Sunrise at the Polygons, Badwater Basin, Death Valley

Badwater Basin is a salt flatbed that is beneath the face of the Black

Mountains that contains the lowest elevation in North America at 86 meters

(282 ft) below sea level. Located in Death Valley, California, these

hexagonal saucers are formed after the salty pan begins to dry and the

salty crystals expand. Taken a little past five in the morning on a dry and

very windy situation that topples a tripod left alone standing. Thank you for

your visit. Please click image for larger view.

First I thought is broken ice,but after I saw the large view and your text all is clear.Nice result for this point of view,sharp and clear from foreground to bg,I like too the contrast  with sunrise colors.

BR

Great looking image. You got some really nice color in the sky and I also like the composition you chose with the uplifted portion going through the image like a snake. 

Very nice point of view. Interesting sky colours. Great shot of this unique place. Perfectly done!

A perfect shot! Light, color and composition all are awesome. A monitor issue may be, but i feel the larger version a little over sharpened. Need to be verified by others. Congrats for this inspiring photo. Bravo.

Hamid.

...compliments for this great composition, like from another planet!

Wonderful interpretation, perspective and treatment of this desolation!

Beautiful sky with lunar like foreground makes for a profound image.Well done.

Strange "footprints" in this fantastic scenario, well done! Regards.

Great landscape...i love how it leads you to the incredible sunrise...regards....David

Great details of the patterns, and dof is controlled very well. Very nice image.

Great!  Very shart and good foreground, nice sky.  Best Regards,

I really like your point of view here!  Cheers!

beautiful photo!

Radu, Jordan, Pawel & Grazyna, Hamid, Maurizio, Phil, John, Joao, David Rabinowitz, Yang, Wanghan, Panayotis & David Rossien,

 

Thank you for your visits and I appreciate your comments/remarks.

Best regards to all!

 

Lester

I have been there and the walk out is enough to get your blood flowing. It's definitely a great place to photograph and your perspective is a great take on a very interesting place. Well done, Lester!