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Mason · 1 year ago

Wowza. Amazing Al.

I should have been there.

Kimberely · 1 year ago

AJ,

Amazing light and all of the ridges bring me inside the "room" of your shot and make me want to stay awhile. I love the small flat piece of land in the left central portion of the image. It is a place to rest that I can come back to. I am really glad that you decided to go and look forward to the video. Let's get together soon.

KG

Kevin · 1 year ago

You nailed it, Alec. The polorizer gives a dramatic effect which works exceedingly well with this landscape. Impressive.

Eric · 1 year ago

That is beautiful! Eat your heart out Ansel!!! Unfortunately I've trained in Death Valley with the Army, so it does leave a bit of bile in my mouth. I really like this one though ... no effects, just sharp image.

Deb · 1 year ago

Wow! Looks like what I imagine the surface of the moon to look like. Great pic, Al! I will look forward to seeing more.

Alec · 1 year ago

Hey Deb,

The entire place is what the moon wants to look like! Thanks for being here and have a great holiday.

Alec · 1 year ago

Hey Eric,

Thanks for being here and the kind words. What kind of training and when in DV? Good grief...

Alec · 1 year ago

Hi Kevin,

Zabriski is in Golden Valley, and like the sand dunes, is a fairly reflective surface. So, in both places the polarizer is really essential. You'll see that in some of the upcoming images.

Cheers,
Alec

Alec · 1 year ago

Hey KG,

That small piece of land IS DEATH VALLEY. In all of its starkness there is an enormity of activity. Just got to slow down and be with it a while. Guiness, soon. :)

Eric · 1 year ago

Alec,
I¹ve been there in Œ94 and Œ95. They were four week desert training field
exercises at the National Training Center (NTC), just north of Barstow. The
first year I was there in the fall, and the second time I was there in
summer. The place was beautiful (except for all the tanks), but it was less
beautiful in the heat of summer looking through the lens of your gas mask
and wearing chemical warfare clothing and rubber boots and gloves. Wow,
listen to me whine! I¹m getting sweaty just thinking about it.
Eric

Meg · 1 year ago

The contrast in this image is amazing. I could sit and stare at this for hours. Sounds like you had a pretty incredible trip Alec. Nice work!

Alec · 1 year ago

Meg, you're alive! Must be a slow week a Target...oopps, sorry. That's probably not funny these days...:O

Thanks for being here. See ya tonight!

Usha · 1 year ago

Wow Alec......ths is fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alec · 1 year ago

No Usha, you're fantastic, but thank you. :) Glad to hear you're still around...???

Wes · 1 year ago

The lighting is just beautiful, Alec. I keep expecting R2D2 to come over the ridge in front plus small rocket ships passing through the valley. I remember Zabriski point well but my pictures didn't quite make to the state that you have here. Now I want to go back and try again.

Wes

Travis · 1 year ago

Nice image! At least you did not have to Photoshop two guys running along the ridgeline in front of Zabriskie Point as many may have behind us that morning. Looking forward to the rest of the week.
Travis

Alec · 1 year ago

T-Bone,

Hehehhee, did I just feel a stone hit me in the back? We pissed off a good 20 folks that morning...serves them right for not getting out there sooner!

Glad you made it home safely.

Josh · 1 year ago

Great image! Amazing! I was just wondering why use ISO 800 if you are using a tripod? Thanks, Josh

Alec · 1 year ago

Hey Josh,

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the kind words. You're going to find this underwhelming, but it was ISO800 BECAUSE I FORGOT TO CHANGE IT TO ISO100! I was shooting hand-held and when I went to the tripod I forgot to make the change. Good news, the 1Ds MarkII is so good at ISO800 I didn't have a problem with noise.

Thanks again for stopping by...

Cheers,
alec

Josh · 1 year ago

Hey Alec,
Thanks for getting back to me. I thought that might be the explanation.
;-) I really enjoyed your Putin photo tutorial. Do you plan on doing any
workshops on your own or with Craig in the future? I'm looking forward to
more of your tutorials. I especially like the format of studio lighting
with post processing.
Take care,
Josh