The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley, a beautiful piece of nature in California that had been on my list to get a nice good photo of for a while. For work, I got to head back to Los Angeles and had a few days to get out there. Of course, never without camera and tripod, which are standard in my suitcase. After a few hours' sleep after the flight from Amsterdam, I left in the middle of the night to make sure I arrived here before sunrise. Since I had been here once before, I knew where I needed to be.
When I arrived, it was pitch dark and the temperature was just above freezing. It was December and a perfect time for me to go out here to photograph. You can dress against cold and I was prepared for that and another advantage around this time is that there are not too many people.
I still had my GPS points from last time and with a bit of a sense of direction I got to where I needed to be. Then it's a nice relaxed wait under the stars for what's to come.
Then, when the sun slowly rises and shines its light on the sand dunes, the desert turns into a beautiful spectacle of shadow and light. For this image, I opted for a more "dreamy" and soft processing.
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