Valley of Fire

Finally we edited our landscape images from our last trip to the Valley of Fire. I hope you enjoy them.

Taken near dusk with the D90 on March 14th. Taken at 1/400s, f/5.3, 66mm, ISO 200. Post processed in Lightroom 2. The clouds are absolutely what drew my gaze for this image.  I exposed for the sky and brought the rocks back up in post.

Taken in the late morning with the D90 on March 14th. Taken at 1/800s, f/8, 18mm, ISO 200. Post processed in Lightroom 2. The two sandstone layers with such striking color differences are what attracted me to this formation.  Completely blown away!

Taken in the early morning with the D90 on March 14th. Taken at 1/400s, f/5.3, 66mm, ISO 200. Post processed in Lightroom 2. Phone Home!

 

For those with a love of panorama images please enjoy these two. The top image (taken early in the morning) jumped out at me because it seems that the rock formations are climbing out of the sediment. The bottom image is (taken at sunset) a classic look at the Valley of Fire. Clicking on the images will take you to a full-size version (this may take a while to load or you can download them for closer examination).  Pano’s are meant to be viewed large so please enjoy.