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Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 18, 201532 views5 comments

Well I've got a couple of hard drives worth of pattern photos from years of trips to Death Valley. Here's one from a seldom visited portion of the south end of the park. For scale I'd guess that it is about a quarter mile from top to bottom of this sand/scree slope.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 18, 2015 at 8:05 PM

Definitely a fine pattern, Dave. I like the sense of flow in the lower half, the transition to smooth above, and the brighter area coming at the upper right. The bottom half would also work well on it's own.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 18, 2015 at 10:52 PM

Hi Dave

Marks comment echoed my thoughts perfectly . very fine work

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on February 18, 2015 at 11:22 PM

You captured some beautiful low-angle illumination here. I can see the relief in two different ways. As ripples, which I think is what it is. Or, if I mentally invert it, as channels slowly disappearing into the sand, towards the North - in which case it reminds me of some of the high resolution photos of the Martian surface. Thanks for showing some of the less well known places in Death Valley!

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on February 19, 2015 at 11:44 AM

The pattern in the lower half is really intriguing! I think it works both on its own and in combination with the upper half. Nice capture!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 19, 2015 at 7:43 PM

This image is stunning with wonderful movement. Love how the scale is so ambiguous. Fantastic.

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