by Burden, Russ

Keep it Simple: Valley of Fire State Park is located 55 miles northeast of Las Vegas via Interstate 15 and on exit 75.  As with all landscape photography, make sure you are taking the most important pictures at sunrise and sunset. The light is warm in color and it allows the textures and shapes of the subjects to be revealed. Fill the frame with primary photo subjects and make sure the backgrounds are clean and simple. Look in the corners of the frame to make sure there are no distracting elements.