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Yeap, the hundreds of shooters left the arch after the “light was gone,” so Joe & I just walked right up to where we wanted to stand, looked at each other, said pretty sweet light and with zero compensation dialed in, just went clicked, smiled the smile of satisfaction and went to have a great breakfast. How sweet it was!
Photo captured by D3x, 18AF on Lexar UDMA digital film
Like moths to a flame, I head towards the light and sometimes, like a guided missal. Mesa Arch has been always very good to me with some of my best ideas being generated by its magic. This morning was no different.
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I wanted a starburst, but just not any old “close down the aperture” kind. At the same time I had a huge range of light. So I had a “What If” thought run through my mind and when I wonder an idea or concept, I now know to follow them. Most of the time they go down in flames, well into the trash at least but this time, I like the results. Now, if I can repeat it, I’ll be happy with the technique and it will be worth sharing. For the moment, we can just enjoy the magic of light!
Photo captured by D3x, 18AF on Lexar UDMA digital film
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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.
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!
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A desert storm, life gets no better. My favorite shot from an incredible morning!
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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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!