Luminous Landscape - Death Valley
I often find other photographers’ accounts of how they actually took a photograph as interesting, maybe more so, as the photograph itelf. Sounds like a good idea for a website…Michael Reichmann’s detailed report of his recent trip to Death Valley is once again well-worth reading, helped by some gorgeous sand-dune photographs.
“In mid-May 2003 I spent 5 days leading a photographic workshop in Death Valley, CA. I have shot in Death Valley on several previous occasions during the past few years, and likely would not have gone back there again so soon. But, there was a total lunar eclipse scheduled for the evening of May 15th, and I had decided that this was likely the best place for the eclipse photograph that I had visualized. My write-up on the eclipse shoot describes that event, but since we spent a total of five days working in the Death Valley area, here is a look at some of the photographs that were produced, and a discussion of some of the locations.”