Photos from another sunset shoot in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. The day after the storm at sunset, we returned to the same area for another photo shoot. Some of the photos in this post are similar to the evening prior, but with different lighting and sky
To be continued,
Ken
There was a late day storm on the eastern horizon during this cloudy, sunset shoot. Such desert storms contribute to the slow, but certain evolution of the rock features found here. These are a few of those images.
I made many images, capturing the changes in the sky as the storm and the late day lighting progressed.
I hope the similarity of these images is not boring to the reader. It was fascinating to see how the sky changed with the storm’s advanced across the landscape and the subtle changes in the light on the landscape.
Until next time,
Ken
After a morning shoot, my son and I decided to take a short hike in another part of the park, before. the crowds of tourists began to get out and about.
It is not surprising that this area is a popular one in which to film portions of western movies. The image above is of the remains of one of those movie sets.
A portion of our early morning hike went through a slot type canyon. The many footprints in the sand indicates the number of people that have recently hiked this way.
That’s all for now.
Ken
It was a cloudy, overcast morning for this outing in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.
I’m always amazed at how some desert shrubs can survive with very little in the way of actual soil in which to put down roots.
A narrow wash with an apparent dead end, but is it the end of this canyon in the making or is this wash continuing to grow into a canyon? I suspect erosion will continue at a very slow rate and this short, shallow wash will grow into a deeper and longer canyon over a geologic time interval.
This was supposed to be a sunrise shoot, but as one can see there was little sunshine early this morning.
Stay tuned for more of Valley of Fire,
Ken
More hiking and scouting photos in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.
This simple photo was chosen for Flickr’s Explore page (April 13, 2023) and as of this writing has garnered 6801 views and 237 faves.
The rock layers upon which these couples are walking is the feature that forms the well know “Fire Wave” feature in this park.
Stay tuned for even more Valley of Fire and desert photography,
Ken
More scouting and exploration photos in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.
Nature is messy and cluttered. Photographers don’t like clutter, even if it is a part of nature. I cropped this photo to remove some of the natural clutter, mostly on the bottom left. There remains some clutter on the bottom left and what about that unkempt looking bush and roots on the pond border? Is it really necessary to clean up a natural scene, to make a more pleasing photo? It depends upon one’s vies of the world and one’s idea of photography and purpose of the photo. Sometimes one may want to show the clutter, sometimes not. Sometimes clutter can’t be avoided.
The way my eyes look in the morning.
More desert scenes to come,
Ken
More photos from scouting and exploring Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, March of 2023.
The number of arches in this area is almost unbelievable. One could spend much time here just photographing arches from inside, outside and through. I’m reminded of the Joni Mitchell song “Both Sides Now” about clouds and how it could be adapted to describe having seen arches from many sides and still not having seen all aspects of arches.
More next,
Ken
This is a continuation of hiking and exploration in Valley of Fire State Park and nearby areas, Nevada. All of the photos in this post were shot with an iPhone 14 and converted to monochrome.
This “Dark Shelter” is not in Valley of fire. This is along a 4 wheel drive road outside the park.
More from the Nevada desert later,
Ken
This is a continuation of scouting and exploration in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada in March of 2023.
The geology here is fascinating. The rocks have interesting variation in texture and color.
If one looks closely, one can just barely pick out hikers on the right side slope of that big dome in the background.
To be continued,
Ken
A continuation of images made during a hike in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada in March of 2023.
There were a few arches in the canyon walls bordering this hiking trail. Small arches are plentiful in this area.
This trail ends at a drop off into a narrow chasm, which at this time of the year contained a pool of water.
Another small arch atop a rock outcrop.
Another small, but still sizable arch along the trail.
Light bouncing around inside some of the smaller arches and holes in the rocks creates interesting color, bringing out the patterns in the rock. This one looks like an eye in a rugged face.
More exploration photos next,
Ken
