Author Archives: Jason Hines
Death Valley Part IV
This is the last group of Death Valley images I have to share from my last trip. I am intentionally holding my two favorite images back which I look forward to sharing with you next week, so stay tuned . On a bit of a side note, I ordered a tripod clamp for my iPad [...]
Death Valley Part III
On the Dunes The last time I was out on the sand dunes I got caught in a sand storm with winds gusting up to 35mph. The sun had already set and I had ventured over a mile out unto the dunes when the winds picked up. Every time I crested a dune on my [...]
Death Valley Part II
Unexpected Turns My first day in Death Valley gave me time to scout locations for that day’s sunset as well as the next day’s sunrise. The day ended with an excellent shot from the Salt Flats and I was eager to start my next day’s adventure. I woke at 2am and headed back to the [...]
The Milky Way in Death Valley
According to a recent study that I read, Death Valley has some of the darkest skies in the nation. The downside however, is that they get a lot of high winds in the area and there can be a lot of dust and haze in the air which makes photographing the milky way difficult. On [...]
Death Valley Part I
After setting up my campsite, my first destination was the Salt Flats. There are approximately 200 square miles of salt flats in Death Valley and almost everyone who visits heads to the same place to see them: Badwater. I therefore headed in a different direction looking for areas of salt more pristine than those found [...]
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