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08 January 2016 Sam Rua

Ubehebe Volcanic Crater

Death Valley National Park view map

*** Best view at original size ***

Taking in the expanse of Ubehebe with the snow-capped Grapevine Mountains in the far distance.
For those that have commented on the size, there are some people in this image for scale. A lone
hiker is on the trail nearest the bottom middle of the frame, and there is actually a group of 4 hikers
right at the third bend in the trail beyond the lone hiker. I could see myself making that trek if the
conditions were better: a cloudy blue sky overhead and a fisheye looking up to catch everything.

Death Valley National Park is huge. We typically drove 200 - 250 miles each day. On this particular
day (the 255 mile trip) we started with a sunrise at Zabriskie Point, then into the valley to Devil's Golf Course
and onto Badwater Salt Flat, then a long drive north to Ubehebe, and back to Mesquite Dunes for sunset.

This is a merge of 5 exposures for HDR.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III ,Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM
1/400s f/8.0 at 24.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Julie Oldfield27-Jan-2016 03:12
Spectacular. It looks massive. V
pkocinski25-Jan-2016 13:47
Another amazing view...
Bryan Murahashi25-Jan-2016 03:57
Great shot of this familiar site. Looks like a great day.
larose forest photos25-Jan-2016 01:05
Wow, this is impressive. A dramatic and stark landscape, with great beauty. V
Carol How24-Jan-2016 21:11
What a vast expanse! Great photography Sam.
Dan Greenberg24-Jan-2016 19:58
An excellent all encompassing view that really does give the viewer a realistic idea of just how big it is and how varied its terrain is as well. Well done Sam.
Buz Kiefer24-Jan-2016 19:06
What awesome geology. The inclusion of the hiker gives a nice sense of the scale here. Massive caldera. Beautiful photo, Sam. Vote.
globalgadabout24-Jan-2016 18:36
comprehensive view of a wondrous place...a newer study suggests the formative explosion was relatively recent too...this cavernous pit has a definite edginess..
joseantonio24-Jan-2016 16:37
Always nice to see these wonders of nature.V.
peterjay4524-Jan-2016 16:16
The crater looks massive. Super image and masterful HDR work.
Walter Otto Koenig24-Jan-2016 16:12
Great shot of the crater from this vantage point. Really conveys the size so well, and the HDR exposure really brings out the detail. V"
Neil Marcus24-Jan-2016 16:00
It is an excellent view.
waterfalls man24-Jan-2016 15:48
Great shot V!!
Long Bach Nguyen24-Jan-2016 15:48
wow that is impressive and great shot in capturing the sheer size of the crater
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