Willis Canyon

[singlepic id=1235 w=480 float=left] I was all excited to post a few more pictures of the slot canyons in Grand Staircase Escalante, but as it turns out, I have already posted what I thought were the best shots back here.  None the less here’s one more… this is Willis Canyon. … Continue reading →

Navajo Arch

[singlepic id=1233 w=480 float=left] Back to Arches, because I was told that this should be today’s picture.  This is from inside Navajo Arch.  We were there just after rain, so there was a small pond going on.  I was able to get past the water, thanks in part to waterproof… Continue reading →

Bull Valley Gorge

[singlepic id=1232 h=480 float=left] I skipped over a chunk of the Zion Narrows and Grand Canyon pictures because, though they were very cool places to hike, we were not there at a time of day that really made good photos.  This one is from Bull Valley Gorge, a small slot… Continue reading →

Arches Primitive Trail 2

[singlepic id=1231 w=480 float=left] Like the picture from Wednesday, there’s nothing specifically important about this picture, it’s the 180 view from the location of the picture from Wednesday. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 17-85mm @ 24mm, f/8.0, various shutter, ISO 100.

Future Arches

[singlepic id=1230 w=480 float=left] A shot out past the horn on one of the fins with some people on top for scale.  I don’t remember the geological details, but these fins come into existence when the softer rock erodes from between them and then arches come into existence when there… Continue reading →

Arches Primitive Trail

[singlepic id=1229 w=480 float=left] There’s nothing specifically important about this picture.  It was taken at the end of a hike as we were coming off the “primitive trail” out of the fins in Arches National Park.  It’s a pretty obvious HDR shot, but in this case I think that’s OK,… Continue reading →

Balanced Rock

[singlepic id=1228 w=480 float=left] Happy St. Patrick’s day… here’s a picture that has absolutely nothing to do with that. I posted a very similar picture previously, but this truly is a different shot.  Taken at the very tail end of sunset when only the distant mountains were catching the pink… Continue reading →

Double Arch

[singlepic id=1226 w=480 float=left] I’ve posted a couple shots that were very similar to this one before, specifically back here.  This one is a more naturally processed single exposure as opposed to the composite of seven exposures previously.  The previous version is HDRed to excess, and while fun to make… Continue reading →