Saturday, 19th June 2010
Wind and Light
by Marc Adamus
A lot of photos out there from the ol' Mesquite Dunes in Death Valley. The best time to go is usually AFTER windy conditions, as there's no footprints. On this morning, however, I awoke to blowing and drifting conditions. I put on a ski mask I had with me and gave it a go anyway. It wasn't that bad, except somehow I'd gotten a bit too close to a beehive in a nearby Creosote bush and, amazingly undeterred, they chased me right into the dunes a hundred or two yards away. I thought I'd lost them by the time I was on the windy ridges but they kept popping up again during lulls in the breeze. I only fired off a couple shots of the conditions, but I really liked the way they turned out. It's not every morning you get to shoot in a sandstorm while being attacked by bees :-)
Equipment: Canon 1Ds III, 290mm, 1/400 at f/18, ISO 400.
Marc Adamus
I am a professional landscape photographer based in the Northwest US. My love in life is wilderness. I seek to bring my experiences to you through photography.
Website: www.marcadamus.com
Wind and Light by Marc Adamus was photo of the day on Saturday, 19th June 2010. It is tagged Deserts, Dunes. You can leave a comment below.
24 Comments
Anurag
It sure is a Prize.
ali shokri
Excellent works, thanks
Neal Pritchard
Another truly amazing capture Marc … I love the soft curves of the foreground against the harder edges of the mountains in the distance … Not to mention the great colors and overall feel of this capture
Su
Unusual view love those textures- what some people have to go through for the sake of their art-huh.
Malta photography
It’s worth all the trouble
very nice shot somewhat moody I would see this in black and white
SergioLuisSilva
The textures and light are just beautiful!!Great work Marc!
Davey
very sensuous
Victoria Shelton
Your wonderful photograph made me want visit this place very much. Thank you!
Marie Dunphy Harding
.. and the battle was worth it! This is a keeper!
planet lover
I’ll just join all the other voices praising your efforts and the great photo. Great lines and light.
alex sharp
this is stunningly beautiful, it is like a painting, I love it, congratulations.
Pat Todd
Absolutely beautiful!!
renee
Great textures, excellent shot.
Julianne Richman
Amazingly beautiful and surreal. My soul appreciates your talent.
-Julianne Richman
Lakeside Hamlet of Pt.Clark,Ontario
Suzie
I’m curious, wasps, hornets, or BEES?
Su
Check out this guy web site its awesome
James Fougere
Another Homerun!! Fantastic Image !!! Well worth being chased by the little buggers !
mike
Great color and lighting.
Pauline Jones
I hope you survived OK because the picture is really good.
Hanna
Great shot, almost looks like a painting! Brilliant
Kevin McNeal
One of your better shots for sure. The atmospheric conditions are second to none in this image. Great job.
Jaz
This is fantastic picture, good details and light. It looks like in the movie and unreal…great shot.
Morkel Erasmus
lovely image Marc – and great story too
Katherine Lee Strassburg
Death Valley is one of my favorite places–and this is truly a breathtaking shot! Photographers will suffer such extreme conditions to capture a good shot–and I’m so glad you do!