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I've been gone for a little while. Having fun in the sun.
Seen here as published in the January 2007 issue of the German magazine "Max."
Another shot of the Milky Way above Glamis Sand Dunes. Taken with a Canon EOS R, Sigma 24mm f/1.4 Art lens, and Hoya Starscape filter.
Located in the southeast corner of California, the Imperial Sand Dunes (aka "Glamis") are the largest mass of sand dunes in the state.
Formed by windblown sands of ancient Lake Cahuilla, the dune system extends for more than 40 miles in a band averaging 5 miles wide. Dunes often reach heights of 300 feet above the desert floor, providing outstanding opportunities for recreation. A favorite place for off-highway vehicle (OHV) enthusiasts, the dunes also offer fabulous scenery, opportunities for solitude, and a home to rare plants and animals.
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Not my best-laid plan, but the D200 came through okay. Some of the controls feel gritty, so it'll go back to Nikon for cleaning, but on the whole the camera held up much better than I did.
Sun 12.22.13 - Here is a photo of the Orion Constellation taken with my Nokia Lumia 1020 camera phone set to 4 seconds exposure and 3200 ISO on a tripod.
I would love it if I had more exposure / shutter speed time - up to 30 seconds - with the Nokia Pro Cam software.
Regardless, it is great to have the opportunity to go to Glamis and have dark skies in which to capture this photo.
Other than adding some metadata in Lightroom, this photo has not been edited.
While it was my first time off-roading in the dunes outside of Glamis, California, my friends were more experienced
and knew exactly where to go for a spectacular sunset. We set off from camp in our buggies and ATVs in the late afternoon, climbed an especially massive dune, and were rewarded with a commanding view stretching for miles in
each direction. We made it just in time to witness the sun dipping below the horizon, splashing orange light and shadows across the rolling landscape around us.
This should wrap up the Imperial Sand Dunes set.
As you can probably imagine, it's kind of difficult to hold the camera steady in conditions like this, and you can forget using the viewfinder. So I take the old advice: if you can't fix it, feature it.
The Dunes provide habitat for endangered plant, Pierson's milk vetch.
Photo by Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS.
Pictured here is the portion of the dunes designated for recreational use. The area is heavily trafficked by OHV enthusiasts year-round.
Photo by Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS.
Algodones Wilderness Area, managed by BLM, is home to Peirsen's milkvetch. Peirsen's milkvetch is a federally-listed threatened species which only occurs in a small portion of southeastern California, primarily on this wilderness area.
Photo by Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS.
On the far-side of the road is the Algodones Dunes Wilderness Area, while the recreation area is in the fore-front of this image.
Photo by Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS.
Mon 12.23.13 - After going up to the top of the 2nd tallest sand dune and then hanging out while my brother pointed out all of the landmarks in the Imperial Valley, I had so much sand everywhere. Still finding it in interesting places, like behind my ears.
Just before sunset at the Glamis Sand Dunes in Southern California Desert. Near Brawley in the Imperial Valley. Vegas Trip July 2008 (1) 567a
Just before sunset at the Glamis Sand Dunes in Southern California Desert. Near Brawley in the Imperial Valley. Vegas Trip July 2008 (1) 566a
My partner's parents took us out to visit the Imperial Sand Dunes (also known as Glamis) to see the dune buggies race around the sand. I must admit I have a preference for walking on the sand rather than dune buggying across it, but I have to say that these guys were all clearly having a lot of fun!