Nov 2, 2011 | Landscape Photography
Many folks walked up and asked, “What’s the money shot?” When I said I was just happy to be here on this glorious morning and not in the office, they looked very disappointed. When I explained again that just because I appear at a location the photo Gods don’t magically turn on the lights. So as I ventured deeper into Double Arch, more of its massive size was revealed. How do you show that, you need something for scale. Feeling the same way as I do about just being out, my dear friend Joe Sliger of Wacom ventured up into the Arch and said hello to the morning. I think he pretty much made my money shot for the morning, giving me not only scale, but a celebration of life!
Nov 2, 2011 | Landscape Photography
In all my years of coming to Arches, I’ve never experienced Double Arch at sunrise. This year I decided I was going to and I can tell you, I will do it many times in the future. It did not disappoint! As you might imagine as the sun rises the light get’s hard quickly. So before the sun hit, I made some clicks as I walked up to the Arch. I ventured with just two lenses, the 14-24AFS and 16Fish. The Arch is BIG so WIDE was a must.
When the sun hit, you had many options. I shot it straight and used the shadow as a graphic element. I kinda like this series but I don’t think I worked it to its fullest. I think there is a lot more potential here that another visit requires. But the Arch had much more to offer!
Nov 1, 2011 | Landscape Photography
Clear skies, no moon and a romantic landscape, perfect recipe for setting up The Box(I never leave home without it) and produce the story. Shot off the back porch of our room at the The Red Cliff Room in Moad. While this 1800 image capture was being made, I was in the classroom wishing I was watching it live. Enjoy!
Oct 31, 2011 | Landscape Photography
I went to one side of the Arch, got real close again with an ultra wide angle, shooting 9 image HDR handheld and finished with CEP4 and like it. Great little 10min shoot. I like those that produce fun and solid clicks!
Oct 31, 2011 | Landscape Photography
Chris in his wonder jacket was perfect for a sense of scale. Now you know the arch isn’t really big. Now Chris looks small in the frame, that’s in part because he didn’t want to be a model. It was also to show scale and still say big. I took that further by shooting with a 16Fish. Why isn’t Chris bowing shooting with that lens? He is dead center as is the horizon line so there is no bowing. Oh yeah, it’s a 9 image handheld HDR as well. Scale is captured, how about pizazz?
Photo captured by D3s, 16Fish on Lexar UDMA digital film
Oct 31, 2011 | Landscape Photography
We decided to check out Sand Dune Arch even though the sun was pretty high in the sky. It turned out to be the perfect time, if you don’t mind doing a 9 image handheld HDR. The tops of the rocks were in full sun, the bottom in total shade. Shooting a 9 image HDR you know that range of light was huge. Photomatic Pro had no problem assembling the parts and then the rest of the finishing was done in PS. The one problem? No sense of size, no sense of wonder. Can that be fixed?
Photos captured by D3s, 16Fish on Lexar UDMA digital film
