Death Valley – an abstract look

I have done photography at Death Valley in California 3 times in the past 10 years and it’s certainly one of my favourite photography destinations. For National Parks it ranks up there with Zion… a photographers dream.

I spent a few hours today revisiting my Death Valley archive of over 3,500 photos and took a look at many of the abstract images I’ve shot. This is something I really hadn’t done before as typically I tend to concentrate on editing images that have sales potential with the numerous stock agencies I supply images to. This isn’t to say that images like these don’t sell, they just tend not to sell as well.

A different view of Death Valley.

Valley floor from Dante's View, Death Valley, California
Valley floor from Dante’s View, Death Valley, California
Colorful rock cliffs, Dante's View, Death Valley, California
Colorful rock cliffs, Dante’s View, Death Valley, California
Abstract rock face, Titus Canyon, Death Valley, California
Abstract rock face, Titus Canyon, Death Valley, California
Cracked mud, Titus Canyon, Death Valley, California
Cracked mud, Titus Canyon, Death Valley, California
Animal tracks in sand, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley, California
Animal tracks in sand, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley, California
Cracked mud, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley, California
Cracked mud, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley, California
Animal tracks in sand, Death Valley, California
Animal tracks in sand, Death Valley, California
Dead wood buried in sand, Death Valley, California
Dead wood buried in sand, Death Valley, California
Dried mud and sand, Death Valley, California
Dried mud and sand, Death Valley, California
Colourful lichens, Death Valley, California
Colourful lichens, Death Valley, California
Rock canyon wall, Death Valley, California
Rock canyon wall, Death Valley, California

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