Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park The sand in these dunes is made up of quartz and feldspar torn from rock in the Cottonwood Mountains to the northwest. The photo was taken shortly before the sun dropped behind the mountains and left the dunes with flat lighting.
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park The early morning sun glows warm on the crests of the dunes, while the shadows keep their cool blueness.
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National Park I liked the contrast between the bluish gray of the shadowed dunes in the foreground and the mountains in the background, lit by the rising sun.
