Deserts panoramic photos, gigapixels and 360 panoramas

Sunrise at Joshua Tree

Will Pearson — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:00:25 +0000

Here you can explore a Joshua Tree 360. This was captured at sunrise around the solstice, with the surrounding Joshua trees casting long shadows on the desert floor. Where two deserts join, travellers are met by a landscape peppered with fantastical trees. “Their stiff and ungraceful form makes them to the traveler the most repulsive […]

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Alabama Hills: Sunset

Will Pearson — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 11:17:03 +0000

Having weathered the storm I captured this sunset later on the same day. You can see the stormy clouds over the Alabama Hills in an earlier shot taken from the same location.

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Alabama Hills: Thunder Storm

Will Pearson — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 10:49:47 +0000

Arriving here after a drive along Movie Flat Road you quickly understand why this area has become a favourite location for many filmmakers. The rugged, barren and geologically diverse landscape can be seen in hundreds of films, from classic westerns like The Lone Ranger to more recent films, including Iron Man and Gladiator. The Alabama […]

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54.4˚C at Trona Pinnacles

Will Pearson — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:20:44 +0000

I knew it was going to be a hot day taking Trona Pinnacles photos in the Mojave Desert, Southern California, but I hadn’t anticipated quite how hot. We clocked the temperature at 54.4C (130 F). This is only a couple of degrees centigrade off the all-time world record temperature (56.7C or 134 F), registered at […]

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The Devil’s Cornfield, Death Valley

Will Pearson — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:22:34 +0000

Death Valley is a place of extremes. In the USA it holds records for these extremes: the hottest place (134°F / 56.7°C), the lowest place (86m below sea level), the darkest night sky in the USA. Since being designated as a National Monument, Death Valley has grown to 3.4 million acres, and is one of […]

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Zabriskie Point

Will Pearson — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:44:03 +0000

Zabriskie Point is a dramatic natural feature in Death Valley, California, formed by sediment from an ancient lake, long since dried up. Named after the vice-president of the Pacific Coast Borax Company, it was made famous as the location of the love scene in Antonioni’s 1970 film, Zabriskie Point.

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Black Rock City, Nevada

Will Pearson — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:55:29 +0000

Each year, people from around the world gather to ‘burn the man’ deep in the Nevada Desert. A temporary city – Black Rock City – springs up to house all of these people, who are all exhorted to ‘leave no trace’ on the desert landscape. The Burning Man Festival is loosely, a festival of art, […]

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