A camp floating in the desert [Explore 2021-10-06 #48]

We spent the last weekend of September at Balls 29, a big experimental rocket launch event in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada - the same place where Burning Man takes place. About 300 people camped in the middle of the playa (dry lakebed), so that it is easy to drive to a rocket to retrieve it after launch. We were at a launch pad 1500 feet away from the camp. The warmer air at the ground makes the camp appear to be floating on a lake.

 

I processed a realistic and a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

 

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-- ƒ/6.3, 210 mm, 1/3200 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-55210, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC7550_hdr1rea1bal1i.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

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