Badwater Sunrise by Kevin Pieper

Tuesday, 3rd March 2009

Badwater Sunrise, Death Valley National Park

by Kevin Pieper

We made a quick side trip to Death Valley on our journey. I was a bit worried about how Badwater would look given the floods, but the polygons were great! We were hoping for a nice sunrise at Badwater and I wasn’t disappointed. It’s amazing how much Badwater has changed with regards to the polygon formation in the year since I had been there last.

Kevin Pieper

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24 Comments

Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:31 am
Good place, good color, great depth of field. Death Valley is always amazing. Very nice POTD!
James and Kelly Stone Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 3:03 am
This is a beautiful place, despite its name. You captured this beautifully, likewise. The lines of the polygons keep ones eyes within the frame and the colorful sunrise colors atop the peak is like icing on the cake. Great job and congratulations!
Keri Ricci Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 3:28 am
Great photo. I love the way the patterns in the polygons are partially repeated in the valleys in the foothills. Love the depth of field, the color and the classic proportion of the lakebed to the rest of the photo.
Anurag Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:24 am
A very mature subject, but your handling of the shot specially the sublime colors give the shot a really fresh look.
Congratulations, Kevin.
Malta Photography Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:51 am
nice shot, another sense of symmetry.

Thanks for sharing
Pauline Jones Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 9:28 am
I like the line of light covering the tops of the mountains and as for the polygons, I’ve never seen them before. It would be helpful to us who do not live in the USA and have never had the privilege of seeing these things to have a little more explanation. I thought death valley was hot and dry, I never knew it had a winter.
Su Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:47 am
I’m with Pauline, coming from the UK, I dont know about polygons or why they are different from last year and I too thought that Death Valley was extremeley hot. I guess thats why its called Earth shots, we can learn something each day about our world. Love the texture of the foreground and the colours on the ridge. Congrats.
Wanda Krack Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:17 am
I enjoy this picture with wonderful color, unusual and interestening foreground, and mountains in the background.
planet lover Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Fantastic picture. I especially love the sky’s orange/pink/violet hues.
Mandy Kilpatrick Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Yes, this is a fantastic shot!! I love how it shows some of the beauty of Death Valley. I used to live in the same county, and Death Valley is very hot, with temperatures at least 120 degrees most days in the summer. It is most beautiful (and bearable) in spring when there are even wildflowers. It is a huge area with many interesting rock formations. This picture makes me want to go there. There is alot of history there also. Thanks for the great POTD !!!!
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 2:17 pm
For those who want more info, the National Park Service has a great website for Death Valley National Monument. The salt pan on the desert floor is 20 miles by 5 miles–something which can’t be captured in a photo!
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Fascinating patterns! must do some research on Death Valley.
Sudhir Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 2:54 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley_National_Park
Renee Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 3:07 pm
The colors are amazing in this photo, nice!
Sue Gagnon Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:11 pm
This is a unique and fascinating vista of a realm I have never known, but now appreciate very much. Thanks! Well composed and very nice color.
Pam Wood Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Amazing image.
Great work.
Love the color and useage of space.
Su Says:
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Thanks Katherine, will certainly check that site out, need to fill in the gaps in my knowledge!
mike Says:
March 4th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Some incredible sky colors in here.
k libby Says:
March 6th, 2009 at 3:32 am
I will have to look into this more. It is incredible how they are formed – like wave edges folding over. Excellent capture!
SergioLuis Silva Says:
March 6th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Colors and simmetry conbined in a great photo!!
Ali shokri Says:
March 11th, 2009 at 5:59 am
excellent works, texture and colors are wonderful, thanks for share my friend
Su Says:
March 3rd, 2010 at 1:04 am
This is a truly fascinating shot and yes I did some research.
Rajib Singha Says:
March 3rd, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Fantastic! It’ll be my pleasure to be there one day.
renee Says:
March 3rd, 2010 at 3:26 pm
beautiful indeed.