May 12, 2010 | Landscape Photography
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Sometimes, I’m just on the rocks which way to turn, really! Our second day of DLWS Moab was just Phenomenal! The light has been simply, nearly, beyond capture it is so gorgeous. Here’s a case in point, the spires you see through Mesa Arch.
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Normally the subject for me is was dictates if I’m going to shoot horizontal or vertical. But the subject here is the light. It’s not the spires but rather the play of light on the spires. The lights filtering through the morning haze and dust plays differently in he scene be it vertical or horizontal and since I couldn’t decide at the time of capture, I took both and more than likely, both will end up to be a favorite. Moral: when in doubt, shoot both!
Mesa Arch was great this morning and for reasons that go way beyond the rocks. But you might have noticed that of late, I’ve been doing a LOT of rock photography between the Sierra, Monument Valley and now Moab. Do rocks affect folks? Well, see what my bud Joe has to say, and show on that matter!
May 11, 2010 | Landscape Photography
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A desert storm, life gets no better. My favorite shot from an incredible morning!
May 11, 2010 | Landscape Photography
And when the clouds broke, they flooded the North Window of Arches with light like I’ve never seen here before. You could hear the comment from the group, “Never seen or knew Moose could move so fast!”
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Photo captured by D3x, 18AF on Lexar UDMA digital film
May 11, 2010 | Landscape Photography
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The morning light was gray, some looked at the ground in despair. But then the clouds broke, the light streamed in and magic came our first morning of DLWS Moab!
May 10, 2010 | Landscape Photography
I really don’t know how long I’ve wanted to go to this spot. Long before I was anybody, long before digital, Sharon & I spent a lot of time with rock art. In fact, for a number of years we had a workshop at the most amazing place in California.
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Way back then we had been told about Newspaper Rock which is on the way to Canyonlands NP. It’s right on the side of the road, you can see it from the road. We drove two hours just to visit it and it was more than worth it! Photographing rock art I’ve always found a challenge, interrupting someone else’s art let alone art we really can’t fully read is a challenge. So I photograph it as an art piece emphasizing those elements that touch me. Newspaper Rock is behind a fence which is smart. To get this shot, I closed the eyepiece of the camera to keep light from going through. I then stretched my arm out as far as I could to so the depth of the wall while focusing in on the warrior taking on the bison. It’s a beautiful wall that I enjoyed just standing and reading. A nice click was a real bonus!
Photo captured by D3s, 18AF on Lexar UDMA digital film
May 10, 2010 | Landscape Photography
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It’s just so bloody easy, just can’t help myself. The camera is set up just at duck for framing. Turn on the MC-36, set the alarm to get up at twilight to turn it all off. Put the images in a folder, run Russell Brown’s script (using Maximize) and you have a star trail. Killer!
Photo captured by D3s, 18AF on Lexar UDMA digital film
