Dean M. Chriss
Photography
Technicolor Terrain, Funeral Mountains, Death Valley National Park

Technicolor Terrain, Funeral Mountains, Death Valley National Park

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Under normal conditions oxidizing minerals produce some fantastic colors in this seldom visited part of Death Valley's Funeral Mountains. When the colored earth is soaked by rain and illuminated by the soft light of a cloudy sky, the colors can become amazingly intense.