Death Valley Photography: Sand Dunes Part 1
What a spectacular day for some landscape photography with the Telephoto lens, in Death Valley National Park. I really hope you all enjoy the video!
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This was definitely one of my favorite shots of the day. I had my camera locked at this position taking various images while the sand blew across the dunes. Then as I saw the bird approaching, I knew image would be a special one. The birds long shadow across the dune is my favorite element in this composition.
Sand Dunes make for such great abstract images under really any lighting conditions.
While exploring I noticed a little beetle cruising beneath my feet. It was certainly a nice surprise to see life out there in the sand.
This image reminded me of patterns you would see on a tiger. I love the mirrored patterns created by the dune ridge here.
I really hope you enjoyed this image collection and vlog from Death Valley National Park. Make sure to join me for part 2 of my Death Valley Landscape Photography adventure, next Sunday over on my Youtube Channel! In that video I capture some of my favorite San Dune images I have ever shot!
Love your images, Michael. Thanks for sharing them with us. I have one question for you. I’m considering trading my Sony 70-200 for either the Sony or the Sigma 100-400. Just looking for a little more ‘reach’ in certain situations. Wondered if you have any thoughts you could share, and opinion on whether the Sony is a better choice over the Sigma. Appreciate your input.
Best,
Greg Warson
Hey Greg, thanks so much! Sigma or Tamron will give you your best bang for the buck. Thats what I personally use. But the Sony lens might be a tad sharper in some situations, which I would certainly hope it would with the price difference! I don’t think you can go wrong with any of them though, just comes down to budget.
Hey! Great job as always! I like to watch your channel very much. What do you think about Sigma 100-400 for Canon EF (no RF mirrorless like Sony ;<)? Is it a good option for Canon R5/6 or it will be better to buy Canon RF 100-500. I am afraid of sharpness in corners and AF after watch many YT reviews, but you also were using the old version for Nikon as I saw.
Best,
Milo
Hi Milo, I really like the lens and do not really see an issue with sharpness in the corners for my images. But maybe a good idea would be to rent both for a couple days and then do some tests to see which one you like better. There is also the Tamron 50-400 and 50-300 which are very nice.