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Zane Paxton | all galleries >> Best of the Year Galleries >> Best of 2007 > 03232007-Death Valley-ZP-275
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23-MAR-2007 Zane Paxton

03232007-Death Valley-ZP-275

Death Valley National Park, California

This is the Playa Racetrack where the rocks slide around;
that fact is only apparent by their tracks in the mud.
The really strange thing is that no one has ever seen them move!

5:52 PM

The dark basalt formation errupting out of the Playa is called "The Grandstand".

Nikon D2x ,Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S
1/100s f/5.6 at 26.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time23-Mar-2007 17:52:26
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D2X
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length26 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Steve Highfield11-Mar-2008 21:46
Fascinating scenery Zane, I remember seeing a tv programme regarding the movement of these stones but can't remember the theory put forward.
Anyway, this is a superb 'isoloation' of the stone and the Grandstand in the background. +V
Dave Beedon03-Mar-2008 20:10
The dark island in the playa is enticing; it reminds me of Floating Island in Utah.
Rick Decker03-May-2007 04:58
ah..so you went to the race track! it has been about 20 yrs since I was there.

Nice shot
Tom Heim23-Apr-2007 13:21
Great shot, Zane. Another classic!
V
Dmitry Zamorin15-Apr-2007 06:12
Beautiful view, perfect composition! The flame-coloured peaks are just fabulous!
Bill Scull03-Apr-2007 08:15
Great golden light.