These images are from an evening side trip to Dead Horse Point State Park in Utah made while I was camping at Arches with my family in late spring. When I captured these image, I was a little disappointed with the light. I hoped for a spectacular sunset, but a late-day storm largely blocked the setting sun. After reviewing these images, though, I realize that the storm light was a blessing in disguise — I like how these images capture the feeling of the misty storm light.
Incidentally, I did not have time at Dead Horse Point to really do it justice. (One of the hazards of combining a family and photo trip). This is a spectacular park, perched on the edge of a cliff 2000 feed above the Colorado River. I could easily spend several days photographing there. Highly recommended if you’re in Moab.
These is a multi-image panorama of the Monitor and Merrimack buttes, located just outside Dead Horse Point. (By mult-image panorama, I mean that the image is stitched together from several frames in Phtosohop. This image would print 26″ wide at a reasonable resolution). Frankly, the thing I like best about this image is that the subject matter is not a cliche. So many talented photographers have worked the area around Moab that it’s hard to make an image that one hasn’t already seen a million times before. Compositionally, this image is nothing spectacular, but at least the subject matter is fresh.
This is a horizontal view of the same scene as the opening image above. I can’t quite decide if I like this better or if I prefer the monochrome image below.
This is a wider horizontal view of the same scene. I converted it to monochrome and toned it in Photoshop. By zooming out, I changed the focus from the ridge running into the distance to the wash beside the ridge. The image seems a tad bit busy or “unfocused” to me, I still like it.
