Death Valley, Black Mountains Ridge, Sunset. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.
Looking across a Black Mountain ridge in sunset light toward Death Valley.
It looks like I am getting nearer to the end of the photographs from my late-January visit to Death Valley National Park. As I mentioned previously, washed out roads and other issues forced me to change my plans after I arrived, as some of the more distant areas I hoped to visit were inaccessible. But that’s OK — instead I wandered into a few lonely places closer to major park landmarks that I had previously overlooked, and I even visited this popular place one evening. From this perch, high in the Black Mountains, I photographed the last bit of sunset light on a nearby ridge.
While photographing so-called icons isn’t my main thing, when the opportunity comes up and the conditions are right I am perfectly happy to take advantage. This was one of those times. I had a free evening when I hadn’t planned to photograph any other subjects, so I headed up here… and I recalled why it is such a popular place. I was also reminded, yet again, that landscape photography isn’t always a slow and sedate process — I barely had time to set up before the beautiful light on the foreground ridge faded.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.
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