road.) If you are new to Death Valley and visiting for the first time, there is quite a lot to keep you busy without need for 4WD or even higher ground clearance.
In addition to locations accessible via paved roads, there are some short, well-graded roads that are easily drivable in passenger vehicles, too. This includes a lot of popular features such as 20 Mule Team Canyon, Salt Creek, Devil's Golf Course, a few canyon entrances along the east side of the valley, the charcoal kilns, and more.
Beyond that, hiking (in many cases over fairly short distances) opens up a ton of other territory to you.
However, Death Valley is a huge park, and if you really get into it — over a longer period of time — there are places where you'll need higher clearance and better tires... or even a 4WD vehicle.
These days I'm driving a Toyota 4Runner, but in the past I've used a couple of Subaru Outbacks to get to a whole lot of fairly remote places.
jm10_former wrote:
Nice set Dan! I especially like the reflection in the first picture.
jacob
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douter wrote:
Capturing a bit of God's handiwork, Dan!
Douglas
To all three of you, thanks!
Jacob, that reflection was well worth the early morning arrival time. It was almost completely windless that morning and the clouds really made it work.
rbf_ wrote:
Lovely images! Would love to visit a location like that someday.
Thanks.
Death Valley (a.k.a. "DEVA") is an amazing national park. I believe it is the largest park in the lower 48 states. There are many areas that are easily accessible to any visitor with a car, but the immense backcountry of the park is also accessible by 4WD (or lighter in some cases) and hiking.
I recommend that most first-time visitors mostly focus on the accessible stuff, and then push out the boundaries if they can return. (I've been going for close to three decades.)
Oh, and I really recommend AGAINST going in the summer. I know that some people do that because they want to experience the extreme heat, but it is much more pleasant during the cooler late autumn, winter, and very early spring months.
#1 is my favorite. I think your visual style would work well printed on fine art matte papers, do you use them? I’m particularly fond of Canson Edition Etching Rag when I want some texture and their Rag Photographique for smooth surface.