The Southwestern Sun
'Earthen Walls..' Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM - The remains of Mission Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Porciúncula de los Pecos, a Spanish mission near the pueblo built in the early 17th century.
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'Atop the Kiva..' Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM - The remains of Mission Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Porciúncula de los Pecos, a Spanish mission near the pueblo built in the early 17th century.
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'Adobe architecture..' Fine examples of arched entranceways.. Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM - The remains of Mission Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Porciúncula de los Pecos, a Spanish mission near the pueblo built in the early 17th century.
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'Floor of Stone..' Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM - The remains of Mission Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Porciúncula de los Pecos, a Spanish mission near the pueblo built in the early 17th century.
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'Adobe architecture..' Fine examples of arched entranceways.. Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM - The remains of Mission Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Porciúncula de los Pecos, a Spanish mission near the pueblo built in the early 17th century.
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"View West..' Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM - The remains of Mission Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Porciúncula de los Pecos, a Spanish mission near the pueblo built in the early 17th century.
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'An afternoon sun illuminates the interior of a ceremonial Kiva..' Pecos National Historical Park, Pecos, NM - On the site of the remains of Mission Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Porciúncula de los Pecos, a Spanish mission near the pueblo built in the early 17th century.
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Flow...
The land of Red Dirt and the awesome slots - Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon. A three exposure HDR..
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The land of Red Dirt and the awesome slots - Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon. A three exposure HDR..
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The land of Red Dirt and the awesome slots - Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon. A three exposure HDR..
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Light...
The land of Red Dirt and the awesome slots - Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon. Black and White Three exposure HDR..
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Warm Hues...
The land of Red Dirt and the awesome slots - Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon. A three exposure HDR..
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Sandstone Afire...
The land of Red Dirt and the awesome slots - Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon. A three exposure HDR..
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Walls of Gold...
The land of Red Dirt and the awesome slots - Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon. A three exposure HDR..
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Textures & Contrasts...
The land of Red Dirt and the awesome slots - Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon. Black and White - Three exposure HDR..
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'Cloud Dance...'
Desert View, Grand Canyon
As the weather turned from partly cloudy to full-on rain, Mother Nature presented us with a show we've never quite witnessed before. Three Image Set - 1/800 s ~ 1/200 s @ f/11, ISO 200, EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM @ 70 mm. NIK HDR EfexPro 2 - Custom Profile, NIK Viviza adjustments. LouisAnnImage© All Rights Reserved 2013 LouisAnnImage
'Three Sisters of Sedona...'
Three Exposure HDR - Canon 7D, 1/160 s, 1/80 s, 1/40 s @ f/13, ISO 100, EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM @ 24mm. NIK HDR Efex Pro 2 - Custom Profile, NIK Viviza - Control Point adjustments for alternate blue renderings. All Rights Reserved 2013 LouisAnnImage
'Flat Rock at Red Rock...'
Along the banks of Oak Creek at Red Rock State Park, Sedona, Arizona. Cathedral Rock backs up this shot. A three exposure HDR compilation.
Canon 7D, 1/100 s, 1/50 s, 1/25 s @ f/10, Raw, Sigma 10-20mm 1:4 - 5.6 DC HSM @ 10mm. NIK HDR Efex Pro 2, Custom Profile.
'Cathedral Rock - From the forest...'
Red Rock State Park, Sedona, Arizona. Not the iconic view shot while standing in the water of Oak Creek Crossing... Rather we walked into the meadow to the north and found a forested foreground we liked. Note: If you venture to Sedona seeking to shoot Cathedral Rock from the Crossing, make plans for an evening shoot. Yes, the park closes well before sundown and you may have to be creative, but the Cathedral will be front lit and your sky's behind will be darker. And if you go in the fall rainy season, you may be rewarded with some rainbow action.. A three exposure compilation. Canon 7D, 1/250 s, 1/125 s, 1/60 s @ f/10, ISO 100 EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 70 mm.
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'Montezuma's Castle...'
Really a must-see while in the Sedona area, this easy-to-access, native American wonder was so worth the side-trip.
About a half hour south of Sedona near Camp Verde, along Bever Creek, this National Monument (since 1906) is one of the best preserved Cliff Dwellings in North America. Built and used by the Pre-Columbian Sinagua people, It was occupied from approximately 1100-1425 AD, it's occupation peaking around 1300 AD. A sofisticated complex, the structure comprises 20 rooms on 5 levels (floors) and was likely occupied by about 50 people. Carved in the limestone cliff, the Sinagua were courageous builders - using primative tools for construction and accessing the entire site by ladders. We really do not know exactly why the Sinagua abandoned the complex, but their ancestors still live in the region. Several Hopi Clans trace their roots to the Sinagua and the Beaver Creek area. Neither part of the monument's name is correct. The Sinaqua dwelling was abandoned 100 years before Montezuma was born and the Dwellings were not a castle. It was more like a "prehistoric high rise apartment complex". ~ Paraphrased from Wikipedia
A three exposure HDR, 1/800s, 1/400 s, 1/200 s, ISO 100, f/9, EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM @ 26 mm
Cathedral Rock Reflection - Rainpool Framed Inversion, Oak Creek, Sedona, Arizona - Three Exposure HDR
'Split-rail Meadow...' That's Cathedral Rock to the right.. From Verde Valley School Road, Northwest of the town of Oak Creek,
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Rain at Desert View, above the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona
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God's Palatte - The brilliance of an afternoon sun illuminates the edge of the desert - Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, West Central New Mexico.
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'The Window & I...' Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico
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Golden Fields - Oasis in the Desert, Bosque del Apache NWR, NM
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The sun breaks at Mesa Arch, Version II - Where few tread...
Our #1 'Bucket List' location... Yes, there's no shortage of images of this scene, here on SM or elsewhere. Every image has a different feel, season or perspective - but all are spectacular. But still, we needed our own view. I've long dreamed of standing here to photograph what is likely the most familiar southwestern sunrise view ever published. Red and I planned two mornings and two evenings in Moab, UT. to be sure we could visit Mesa Arch first in the daytime, to plan and scout our our sunrise return. Approximately a quarter-mile hike from the Islands in the Sky Mesa Arch trailhead in Canyonlands National Park, getting to the arch and staking claim to a decent tripod spot meant departing Moab at about 4:30 AM for a 7:00ish sunrise. We had read that some mornings, 40+ tripods are fighting for a view - when in reality, only about 3 spots provide a perfect perspective. We were early enough to claim one of those 3! So, for about an hour - with sunrise at the halfway point, we composed and bracket-shot about 450 images from which to work both single and HDR images. Shifting from our 10-20MM to our 24-70MM we went about feverishly capturing the ever changing scene. Funny thing though... we'd like to return and do this again - without a camera... and just soak it all in.
Viewed in 'Largest Size' you will see 'Washer Woman Arch.' She's the left of two formations rising from the valley floor - just left of image-center. A rock appearing as a woman wearing a long dress working her wash - facing the sun.. The arch is more visable of course, if viewed from further south (right) looking back northward (left.)
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Some ask why the bottom of the arch glows so.. As the sunlight illuminates the red earth of the cliff below the arch and then bounces upward, it strikes the bottom of the arch and creates the mystical red/orange glow...
Thanks,
HB
Petroglyphs - Capital Reef NP- near Torrey, UT
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Aspen Grove, Dixie National Forest, Utah
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Aspen Grove, Dixie National Forest, Utah
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Aspen Grove, Dixie National Forest, Utah
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Aspen Grove, Dixie National Forest, Utah
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Arches NP, Moab, UT
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The land of Red Dirt and the awesome slots - Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon. A three exposure HDR..
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The High Road - Dixie National Forest, Scenic Byway 12, South of Torrey, Utah.
Pinyon Pine Cone & Pine Nuts.. Capital Reef National Park - Torrey, Utah
Aspen in Black & White...
Dixie National Forest, above the Scenic Byway 12, south of Torrey, Utah.
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The last red colors of dusk settle on the western faces of the Monuments. The land of BIg Sky and Long Shadows. Monument Valley, Navajo Tribal Park, AZ
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Capital Reef National Park - Torrey, Utah
The land of Red Dirt and the awesome slots - Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon. A three exposure HDR..
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HDR - Horseshoe Bend - Colorado River at Glen Canyon, Page, AZ
3 exposure HDR. Everyone needs to experience this place. How inspiring it was for Red and I to sit on the edge of the earth and watch this sunset unfold before us..
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