Photographs and Artwork by Herb RanhARTer
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Mono Lake

 
 
 
 
 

Trough the window


 
 
 
 

Evening light.

 
 
 
 

 Joshua trees.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Tea Kettle Junction on the way to Race Track.
 
 
 
 
 
 

A red pumps on Racetrack's Grand Stand ?!

Race Track's Grand Stand.

(Go to Google.com/maps and opt for satelite pictures of Death Valley.)
 
 
 
 
 

Racey on the Race Track.

The race is on! The old tracks barely show.

Winds get so high here they move pumps, hence the name Racey Track.

Evenings always come sooner then desired.

As the sun goes down behind the rocks........

But then morning arrives sooner than desired as well.

Just when you want to continue driving the road is washed out......

Carry on, on foot.

Arrows pointing up are no help to a lost traveller .......

Blinding UV light scews the chromatics up; what you see ain't what you get.

All washed up .... or at least out.

Snatching a last picture (works both ways......).

Outside the Devils Hole

Confusion reigns when a camera is involved.

Supplies must frequently be replenished, atm fist, ice next.

Holding a camera at night without a tripod is quite a challange.

Estuan extarius.

At least there is plenty of firewood.

More dried palms......

Just being fire safe.....

Thirsty cactuses store their own water.

Casting light on a firehazard.

Evenig light makes for interesting patterns.

Dramatic winter light.

Always heading into the direction of the light source yields the best shadow play.

Mighty forces are at play over time.

Dramatic lighting leads to weird compression gradations.

Stretching the limits of the dynamic transfer curve.

An exit into the valley is near.

Heading back out into the Valley.

Cork screw mountain,

coming and going.

Going strait isn't as easy as it looks.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nearly no snow, another dry year in CA.

Elk  is clearly of a different ilk.

Gobble? Gobble?

Just when you thought you ironed it all out - things crinkle up again.

Headly Rock, near Darvin Falls.