![]() ![]() The landscape took another shape, a livelier shape, one full of color. When those orange tones hit the ground beneath our feet, everything changed. We saw it getting closer, creating shadows in the hexagonal rock formations as it made its way toward us. The sun first warmed the mountain peaks in the distance before slowly spreading across the salt flats. We photographed the blue morning light, sunrise arriving an hour late due to the extremely low elevation and surrounding mountains. ![]() We stopped in the middle of the vast basin, looked around us, and saw nothing but salt, mountains, and sky. After walking for about 30 minutes, the pristine salt crystals started to form beneath our feet, an otherworldly landscape taking shape. The only two souls for miles, we arrived at 5:30am and ventured far out into the dark, eerie morning abyss. My favorite area of the park was Badwater Basin salt flats, a white sea of salt in the middle of nowhere, 282 feet below sea level. While visiting Death Valley National Park, I took advantage of every opportunity to experience some sunrise photography. ![]()
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