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Field trip with West Valley College’s Photography Dept. to Death Valley National Park.

You wouldn’t know it to look at this photo,but it was so windy and cold here on this morning. I wanted to shoot out at the end of that little hill in front of Zabriskie Point, but it was so exposed there I would have been blown over. I moved to the wall of the viewing platform which was above me. It didn’t offer that much more protection really.
I kept my lens cap on only removing it when the light changed, or the clouds changed patterns.
I used my body as a shield to protect my tripod from the winds, and fine sand that blew around me.

I have to say it worth getting up at 4am, and standing out in the cold and wind. The view here is breathtaking, and sunrise was beautiful.

Nikon D700| Nikkor 17-35mm @17mm| f8| 0.3 sec| ISO 125| Manual Mode| Tripod| Self Timer