Death Valley Road Trip

Artist Palette Mud Cracks

Mud cracks along Artist Palette Drive in Death Valley.

Zabriske Mud Hills

Mud hills at Zabriske Point.

Mesquite Dunes

Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley, CA

Desert Wave

Mesqite Dunes, Death Valley, Ca

Dunes

Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley, CA

Sand Swirls

Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley, CA

Death Valley Dunes

Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley, CA

Miner's Cabin

Harrisburg Ghost Town

Indoor Plumbing

Harrisburg Ghost Town, Death Valley, CA

Roadmaster

Buick Roadmaster, Harrisburg, Death Valley, CA

Rhyolite Ruins

Rhyolite, NV

Ghosts of Rhyolite

Goldwell Open Air Museum, Rhyolite, NV

Time stands still in Darwin, CA Ghost town of Darwin, CA. Our first sightseeing stop on the journey to Death Valley. Located a few miles off of Hwy 190 a the (ghost) town of Darwin.

Darwin in Black and White Darwin, CA

Darwin, CA

Blue Darwin Mine Adit in Darwin, CA

Devil's Corn Field, Death Valley, CA The restaurant at Stovepipe Wells opens for dinner at 5:30pm and sunset was at around 7:15pm. We had to eat quickly and hit the road. We didn't know exactly where to shoot, but ended up at Devil's Cornfield.

Financial Rubble Cook Building, Rhyolite, NV We placed a Coleman lantern inside the building and lit the foreground with a spotlight, feathering the edges of the beam.

Financial Meltdown Cook Bank Building in Rhyolite, NV. Ambient moon light, combined with sidelighting from a Coleman latern. Interior lit with red gel'd strobe. Some free transform processing in Photoshop to straighten the building lines. Credit goes to my friend David for help with lighting.

HD & LD Porter Mercantile Rhyolite, NV The moon and clouds give this a look of a HDR composite, but it was captured in a single shot.

Financial Pillars Remains of the Overbury Bank, Rhyolite, NV. The moon finally came out from behind the clouds to provide some ambient light, combined with side light from a Coleman lantern. Accent lighting on the block wall with a red filtered flashlight.

Death Valley, CA

Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, CA

Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, CA

Tiles that were supposed to be used for the swimming pool that was never completed. Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, CA

Power Panel Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, CA

Spiral Staircase Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, CA

Zabriskie Point mud hills Death Valley, CA

Abandoned in Death Valley Junction, CA Not sure what this building was used for, but one of many abandoned buildings in the semi ghost town of Death Valley Junction.

One of the reasons for taking this trip was to see Marta Beckett perform at the Amargosa Opera House.

Amargosa Opera House, Death Valley Junction, CA

Amargosa Opera House, Death Valley Junction, CA

Full House, Performance Tonight Death Valley Junction, CA Crowd waiting for the doors to open for a Saturday night performance.

Murals on the walls and ceiling were paint by Marta Beckett.

Ceiling mural. Amargosa Opera House, Death Valley Junction, CA

Amargosa Opera House, Grand Damme. Marta Beckett

Tromp l'oeil and poster. Amargosa Opera House, Death Valley Junction, CA

Last Chance Gas Station Shuttered service station in Death Valley Junction. Lit by moonlight and ambient light. The green from flood lights from the Amargosa Opera House and the orange from a street light.

Death Valley Junction, CA

Death Valley Junction, CA

Creepy manequin Amargosa Hotel, Death Valley Junction, CA

Dust Bin of History Death Valley Junction, CA

Area 51

Death Valley Craftsman Death Vally Junction, CA House that looks inspired by craftsman style of architecture. It's totally different from the other structures in the area. Most of the buildings in town are adobe block construction rather than wood frame.

Nobody Home Death Valley Junction, CA