November 2010 Calendar Wallpaper is Here! “Turret Arch Red IV,” Arches National Park, Utah
A few days ago, I got a call from the Gallery Coordinator at Shirlington Library in Arlington, Virginia. Turns out that she had seen my May 2010 “Of Fairytale Kingdoms” fine art photography exhibit over at Arlington Public Library, Central Branch. She enjoyed it so much that she put me on her list and called [...]
Great Falls Sunset: Vision Doesn’t End with the Click of the Shutter
I’ve been contemplating the image-creation process this week, as I work on a series of images of Great Falls. I thought I’d share some of my musings about the three essential steps to great image-making: Step 1: Defining your vision for the image and the message you want to convey, be it beauty… drama… majesty… [...]
Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 13: Arches National Park, End-of-the-Road
Alas, this is our last morning in Utah before heading home to Washington, DC, so we definitely had to get up for the sunrise. Of all the places we’ve seen around Moab, I must say that Turret Arch by the North and South Windows is my hands down favorite. It’s where we started on Day [...]
Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 12: Arches National Park and Behind-The-Rocks, Moab, aka, Day of the Fruitless Search for Mystical Tukuhnikivats
We’re exshausted, having spent the afternoon on a wild goose – or should I say wild arch – chase through the Moab wilderness. We were searching for that most mystical of arches, Tukuhnikivats, the unpronouncable. No one we asked had ever heard of it, not the park rangers at Arches National Park nor the woman who [...]
Utah Road Trips, Day 8: Zion National Park and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument
With yesterday’s AWESOME fiery Zion sunset, we were totally motivated to get up early this morning, hopeful for an incredible sunrise. Alas, it was not to be. It was already snowing when the alarm sounded at 6 AM. We still rushed to get ready and out in the hopes of a clearing, but no, mother nature taunted [...]
Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 7: Zion National Park
This has got to be my best photography day yet on this trip. Remember I said a few days ago that I couldn’t imagine Zion being more spectacular than Bryce? Well, today was absolutely incredible. We went up the Weeping Rock trail, which was pretty icy. At one point there was an ice landslide covering [...]
Utah Parks Road Trip, Day 3: Bryce Canyon
Today, we visited Inspiration Point, Bryce Point, and Sunset Point. In the afternoon, we hiked the 2.2 mile, 1.5 hour Navajo loop from Sunset Point down into the canyon. The snow is deep, but just a few icy points on the path. Not bad if you go down on the left side of the loop and [...]
Utah Parks Road Trip: Day 1, Arches National Park
It’s finally time for our Christmas-New Years Southern Parks of Utah Road Trip! You never would have thought it would take 4 days to get from DC to Utah, but it’s already worth it! In case you didn’t hear, the DC area’s biggest snowstorm in years and years and years dumped more than 2 feet [...]