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“Lake Manly, Mountains, and Haze” — Blue morning haze softens the contours of desert mountains beyond Lake Manly, Death Valley.

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Lake Manly, Mountains, and Haze | G Dan Mitchell Photography

Haze is a factor to be reckoned with when photographing in a vast landscape like Death Valley National Park. It is there even on "clear" days, and over long distances its effects can be substantial. Details are muted (especially in shadows), the colors shift toward blue, and atmospheric in..

10:25 AM - May 01, 2024

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“Evening Clouds, Desert Mountains” — Three clouds in evening light above desert mountains, Death Valley.

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#clouds #sunset #DeathValley #desert #nationalpark #nature #travel #landscape #photography

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Evening Clouds, Desert Mountains | G Dan Mitchell Photography

On most of my visits to Death Valley there are many days of perfectly clear skies. That might sound great, especially if you are in a rainy or cloudy place. But for most photographers it is far preferable to have something interesting going on in the sky. Give me some thin overcast, cloud streaks be..

11:23 AM - Apr 30, 2024

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“Imaginary Landscape — Rocks” — An abstraction from a photograph of colorful shoreline rocks.

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Imaginary Landscape — Rocks | G Dan Mitchell Photography

I decided to experiment a bit with this image. What is a photograph, anyway? No photograph is "real" and every photograph offers only a limited and incomplete view of its subject. This image begins as a photograph of some rocks. (The original image appeared at this website previously.) A v..

10:18 AM - Apr 29, 2024

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“Playa and Shadowed Ridge” — Morning sunlight on the playa of Death Valley beyond a nearby shadowed ridge.

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Playa and Shadowed Ridge | G Dan Mitchell Photography

On one hand, this is an interesting record of something you can see in high places above Death Valley following a very wet season. On the other hand, there are several stories behind this photograph. It was morning, and I had arrived at this high overlook before dawn. Eventually the shadows of the m..

10:30 AM - Apr 28, 2024

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“Dunes Detail, Sunset” — Sunset light on sand dunes, Death Valley.

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Dunes Detail, Sunset | G Dan Mitchell Photography

Sand dunes are a source of endless fascination to photographers. They provide a sort of workshop in light, texture, composition, and associations. They can be purely abstract, but their forms can also suggest many other things — human figures, water, mountains, and so much more. When photographing d..

01:07 PM - Apr 27, 2024

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“Clouds, Lake, Desert Mountains” — Morning clouds above the Panamint Range, reflected in the smooth surface of Lake Manly.

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#lakemanly #reflection #deathvalley #nature #nationalpark #landscape #desert #clouds #travel #pho

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Clouds, Lake, Desert Mountains | G Dan Mitchell Photography

This photograph may look a bit familiar if you follow my posts. I previously shared a landscape orientation (wide) version of a similar photograph, made just moments before I exposed this one. The Panamint Mountains are in the distance, under sunrise light, and the shadow of mountains to the east st..

11:23 AM - Apr 26, 2024

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“Desert Mountains, Snow Squall” — A late-winter snow squall high in the Panamint Mountains.

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Desert Mountains, Snow Squall | G Dan Mitchell Photography

On this mid-March morning I was heading for Furnace Creek in Death Valley. I had made a sunrise stop to photograph near the town of Trona before resuming my northward drive. The west side of the Panamint Mountains is visible along most of this route, and a snowstorm was winding down among the highes..

09:14 AM - Apr 25, 2024

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“Desert Mountains, Morning” — A sunrise view across rugged desert mountain rainges from Dantes View, Death Valley.

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Desert Mountains, Morning | G Dan Mitchell Photography

I arrived at this well-known location high the Black Mountains well before sunrise. I've photographed here in the evening, but this time I was looking for sunrise light, which first touches the peaks of the Panamint Mountains across Death Valley, then works its way down and across the valley. A..

10:25 AM - Apr 24, 2024

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“Wood and Stones” — Cast-up driftwood, stones, and seashore detritus on coastal rocks at Point Lobos.

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Wood and Stones | G Dan Mitchell Photography

The conditions on this mid-April visit to Point Lobos were a sort that coastal Californians recognize as summer-like: cold, windy, damp, and foggy. Ironic, no? But during the time of year when it is hot in most of California, it is frequently foggy and cool at the coast — which is part of what Calif..

11:13 AM - Apr 23, 2024

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“Sunset Cloud, Desert Mountains” — A solitary cloud floats above the Death Valley, catching sunset light.

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10:13 AM - Apr 22, 2024

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“Desert Canyon, Cloud Shadows” A twisting and colorful desert canyon empties in Death Valley under the shadows of passing clouds.

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Desert Canyon, Cloud Shadows | G Dan Mitchell Photography

Light is everything when it comes to photographing the desert landscapes of Death Valley. The terrain is always impressive, but the midday light can be intense and harsh, washing out colors and muting details. But in the right light a feature that might look, well, "washed out" in that int..

09:36 AM - Apr 21, 2024

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“Flooded Playa, Mountain Shadow” — The shadow of a mountain retreats across a flooded playa in morning light, Death Valley.

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01:04 PM - Apr 20, 2024

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“Weathered Wall” — Abstract patterns of paint, stucco, and weathering on a wall in Orvieto, Italy

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09:06 AM - Apr 19, 2024

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“Desert Clouds, Evening” — Sunset light colors evening clouds above Death Valley.

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#sky #clouds #sunset #evening #deathvalley #desert #nature #photography

11:33 AM - Apr 18, 2024

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“Sunrise, Lake Manly and Panamint Mountains” — Panamint Mountains sunrise reflected in Lake Manly

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11:42 AM - Apr 17, 2024

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“Flock of Cranes” — A flock of lesser sandhill cranes feeding in an agricultural field.

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#sandhillcrane #migratorybirds #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

12:57 PM - Apr 16, 2024

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“Morning Clouds, Desert Mountains” — colorful dawn clouds over Searles Valley and distant peaks of Death Valley

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11:12 AM - Apr 15, 2024

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“Desert Peak, Clearing Storm” — Clearing clouds swirl around the summit of a desert mountain following overnight snowfall.

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#Snow #alpine #storm #deathvalley #nationalpark #landscape #weather #nature #photography

11:34 AM - Apr 14, 2024

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“Evening Dunes, Desert Mountains” — Day’s last light on sand dunes backed by Kit Fox hills and base of the Grapevine Mountains.

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11:01 AM - Apr 13, 2024

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“Trona Pinnacles” — Trona Pinnacles in early morning light.

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#tronapinnacles #desert #Geology #blackandwhite #monochrome #nature #landscape #photography

11:45 AM - Apr 12, 2024

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“Flooded Playa” — The flooded landscape of the playa near Manly Lake, Death Valley.

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11:52 AM - Apr 11, 2024

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IMPORTANT REMINDER: Spoutible places severe restrictions on how much text I can exclude with my daily photographs. But I write about every one of them. To see that background material, click though using the provided links. Thanks!

12:21 PM - Apr 10, 2024

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“Death Valley and Black Mountains, Evening” — Evening view across Death Valley to distant Black Mountains and Badwater.

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12:20 PM - Apr 10, 2024

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“Pre-Dawn Clouds, Lake Manly” — Clouds above the Panamint Mountains and Lake Manly, Death Valley.

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“Lake Manly Shoreline, Desert Mountains” The dark Panamint Mountains rise in the distance beyond the shoreline of ephemeral Lake Manly.

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11:26 AM - Apr 08, 2024

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“Gravel Road, Carrizo Plain” — A one-lane gravel road winds across the Carrizo Plain as spring vegetation comes to life.

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#spring #carrizoplain #nationalmonument #landscape #nature #california #photography

11:46 AM - Apr 07, 2024

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“Mountains, Wash, and Reflection” _ A large wash near the base of the Panamint Mountains is reflected on the surface of Lake Manly.

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12:26 PM - Apr 06, 2024

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“Argus Range Clouds” — Low clouds hug the edge of the Argus Range to the west of Panamint Valley.

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#deathvalley #desert #weather #clouds #landscape #nature #blackandwhite #monochrome #photography

01:50 PM - Apr 05, 2024

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Spoutible seems to have repaired whatever bug was interfering with my ability to share daily photographs here, so…

I’M BACK! :-)

01:48 PM - Apr 04, 2024

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