Posts Tagged ‘Utah’
Wilson Arch
Wilson Arch

Wilson Arch is located about an hour south of Moab, Utah. It is one of the most accessible arches in the area. The parking lot is only a short distance from it. the climb is easy and then one can clamber all around it, This was shot with multiple images due to the intensity of [...]

Looking South
Looking South

This slot canyon was about an hour’s drive from Escalante, Utah. I was all the way back inside and shot towards the light. I had to use about 8 exposures to fill in the variance in light.

The Spotlight Moves
The Spotlight Moves

Light never ceases to amaze me. It travels across a monochrome environment and brings color and texture in unexpected places. It can make a scruffy twig look like a piece of art.

At First Light
At First Light

This image was shot at the Devil’s Garden which is about 15-20 miles south of Escalante, Utah. It is filled with whimsical sandstone formations that are like a Rorschach test for photographers. What made this shot so special for me was how the light reflected off the rock and lit up adjacent areas.

Contrasts
Contrasts

This image was shot on the east side of Capitol Reef, on the road going south to the Water Pocket Fold. The light was so severe that I had to take two images to make a composite. This is one of the least-visited national parks and one of the most facinating.

A Little Light
A Little Light

I recently returned from a trip to northern Arizona and southern Utah. This was a third trip with some good friends. This image was shot about 25 miles east of Boulder, Utah. A perfect day to shoot: the light changed constantly. This is a composite of 2 exposures; the light was too harsh for one.

One of the Mittens
One of the Mittens

Everybody HAS to shoot the Mittens in Monument Valley! This was my attempt to take a slightly fresh approach to the vista.

More Valley Dawn
More Valley Dawn

This was shot about 100 yards from the dawn setup for the Totem Pole shot. We were all cold but the sun was psychologically starting to warm us.

Dawn in Monument Valley
Dawn in Monument Valley

Our guide, Tom, picked us up at 6-an-a-little-am, this was the second set-up after the Totems. The sense of distance was amazing.

A Little more Light
A Little more Light

  Here is the same shot a few minutes later; the sage is visible.

Wasatch Sun
Wasatch Sun

I was visiting one of my best friends in Salt Lake City and he took me to one of his favorite places to watch a sunrise in the mountains. As the sun broke the horizon, the frozen dew shimmered everywhere. The only sound we heard was our breathing and the calls of the ravens,


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I am as passionate about the post processing as I am about the composition. The image is in my heart, not in the lens,
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