Join me in exploring and photographing our most unique National Park. Death Valley is the “lowest, hotest, driest” and strangest national park in America. We will spend 4 days capturing images from the best locations in the park, such as Badwater saltpan (lowest point in US), Zabriskie Point, Dante’s View, Devil’s Golfcourse, Mesquite sand dunes, Cottonball Basin, 20-mule team Canyon, Ubehebe Crater, and more. Outside the park we may visit Rhyolite ghost town and grab a bowl of chili at the Happy Burro Chili & Beer in nearby Beatty, NV.
Mesquite Dunes at sunrise
We will meet on Wednesday afternoon, November 11 in time for a sunset session followed by dinner. The next three days will be packed with multiple locations, determined by the weather and light. A sunrise shoot on Sunday morning, November 15 will conclude the workshop. The workshop will be small, 4-5 participants, allowing for more guidance and personal help. A block of rooms has been reserved at Stovepipe Wells Village, which is near the center of the park.
Death Valley has become my favorite National Park to photograph, and have been there ten times, which has allowed me to become very familiar with the park.
Panoramic view of Zabriskie Point, Manly Beacon and the badlands.
Spring-fed stream in Cottonball Basin
During the time we will be there, the moon phase will be New Moon, so very dark nights, making it possible to do Milky Way photography in a “dark sky park”.
Milky Way at Harmony Borax Works; 20-mule team wagons.
For details, contact: Merrill Thomas - merrill.thomas@sbcglobal.net, through my website www.merrillthomasphoto.com, or message me in FB.
Dates: November 11-15, 2020