Description: This is one of a series of
photographs I took in Death Valley of the sand dunes in the first light of morning. I
wanted to capture the almost skin-like textures and the abstract shapes formed by the
shadows and sunlit areas of the dunes. The Panamint Mountains make a great backdrop for
the dunes. I used the Pentax 6x7 rollfilm camera on this trip, as it has the largest
rollfilm negative available and is easier to handle on the dunes.