Death Valley gets so hot the road seems like it can start to melt. Here the winding asphalt road bends and turns tortuously through gritty terrain. The road smells fresh and its blackness of tar feels sticky. Everything cooks in the midday heat. Plants look bleached and the sun is blinding. Holding up my camera I could feel some relief from the shade behind my Nikon. Clicked this shot with infrared black and white film with a high red filter. When I look at this shot as part of me seems cultured and sees amazing compositions, tones, and contrast. Then the inner child in me hears “Beep Beep” as I imagine Road Runner turbulently roaring by evading near death from faulty “ACME” devices.
Linh Vien Thai is Amerasian, born in Dalat, South Vietnam, where he continued to lived during the war. He left for the U.S. and is now an American living in Tokyo. He enjoys adventure traveling and doing what’s right to make the world a better place.
