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Our last shoot in Death Valley was at a popular spot: Zabriskie Point.  It's located on the eastern side of Death Valley and is normally a sunrise shoot. Most mornings, you can find a dozen or more  photographers happily snapping away.  Zabriskie Point is an easy 5 mile drive from Furnace Creek and is composed of sediments from a lake called Furnace Creek Lake ... it diried up some 5 million years ago!

This is the first view (in color, of course) one gets as they walk up a slight hill to the overlook:

and here's a slightly different view in color:

From the overlook, turning slightly to the right, you get another view called the Foot (I think):

Ansel Adams took a picture of this in 1942 (in black and white, of course).  It was sold in auction last year for $9,375.  You can see it here: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20912/lot/20/

And, here's my version ... the above image converted to Black and White ... and its a lot cheaper to buy :)

Turning again to the right, you see another set of weathered formations.  I call this one outcropping "the shark fin".  You can see why:

On this trip, though, I was fascinated by the formations in the first photograph, and I kept turning back to it as the light changed with the movement of the sun.  This was, I think, my favorite of the morning.  I've softened the image a bit, and emphasized the ridges a bit by darkening the crevices.

Last year, I took wider and less focused images of Zabriski Point and you can see them here at Imagea 20 through 29:   http://naturallightimages.zenfolio.com/p157164438/h57283b4c#h57283b4c

After this, it was a nice breakfast at the Lodge; Check out of the Inn, and a drive back to Los Angeles.

I hope you enjoyed this brief visit to Death Valley.  It is highly recommended as a place to visit!

Bye for now,

Adam