The weather in Death Valley was perfect this week and the wildflowers were in bloom. In the Furnace Creek area, the alluvial fans were covered in Desert Gold. I made the image of the wildflowers the first morning there, at my campsite, during coffee. I set the camera on the ground and had great fun making a variety of exposures. By the time I finished my cup of coffee, I had 10 images of the wildflowers moving in the wind.
The palms at Furnace Creek have always fascinated me. I’m not sure what the count is — maybe a few dozen palm trees? My last day there, I finally ventured over with the pinhole camera. The palms are huge noble trees but at the same time they seem so awkward. I just wanted to take one home with me…
…and this one, taken in Artist Drive… clouds were moving swiftly here… I stopped to photograph a beautiful vista but turned around and made this one instead…
Laura Campbell is a large format photographer based in the Eastern Sierra. She likes film.
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