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Fire in the sky - Mesquite Sand Dunes, Death Valley, CA

Venti size on black

 

This image is from one of my Favorite trips this year. Dave, James and I met up in Death Valley with the famous D. Breezy.

 

Some of you who know me know that I like to arrive HOURS early to visualize what's in store and be prepared. On this particular shoot we wanted to find some clean sand dunes without any footprints, so we walked 1 ½ miles into the dunes. The clouds were starting to form and I was feeling pretty good about the sunset. I looked around and was visualizing a few compositions just in case. Eventually the sky EXPLODED as I ran from comp to comp. This dune was behind us and was a much easier balancing the light as the sun was to the right.

 

Click here here to watch a video so you can observe how the body reacts when you get some nice light. hahaha Click here to see the corresponding image to the video.

 

As always I thank you for your constant support and visits. Hope you all are having a great week. Jave

 

A single raw image processed in ACR and CS5.

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Uploaded on August 18, 2010
Taken on May 2, 2010