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The View Death Valley
A hazy lazy sunset shot at Dante's View in Death Valley National Park. I call it lazy because not much processing or technique was used to cap the shot. All the elements just came together for a brief moment. The South West desert has some amazing colorful sunsets. Often the colors in the west will start out yellow and orange just after the sunset, and turn magenta and red into the twilight. Most times people leave the area right after the sun sets. But that's when the colors start to fill the sky.
Anyway, according to Wikipedia "Dante's View provides a panoramic view of the southern Death Valley basin. To the south, the Owlshead Mountains, 30 km (19 mi) away can be seen, and to the north, the Funeral Mountains 50 km (31 mi) distant, are visible beyond Furnace Creek. To the West, across Badwater Basin, the Panamint Range rises dramatically to Telescope Peak. To the east is found the Greenwater Range. On very clear days, the highest and lowest points in the contiguous 48 states of the United States: Mount Whitney 4,421 m (14,505 ft) high and Badwater −86 m (−282 ft) can be seen.... Dante's View is named from Dante Alighieri, who wrote the Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), in which there are described the nine circles of Hell, the seven terraces of Purgatory and the nine spheres of Paradise.
In April 1926, some businessmen of the Pacific Coast Borax Company, informed of the touristic attractiveness of Death Valley, were trying to pick the best view of Death Valley. They had nearly chosen Chloride Cliff in the Funeral Mountains when the Deputy Sheriff of Greenwater, Charlie Brown, carried them from this peak a little distance to the Black Mountains. The group was immediately persuaded and promptly called this point Dante's View".
In October 2015 Death Valley was pounded by heavy rain for several days. According to the National Park Service, it's the worst rain Death Valley had experienced since it was established. In mid Nov 2015 most of the access roads in Death Valley are still shut down and under reconstruction. NPS crews from AZ, CA, and NV are working to restore the roads. The area knows as Badwater Basin is being called it's original name Manly Lake due to the water that covers it.
Here's a link to my YouTube video of this shoot.
Here's a link to my Death Valley Video:
Thanks for viewing.
PHOTO AWARDS on ViewBug
Won Contest Finalist: "Sunrise vs Sunset" Nov 2015.
Won Featured Photo Winner: Aug 2016.
Won People's Choice "Best Canyon Photo Challenge" Mar 2017.
The View Death Valley
A hazy lazy sunset shot at Dante's View in Death Valley National Park. I call it lazy because not much processing or technique was used to cap the shot. All the elements just came together for a brief moment. The South West desert has some amazing colorful sunsets. Often the colors in the west will start out yellow and orange just after the sunset, and turn magenta and red into the twilight. Most times people leave the area right after the sun sets. But that's when the colors start to fill the sky.
Anyway, according to Wikipedia "Dante's View provides a panoramic view of the southern Death Valley basin. To the south, the Owlshead Mountains, 30 km (19 mi) away can be seen, and to the north, the Funeral Mountains 50 km (31 mi) distant, are visible beyond Furnace Creek. To the West, across Badwater Basin, the Panamint Range rises dramatically to Telescope Peak. To the east is found the Greenwater Range. On very clear days, the highest and lowest points in the contiguous 48 states of the United States: Mount Whitney 4,421 m (14,505 ft) high and Badwater −86 m (−282 ft) can be seen.... Dante's View is named from Dante Alighieri, who wrote the Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), in which there are described the nine circles of Hell, the seven terraces of Purgatory and the nine spheres of Paradise.
In April 1926, some businessmen of the Pacific Coast Borax Company, informed of the touristic attractiveness of Death Valley, were trying to pick the best view of Death Valley. They had nearly chosen Chloride Cliff in the Funeral Mountains when the Deputy Sheriff of Greenwater, Charlie Brown, carried them from this peak a little distance to the Black Mountains. The group was immediately persuaded and promptly called this point Dante's View".
In October 2015 Death Valley was pounded by heavy rain for several days. According to the National Park Service, it's the worst rain Death Valley had experienced since it was established. In mid Nov 2015 most of the access roads in Death Valley are still shut down and under reconstruction. NPS crews from AZ, CA, and NV are working to restore the roads. The area knows as Badwater Basin is being called it's original name Manly Lake due to the water that covers it.
Here's a link to my YouTube video of this shoot.
Here's a link to my Death Valley Video:
Thanks for viewing.
PHOTO AWARDS on ViewBug
Won Contest Finalist: "Sunrise vs Sunset" Nov 2015.
Won Featured Photo Winner: Aug 2016.
Won People's Choice "Best Canyon Photo Challenge" Mar 2017.