I was fascinated by the Telescope Peak when I visited the Death Valley National Park earlier this year. This view is from the Panamint Valley. I have so many photos of this peak. It is about 3000 feet, and even in late February it had snow and added a great contrast to the dry and … Continue reading Telescope Peak, Death Valley National Park
According to Wikipedia, Devil’s Golf Course is a large salt pan on the floor of Death Valley, located in the Mojave Desert within Death Valley National Park. These halite crystal salt formations are indeed devilish. It is truly an inhospitable place and boy, I can only imagine how hard it was for old-timers who might have had to travel over this really … Continue reading The Devil’s Golf Course
Given that we live in a world that is so intensely photographed, we have to think about photography as interpretive. And that is why often go back to this observation from the legendary photographer, Ansel Adams. “The negative is comparable to the composer’s score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle … Continue reading Dunes of Death Valley: a very personal interpretation
Though only separated by 500 miles of tarmac, Silicon Valley and Death Valley might as well be different planets. One is dry, desolate, soulless. The other is a desert of pristine beauty and a reminder that, in the end, we are all bit players on the movie set of Planet Earth. After unplugging from my … Continue reading From Death Valley to Silicon Valley