black and white challenge #1

I have been nominated by Marketa for the black and white challenge. To post five black and white pictures. You know me, I am a color guy, you won't find a lot of black and white images in my portfolio. However, I have accepted the challenge! It will give me the opportunity to go through my library (it is allowed!) and maybe even to process few of the newer ones in BW only...

OK, So here we go, #1. My all time favorite - Naked ladies, aka unbelievable morning sand dunes in absolutely unique and stunning Death Valley, CA!



Bol som nominovaný Markétou do Čiernobielej výzvy. Musím sa pochváliť piatimi svojimi čiernobielymi zábermi. Ako ma poznáte, som oveľa viacej na farby, nenájdete veľa ČB záberov v mojom portfóliu. Ale možno práve preto som výzvu prijal! Aspoň mi to dá priležitosť si prejsť portfólio (to je dovolené!) a možno aj spracovať niekoľko novších úlovkov do čiernobiela...

OK, takže, záber #1. Moja dlhodobá favoritka - Nahé ženské, alebo neuveriteľné ranné pieskové duny v jedinečnom Death Valley v Kalifornii!

star trails (how did you do that?)

My trip to Death Valley was an exceptional one with a hundreds of fantastic shots I'm so proud of it. But one of all hundreds is a very specific and personal, as I've tried for the first ever star trail photo (and left my camera alone in the middle of nowhere for whole night!)
As I've received many "how did you do that?!", here's a short "how I did that" ;)
Môj výlet do Death Valley v Kalifornii bol úžasný a doniesol som si stamadiaľ stovky fotografií, na ktoré som vážne pyšný. Ale jedna z tej kopy je obzvlášť špecifická, nakoľko som si po prvýkrát vyskúšal fotenie nočného pohybu hviezd (v angličtine Star Trail photography) - a nechal svoj foťák celú noc len tak napospas uprostred púšte!
Keďže som dostal kopec dotazov "ako si to vlastne urobil?", tak tu je skrátený popis "ako som to urobil" ;)

death and alive (aka death valley, california)

What a place! I think I can say I've traveled a lot, but what I have seen in Death Valley - that was breath-taking. Within a few square kilometers you can find mountains, sand dunes, deepest place on the north hemisphere, moving rocks... There is no mobile phone signal and GPS will usually gets you lost ;) And on the top of that - sleeping deprivation! Waking up at 4am to pick up my beloved camera left in the desert for star-trail shots and still shooting at 1.30am in the night (21 hours later) in the Ghost Town, in the middle of nowhere. After a while of processing, the best of Death Valley full gallery is here.
Fun, fun, fun! Thanks Scotty and Jenny for support...