Death Valley Mesquite Dunes Singh Ray Polarizer 2
December 4, 2008 by Alec
Filed under Landscapes
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Location: Mesquite Flats Dunes, Death Valley
Technical: Canon 1Ds MarkII, Singh Ray warming polarizer, hand held, 16-35mm lens @35mm, f/10, ISO100, 1/500th shutter speed. Black and white conversion in Adobe Photoshop CS4
If you’re interested in the HOW of black and white creation in these images, email me and I’ll consider producing a short video tutorial on what I look for in the scene and how I get the tones in Photoshop.
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Looks like a great spot for croquet.
There is something to be said about untouched sand, snow, etc. There are few places on this earth anymore that has no footprints if you know what I mean. Awesome work Alec. I’d love to know what you look for in a scene like this.
Meg
Looks like a great place to run around in a polyester green Bret Favre skirt… =-O
Hi Meg,
Its good to have you back more regularly…
This time of year there is little wind and heavy foot traffic in the dunes. We had to work hard to find untracked sand that still made a nice composition.
Alec,
I like the BW process its seems to be a hybrid infrared. I have not decided if the mountains in the background help or hurt the image. I like the subtle texture in the sand it helps the bigger idea here, its not the traditional veining which sometimes can become overwhelming. I have been watching the snow build this evening time to time on the Duluth webcam – still a few brave souls out there.
Travis