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28-JUL-2010 (c) Doug Cruden

28th - Not For The Feint Hearted

Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley, California

Blimey...Death Valley is well-named, it was certainly hot today! We stopped at Furnace Creek Visitor Centre to check out the history of the Valley, and saw a bit of weather info - yesterday was 48C/119F, today was expected to be 47C/118F...mind you, once you get beyond 37.7C/100F it's all a bit academic it seems to me; I was only able to be outside the car for about ten minutes, just enough time to grab a few shots

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6g IF-ED AF-S DX VR
1/1000s f/3.5 at 18.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time28-Jul-2010 15:39:02
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D300
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length18 mm
Exposure Time1/1000 sec
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance0.890 m

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Guest 03-Aug-2010 21:30
stunning landscape doug.
lou_rozensteins29-Jul-2010 22:48
Well that is hot. Nice composition!
tinkerb29-Jul-2010 22:13
You are getting me worried, I can feel the heat coming off the page-may see you shortly.
McGarva29-Jul-2010 21:05
Hot, hot, hot! ... wheres the tumbleweed
Neil Horner29-Jul-2010 21:00
But its a dry heat and that helps a lot , hope you having a great time....
Robbie D7029-Jul-2010 20:48
Shallow DOF and brightness really brings out the heat and haze.
Great work Doug. Keep them comming.
pascal29-Jul-2010 20:30
Great shot. A very good composition !
LynnH29-Jul-2010 19:37
This is an awesome view, perfect that you chose dead wood to anchor the foreground. I'll go with Cindi, at least it isn't humid. Come to Houston, I'll give you 100+ temp and 90% humidity. You can make tea using the air! LOL Big vote for this photo!!
J. Scott Coile29-Jul-2010 16:42
Glad your camera didn't melt.
Walter Otto Koenig29-Jul-2010 14:35
At least it's dry heat Doug. Yes, there's no place like Death Valley in the summer. :)
Colin Storey29-Jul-2010 13:43
Wow, that's hotter than I could stand for a minute, great shot with that wonderful shadow.
Bartosz Kotulski29-Jul-2010 12:19
Such a wonderful composition. great strong light, nice colors and great pov.well done
Stephanie29-Jul-2010 10:00
When you're hot, you're hot! And this is one hot shot Doug!
Mairéad29-Jul-2010 08:13
Great composition and that images really captures the heat.
Sharon Rogers29-Jul-2010 07:56
It was windy when we went so when you got out of the car it was like someone had turned a giant hairdryer on - set to xtra heat!
Phillip Normanton29-Jul-2010 07:15
Ah, the standard holibob stick-on-the-beach shot - just add sea! That'd have cooled it down a bit too I expect :o)
Hope you remembered your 'at :o)
Chris29-Jul-2010 06:31
Fantastic - no bones then?
Kevin Chester29-Jul-2010 05:20
Sounds like its aptly named
malcolm haslam29-Jul-2010 05:18
Whew...hot...shot...Doug...gasp.
Cindi Smith29-Jul-2010 03:15
Oh, we get 100 degree weather every summer here. Yes, that's hot but at least it isn't humid there. A wonderful image! Very nice work!
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