[ Beneath the Waves ]

Death Valley National Park

article and photographs by Ben Lincoln

 

I visited Death Valley in 2007. You can find my impressions and more photos in the Drive 2007 - Day 13 and Drive 2007 - Day 14 articles.

Death Valley 1
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A 2-shot panorama near the southwestern limits of Death Valley.

Date Shot: 2007-09-12
Camera Body: Nikon D70 (Modified)
Lens: Nikon Series E 28mm
Filters: Standard Set
Date Processed: 2009-05-24
Version: 2.0

 
Death Valley 2
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A second 2-shot panorama from further into Death Valley reveals that while this area is a bit hotter and drier than most humans would prefer, many plants are happy to call it home.

Date Shot: 2007-09-12
Camera Body: Nikon D70 (Modified)
Lens: Nikon Series E 28mm
Filters: Standard Set
Date Processed: 2009-05-25
Version: 2.0

 
Death Valley 3
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This is one of my favourites from Death Valley, due to the variations in the mountain rock.

Date Shot: 2007-09-12
Camera Body: Nikon D70 (Modified)
Lens: Nikon Series E 28mm
Filters: Standard Set
Date Processed: 2009-05-25
Version: 2.0

 
Death Valley 4
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An abandoned building in Death Valley. It seems to be designed to load something onto trucks or carts. It's hard for me to imagine anyone trying to harvest anything living in quantity from Death Valley, so I imagine it was used for sand and/or gravel.

Date Shot: 2007-09-12
Camera Body: Nikon D70 (Modified)
Lens: Nikon Series E 28mm(?)
Filters: Standard Set
Date Processed: 2009-05-25
Version: 2.0

 
Death Valley 8
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This is the road that leads down into the Valley proper. I'm really happy with how this shot turned out - it almost makes me reconsider my vow to never again let lens flare appear in my photos.

Date Shot: 2007-09-12
Camera Body: Nikon D70 (Modified)
Lens: Nikon Series E 28mm(?)
Filters: Standard Set
Date Processed: 2009-10-10
Version: 3.0

 
Rainbow Canyon, Death Valley National Park
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This canyon in Death Valley was amazingly colourful even to my eyes just after dawn. Its brilliant hues are even more pronounced in the multispectral versions of this shot.

Date Shot: 2007-09-13
Camera Body: Nikon D70 (Modified)
Lens: Nikon Series E 35mm(?)
Filters: Standard Set
Date Processed: 2009-09-27
Version: 3.0

 
 
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