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Death Valley: Storms, Dunes, and Badwater [Updated]

A few selections from my first visits to Death Valley in almost 20 years...it is such an enchanting place. One trip was taken on a wonderfully hazy, dusty day, when visibility was barely great enough to see across the valley. Another visit was taken on a day which was incredibly clear after a significant rainstorm. Perhaps my favorite of the trips was taken during several very windy, stormy days after a record breaking rainfall. Only the dunes near Furnace Creek and Badwater were open during this period (Fall-Winter 2004)...but it was enough to keep me very busy, and happy. I was totally taken by the quality of the light in Death Valley; it has a 'feeling' all its own. All comments/critiques welcome.
Sunrise Walk in Death Valley
Sunrise Walk in Death Valley		 Salt Flats, After the Dec '04 Flood
Salt Flats, After the Dec '04 Flood		 Death Valley, Dunes #3
Death Valley, Dunes #3		 Dune Detail, Death Valley
Dune Detail, Death Valley		 Evening Light
Evening Light
Windy Morning near Texas Springs
Windy Morning near Texas Springs		 Wind Storm Over the Salt Flats
Wind Storm Over the Salt Flats		 Salt Flats After the Dec '04 Flood #2
Salt Flats After the Dec '04 Flood #2		 Salt Beards
Salt Beards		 Sunrise over the Salt Flats
Sunrise over the Salt Flats
Sand Dune, Bush, and Shadow
Sand Dune, Bush, and Shadow		 First Light, Badwater
First Light, Badwater		 Evening Light #2
Evening Light #2		 Seconds Before Sunset
Seconds Before Sunset		 Photographer on the Dunes, Death Valley
Photographer on the Dunes, Death Valley
Dead Branches at Dusk
Dead Branches at Dusk		 Dunerise
Dunerise		 Sunrise, Telescope Peak Over Badwater
Sunrise, Telescope Peak Over Badwater		 Flooded Salt Flats
Flooded Salt Flats		 Distant View of Flooded Death Valley
Distant View of Flooded Death Valley
Hazy Afternoon, Death Valley
Hazy Afternoon, Death Valley		 The Devil's Golf Course
The Devil's Golf Course		 Lost Rock, Death Valley
Lost Rock, Death Valley		 Near Badwater
Near Badwater		 The Beginning of a Day, Death Valley
The Beginning of a Day, Death Valley
Dusk Over the Salt Flats #2
Dusk Over the Salt Flats #2		 The Salt Flats of Death Valley
The Salt Flats of Death Valley		 Desert Bones
Desert Bones		 Late Evening, Death Valley
Late Evening, Death Valley		 Death Valley Salt Flats - August 2005
Death Valley Salt Flats - August 2005
Death Valley, Dunes #9
Death Valley, Dunes #9		 Clearing Storm, Death Valley
Clearing Storm, Death Valley		 Salt Creek
Salt Creek		 Death Valley, Dunes #4
Death Valley, Dunes #4		 Alive, in Death Valley
Alive, in Death Valley
Death Valley, Dunes #11
Death Valley, Dunes #11		 The Other Coyote
The Other Coyote		 Near the Dunes in Death Valley
Near the Dunes in Death Valley		 Dune Grass
Dune Grass		 Sunset Clouds Over the Salt Flats
Sunset Clouds Over the Salt Flats
Sunrise on a Stormy Morning
Sunrise on a Stormy Morning		 Lonely Highway
Lonely Highway		 Death Valley, #7
Death Valley, #7		 Sunset Clouds Over the Salt Flats #2
Sunset Clouds Over the Salt Flats #2		 The Visitor, Death Valley
The Visitor, Death Valley
Salt Flats #13
Salt Flats #13		 Rule of Thirds
Rule of Thirds		 Death Valley, Dunes #14
Death Valley, Dunes #14		 Approaching Dust Storm
Approaching Dust Storm		 Dusk Over the Salt Flats
Dusk Over the Salt Flats
Western Ramparts of Death Valley
Western Ramparts of Death Valley		 Late Afternoon, Salt Creek
Late Afternoon, Salt Creek		 Duneset
Duneset		 Badwater, Late Evening.
Badwater, Late Evening.		 Sunset, Salt Flats, Aug 2005
Sunset, Salt Flats, Aug 2005
Salt Flats, August 2005
Salt Flats, August 2005		 Death Valley, Dunes #5
Death Valley, Dunes #5		 Winters Peak - Death Valley
Winters Peak - Death Valley		 Evening Clouds over Death Valley
Evening Clouds over Death Valley

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Guest 04-Jan-2010 20:45
I visited Death Valley for the first time in my life in early December 2008. Your photos capture beauty, spirit and vastness of a truly magnificent place. It is a geological marvel and I hope to visit again for a longer period of time.
George Hatzipantelis 30-Oct-2007 21:20
Unbelievable, simply Awe-Some!!! Looks like I'm planning a trip to Death Valley.
Mike Crowle07-May-2007 17:26
Extremely beautiful gallery, Brian. Great light! V.
abc lam 05-May-2007 16:04
vote!
Guest 20-Apr-2007 03:28
Love your gallery!
Guest 18-Apr-2007 12:42
What a GREAT gallery. Absolutely love it. o many moods and looks in the same place. Well seen and thanks for sharing.
Guest 10-Apr-2007 01:03
Lovely gallery.
Jeroen Bosman20-Mar-2007 12:16
Beautiful series, I like the textures an patterns!
William Von Gonten14-Mar-2007 07:54
Very Beautiful. Thoughtful photos. Worthy of a book unto itself.
Guest 01-Feb-2007 06:43
this gallery is a true inspiration..........thanks for sharing with us Brian
harleydude10-Dec-2006 12:57
There are so many areas to explore in Death Valley. You have captured many great moments in this wonderland. Fun gallery to wander thru. HD.
Robert Charity28-Nov-2006 03:26
very nice, V
bellll 08-Nov-2006 05:42
thank brianowsk i love you
Joxetxu19-Oct-2006 22:08
Great...!
Garry Tremblay 08-Oct-2006 13:19
C'est vraiment super et plaisant à voir, bravo
Chris Lock15-Sep-2006 00:49
A really well done gallery of photos. I enjoyed looking through at these photos.
Guest 05-Sep-2006 13:34
this is a really nice gallery

I hope I can visit Death Valley next year

grtzz Dynamitejane
Guest 01-Sep-2006 14:01
great eye
Guest 12-Aug-2006 02:36
It is SO Beautiful.........................................

Reminds me of Allah (God).

I think you must have felt his presence too.
Guest 06-Aug-2006 22:17
great work
Guest 31-Jul-2006 07:37
real cool
Guest 03-Jun-2006 13:10
great gallery
nice work
Alan Mars25-May-2006 19:58
Looks like a great place to travel through.
Boo 18-May-2006 04:38
Wow. Very amazing photos!!!

Cheers,,!
ern 29-Apr-2006 18:39
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Lee G21-Mar-2006 02:00
Great gallery Brian. Death Valley is such a dramatic place to explore.
Guest 27-Feb-2006 07:30
Very fine natural site
Aviv Bovete04-Jan-2006 18:10
Very nice gallery... got my vote...
Feel free to visit my gallery athttp://www.pbase.com/avivb
Fred Parsons21-Dec-2005 19:52
Got to get there this spring - your images make me want to go right now! Check out my images from a quick trip to White Sands were I met with Cesar Fernandez pbase...wild nature
Guest 20-Dec-2005 10:07
Wonderful Gallery! GMV!

:-) Joanna
Menno Alberts24-Nov-2005 10:47
Fantastic gallery! You got my vote! -Menno
Inal23-Nov-2005 16:27
Great Pictures - I love them all !!!
Karen Moen21-Nov-2005 18:15
This gallery is a celebration of light, texture and form. You are a master photographer. Earns my vote.
Graham Tomlin02-Oct-2005 19:42
lovely gallery
ellaa30-Sep-2005 13:56
wonderful, wonderful!!! I love every work!
Vilone23-Aug-2005 21:25
Beautiful gallery! Voted!
Guest 21-Jul-2005 20:04
Very pretty.... looks absolutely sweltering!
CJ Max22-Jun-2005 23:17
Awesome gallery. The art of photography at its best. Congrats!
Mindy McNaugher11-May-2005 02:09
Absolutely stunning gallery! Such gorgeous shots!
Guest 07-Apr-2005 19:27
What a terrific Gallery you have. I grew up not far from Death Valley and your gallery makes me ashamed I didn't take advantage of living so close to such a beautiful area. However, I could probably have visited Death Valley frequently and not gotten the same quailty of photos that you have managed to capture. You have amazing talent. Thank you for the trip down memory lane.
Guest 06-Apr-2005 18:19
You are very talented Brian.
Guest 31-Mar-2005 23:21
I just returned from my first trip to DV where the humidity and haze made for low contrast and tough shooting conditions. These are the types of shots I wished I could have got there.
Guest 23-Mar-2005 22:51
I never been there, great pictures. Thanks for sharing them.
Patrick DEBETENCOURT23-Feb-2005 13:36
Hello Brian ! With this wonderful gallery you offer us very nice pictures of this desert land ! Nice compositions, great light... Thanks for sharing ! Patrick
Guest 30-Jan-2005 15:00
Very nice work - a beautiful place captured magnificently.
Guest 17-Jan-2005 19:54
Great work Brian. It appears the most of park was open when you were there as opposed to when I was there:http://www.pbase.com/nexxus/death_valley
Marc Demoulin05-Jan-2005 07:14
Brian, brilliantly done. Spent a nice time seeing this set. Congrats. Marc
Franz Bauer05-Jan-2005 00:27
Brian,in simple words,all of these images are best done,my vote for it.
Franz Bauer
Christina Craft04-Jan-2005 21:48
I couldn't pass this gallery by without commenting. You have some absolutely gorgeous stuff. You get my vote!
Christina Craft04-Jan-2005 21:39
Amazing Amazing Gallery! I love every photo. You make me feel like I can feel the sun on my face adn the sand under my toes.
Liz Stanley03-Jan-2005 22:23
I spent a week in Death valley in summer 1988. Fascinating place and I hope to get back there some day. Your photos are great and really showcase the beauty and variety found there. Only suggestion is to maybe include info on your equipment and settings to help the rest of us out. ;-)
Guest 03-Jan-2005 04:31
Brian---your images are incredible and, I might add, inspirational. I will be in Death Valley later this month and have backcountry permits for Coyote Buttes North in June. Your galleries are a big help in planning our trips. Got any "don't miss" tips? Thanks--Tom
Menno Alberts02-Jan-2005 12:06
Hi Brian, I've visited Death Valley last summer 2004. I just loved to experience the notorious heat and to see what Death Valley had to offer. I would love to go there again, especially after seeing your photographs. I'm honest when I say that I truly truly love your images! You've done a wonderful job! The way you captured Death Valley in these beautiful light circumstances, the duststorm, the clearing winds, etc. By the way, wasn't Death Valley flooded last summer as well, that was a record-breaking thing, too... cars slipping off the pavement, halfly soaked up by the mud... something's going on there, it seems to compensate the record-breaking heat. Once again... all I can say: wow!! Keep up the wonderful job!! Take care! - Menno
Guest 01-Jan-2005 21:17
Brian,

Just fantastic! I was there last month and wish I had the time to see more of the valley and photograph and more. You really captured some excellent images. Best wishes in you photography.
Ron Horloff17-Dec-2004 19:51
Death Valley is a strikingly beautiful area, and you have captured it brilliantly.

Ron
Jim16-Dec-2004 04:32
These are exceptional images. It has been some time since I visited, but I will be back.
Zane Paxton14-Dec-2004 04:04
Wonderful and inspiring work Brian, I'm looking forward to seeing more.
Vinay05-Dec-2004 00:20
Beautiful gallery Brian
alex ringer30-Nov-2004 14:20
I was just reading an article about a new tourist site in the lowest place on earth, in the Dead Sea, here in Israel. Through your amazing photos, Brian, I could realize that you have some similar phenomenas in your Death Valley. The strange thing about such places is that they are very alive. You have succeeded to pass me the spirit of the place on its forms, flora and shades. Keep on inspiring us.
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