These images from Death Valley were shot with a longer lens. This first is from Racetrack where rocks shoot around on their own.

This is from Zabriskie Point at dawn.

And a detail of Zabriskie Point.

Last week Bob and I had the great good fortune to spend five days in Death Valley with award winning landscape and nature photographer Jon Cornforth. It was cold and windy and mostly clear – without the dramatic storm clouds that give photographs so much punch. But Jon is a terrific guy and was generous in sharing his tips and tricks so we learned a lot. Here are a few of my images from the week.

First from the salt flats:

A pair from sand dunes, one taken before sunset and the other taken just after sunset.

A second pair taken from another sand dune. Again, one taken right at sunset and the other taken about 20 minutes later as the sky was getting red.