Daily Photo – Mesquite Flat

The perspective is deceptive and the effort it took to climb this dune in Mesquite Flat, Desert Valley, is not represented in this serene shot. A view to the north with the sun already below the horizon to my left, I wondered how this tree branch came to be here and how long it had resided on top of this dune. I can’t believe it was placed here by nature so I’ve come to think that someone else, someone more fit than I, hauled it up here.

Photo Recipe
Exposure: ISO 100: 0.3 sec at f/22
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III (B&H)
Lens: Canon EF17-35mm f/2.8L USM (Replaced by EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens (B&H)
Tripod: Gitzo GT3531 6X Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs – Supports 39.6 lbs (18kg) (B&H)
Ball Head: BH-55 LR: Full-sized ballhead with LR (Really Right Stuff)
Processing: Lightroom, Photoshop, Nik Color Efex Pro 4.0