Death Valley 2013, Day 04

An Iconic Location and the Dunes

All our days are early. That’s the nature of a photo workshop, but after morning hugs, we took off for one of Death Valley’s iconic locations, Zabriskie Point.

We weren’t first, but close to it. The sky already was full of promise, and there was a pre-dawn glow on the far mountains across the valley.

People had a chance to find their spots and test this view or that. It was fun to see them helping one another, and Arnie and I checked in to make sure they didn’t need help. Some did; some didn’t.

I love the patterns here. Each year we are here, we try to do them differently.

The sun came and went, but there was promise of another showing, and when it did, the magic happened. Natural fill light made the shadow sides glow.

After a somewhat leisurely breakfast full of conversation, we left to return to the hotel for imaging and critiques.

It was fun to see the participants’ work improving daily, even with those who have been with us before.

The afternoon location was out on the Dunes. The sand storm had