Racetrack Playa, a forgotten Star Wars scene

We drove to Death Valley in California, destination Racetrack Playa. This dry lakebed is very remote. To reach it, you drive almost two hours on a terrible dirt road. It's worthwhile. The playa is at 400 feet elevation, and is enclosed by mountains. There is no outlet, so it turns into an icy lake in winter. It island with black rocks called Grandstand. We hiked up on the mountain next to the playa to get a higher vantage point the dry lakebed and island. The people give a sense of scale.

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-- ƒ/9.0, 119 mm, 1/800, 1/3200 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-55210, HDR, 2 RAW exposures, _DSC9405_6_hdr1pho1bal1h.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2021 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

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Taken in: United States / California / Teakettle Junction (show map)

Taken on: April 19, 2021

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Camera: Sony ILCE-6000, f/9.0, 1/800 sec, 119mm (=178mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-6000
Lens:	Sony E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	119mm (35mm equivalent: 178mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	DxO Silver Efex Pro 2 5.0.2.11
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