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shot with Nikon 60mm f/2.8G ED AF-S on Nikon 1 J1 fitted with Nikon FT-1 F-Mount Adapter Death Valley is an amazing place to visit but not all of us have the time/means to take in everything this incredible landscape has to offer. Even if one gets a chance to wander around here for only few days, one should feel blessed. Just like all National Parks, Death Valley has its share of iconic landmarks that most landscape photographers try to have pictures of in their portfolios. Each of the following (except the last one) is a short distance from Furnace Creek: Zabriskie Point (sunrise) Artist's Palette (sunset) Salt flats at Badwater (sunrise) Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes (sunrise/sunset) The Racetrack (sunrise/sunset) The Racetrack is about 70 miles from Furnace Creek. The last 25 miles takes two hours or more of (cautious, slow) driving on a dirt road. Although a high clearance vehicle is recommended, do not let that stop you from going there if all you have is a car (as l

shot with Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED AF-S on Nikon D200 with multiple off-camera Yongnuo 560 ii and Yongnuo 560 flashes triggered by Yongnuo RF-603 N1 Transceiver s. I've been asked " What camera should I buy? " so many times, I decided to post my answer here. Warning: If you're expecting a specific answer to this question, I am sure you will be disappointed. Please feel free to click away. My answer is a bunch questions that will, I hope, put you on a path to informed decision. (I am assuming you're looking at getting a digital camera, not a film camera.) If you have a phone camera, isn't it helping make images you're trying to make? What do you find lacking in your phone camera? Is this going to be your first digital camera? Or, an upgrade from your current one? If an upgrade, what is lacking in the camera you already have that is preventing you from making images you wish to make with it? How important is compactness ? (Notice I did not use po