Between the Parks - SW Tour - 4
Apr 10, 2018 19:51:09 #
Time to wrap this thing up. These last images I want to share all caught me by surprise. Having never seen these places personally before, I really didn't know what I would find.
First; I suspect that every landscape photographer is familiar with Horseshoe Bend near Page, AZ. I thought I was. Every shot I had seen of it showed good tonal range and detail. But when I arrived near sun-up on the only day I could visit, I found the tonal range to be impossible. I did what I could with it.
Second' Goosenecks State Park. I had thought that I'd be OK with a 17mm focal length on my FF camera. When I got there, I was really sorry not to have my 12-24mm with me.
Finally; Wilson Arch. 24miles south of Moab on my way to Monument Valley, I came upon the arch just off Rt191. There had been an over night snow storm and the setting was magical.
First; I suspect that every landscape photographer is familiar with Horseshoe Bend near Page, AZ. I thought I was. Every shot I had seen of it showed good tonal range and detail. But when I arrived near sun-up on the only day I could visit, I found the tonal range to be impossible. I did what I could with it.
Second' Goosenecks State Park. I had thought that I'd be OK with a 17mm focal length on my FF camera. When I got there, I was really sorry not to have my 12-24mm with me.
Finally; Wilson Arch. 24miles south of Moab on my way to Monument Valley, I came upon the arch just off Rt191. There had been an over night snow storm and the setting was magical.
Horseshoe Bend in very harsh light.
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Cloud briefly blocks the sun
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Goosenecks on the Left
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Goosenecks on the Right
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Image of a better prepared shooter-from the NET
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Wilson Arch - first view
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Standing on Rt 191
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Got a bit closer
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Looky - Looky
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Apr 10, 2018 20:21:15 #
Very nicely done. You can't always have the optimum lighting when you visit somewhere, and you did admirably with what you had to work with. I love seeing Wilson Arch with snow on it. The snow really makes it stand out.
Apr 11, 2018 04:32:19 #
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Apr 11, 2018 07:25:23 #
AuntieM wrote:
Very nicely done. You can't always have the optimum lighting when you visit somewhere, and you did admirably with what you had to work with. I love seeing Wilson Arch with snow on it. The snow really makes it stand out.
Wow, AuntieM. Thanks again for your very kind words. Yes, when I left Moab there wasn't any snow in sight. Caught up with it just a couple miles before I saw the arch. Just looked up and said "Thank-you."
Apr 11, 2018 07:27:46 #
timm27 wrote:
Snow looks great. Stitching time 😉
Thanks, timm. It's nice to get lucky like that now and again.
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