Another splendid day in Death Valley leads to this great shot. Sometimes it just works. This is just a small version, but it was shot on an ALPA camera with a Phase One IQ 180 back with a 23mm lens. I want to work this image more when I get home.
This has been a fantastically great trip for spectacular images. We have had good light and good weather and it has been a pleasure making new friends from China. Seems photographers from all over the world like the same things. This shot was done at the Dunes in Death Valley at dawn. When the dunes light up it is a blast as you keep seeing things you want to shoot.
I have had a very busy week and there are still a few busy days left, as I host photographers from China in Death Valley at the Phase One PODAS photography workshop. (wow, that was a long sentence) We have been having great time shooting away and seeing such beautiful sights. This image was shot Thursday morning in the dunes area. I have lots more so expect more to come. Juts been too busy to post regally. To follow our adventure visit THE PODAS BLOG BY CLICKING HERE
So, I am not one to always post pretty and dramatic images. Sometimes I will post the strange and different. Todays’ image is of a roller skate found in the middle of the desert while walking around, literally in the middle of now where. How did it get there? Where is the other one? What happened here? It’s not everyday you just find a roller skate in the desert.
For the next 9 days I’ll be in Death Valley leading a Phase One PODAS photography workshop. I love these and I love Death Valley. On Friday on the drive from Vega to Death Valley I drove through so rare but intense storms. This shot is of one of the approaching storms. Makes for some dramatic clouds and such. I’ll try to post all Death Valley images this week. Some may be a bit different as yesterday I went out exploring and found some very peculiar things. Wait and see.
Here is a shot that shows how simple a nice image can be. Made in the Redwood Forrest of N. California I used the elements in the scene to keep your eye moving yet settle. This was shot with a Phase One P65+ and the detail is amazing. I call it immersive imaging. Meaning you step up a 4×6 foot print and you are ten feet away looking at it. You see something and you move up to an inch away to see the detail you can’t see everyday. Thus, the image has immersed you.
My inventory of beautiful landscapes is large and last night I was sorting some images from Iceland and came on this. I cleaned it up a little bit and wanted to share it here today. Iceland is one of the most majestic places on the planet. I will leading a workshop there end of MAy 2012 so stay tuned for information on that. This shot was made at Jokulsarlon bay which is a lagoon that is filled with icebergs from a very large glacier nearby. These icebergs float around the lagoon eroding and taking on the most mazing forms. Then they are washed out to sea and some of them land on the beach nearby at low tide. The whole area is just amazing.
It seems I only unpacked my bags from Denmark. Now I am in bag packing mode again. Camera gear is all set and I am shipping it today to Death Valley where I will be for the next ten days leading a group of Chinese photographers on a PODAS workshop. This will be a fun trip and present a few language challenges. However, I have worked a lot with the Chinese in the last year and they are very nice. I hope to show them the real beauty of Death Valley and some of my special spots there. Starting next week look for some images from the trip and you can always catch up on daily activities at the PODAS BLOG.
One of the most visited areas in Copenhagen, Denmark used to be one of the grittiest. It’s known as Nyhaven an area where all the ships and seedy bars used be. Now it is the main tourist destination. I tried to put a little grit back into one of the more colorful areas of Copenhagen.