Death Valley Desert

Death Valley National Park is located in the east of Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. It is known for its dry and hot conditions, and is probably considered the Desert of North America. It has its lowest point in North America at the Badwater Basin, below sea level at 282ft. Surrounding the Basin are the snow cap Panamint range mountains standing 11,000ft tall on one side and the Black mountains on the other side. It is the largest park in the United States, not including Alaska, and is rich in minerals like borax and different salts. Death valley is a perfect place to capture photos of desolated areas with its numerous ghost towns and vast areas of nothingness. I visited the Death Valley National Park at the end of April 2009 and beginning of May to get a good glimpse of the park when the weather conditions were not too hot or too cold. Here are some pictures from the trip:

Ghost town
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/250
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/11

Salt Basin
Focal length: 47mm
Shutter speed: 1/3200
ISO: 320
Aperture: f/6.3

Devils golf course (Telescope peak in the background)
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/200
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/10

Basin sign
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/200
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/10

Badwater Basin
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/3200
ISO: 320
Aperture: f/6.3

Artist Palette Drive
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/200
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/10

Abstract nature
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/125
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/8

Cracked Life
Focal length: 105mm
Shutter speed: 1/400
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/8

Mesquite Dunes
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/125
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/8

Dune Patterns
Focal length: 50mm
Shutter speed: 1/100
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5.6

Rainbow Desert lizard
Focal length: 400mm
Shutter speed: 1/400
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/7.1

Moving Rock
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/1250
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/6.3

Volcanic Matter
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/800
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/6.3

Lava Life
Focal length: 105mm
Shutter speed: 1/800
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/6.3

Crater View
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/400
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/6.3

Cacti Flower
Focal length: 100mm
Shutter speed: 1/320
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/5

Zabriske Point
Focal length: 35mm
Shutter speed: 1/160
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/9

Dante's View
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/200
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/10

Road to the desert
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/250
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/10

Enjoy!