Sarah and I were fortunate to spend almost three weeks in late February/early March in one of our favorite places, Death Valley National Park. Like our other two pandemic trips, we packed the trailer to the brim and avoided the need for having to go to a grocery store or laundromat for the entire trip. We focused mostly on canyons (new and old) but explored a few other new areas of the park and also returned to a few favorite locations. Some of my favorite photos from the trip are below, but you may wish to view the entire gallery.
This was my first extensive trip with my new camera, a Canon EOS R5 and also the Canon RF 100-500 lens - both of which are amazing. In addition to the extra 100mm reach over my previous 100-400mm lens, the close focusing distance makes the 100-500mm a pseudo-macro lens and opens up a lot of creative possibilities.
Also, as you may have noticed, our website, photo galleries, and online store (along with a new logo) are now at https://smallscenes.com and no longer Nature Photo Guides (though the old links will still work). We felt a change was needed, and Small Scenes, in addition to being easier to remember, shorter, and more unique, also better represents our photography and philosophy.
“Photographer’s Paradise”
“After the Glow Rush”
“Ode to Cholla”
“Shallow River Blues”
“Welcome to the Crumble”
“Pristine”
“Sticks and Cones”
“Cottonwoods Splendor”
“Conglomerate Craziness”
“Wee Dunes”
“One is Enough”
“Evening Bath”