Mountains and Clouds off US89, Part 2
I cropped this vertical panorama to a 1×1 aspect ratio- I included both color and B&W versions because I like both, and I think they emphasize different elements of the photograph.
Clouds and Mountains off US89 (Color Panorama #3), Utah (20″x20″)
Clouds and Mountains off US89 (B&W Panorama #3), Utah (20″x20″)
Sandstone Bluffs in Zion East of Tunnel, Part 2
A stream cuts its way through crossbedding in sandstone in Zion National Park.
Stream Cutting through Crossbedding in Sandstone (B&W Panorama #1), Zion National Park, Utah (20″x40″)
Sandstone Bluffs in Zion East of Tunnel
While on a trip to Zion National Park, I hiked up an unmarked slot canyon to see a wall of petroglyphs and visit a slot canyon. The glyphs were amazing, but I was most impressed by the swooping crossbedding in the sandstone leading to towering bluffs and canyon walls.
Cross-Bedding on Sandstone (B&W Panorama #3), Zion National Park, Utah (20″x31″)
Mountains and Clouds off US89
A panorama of late winter clouds and mountains behind a structure and pond east of US89 in central Utah.
Clouds and Mountains off US89 (B&W Panorama #1), Utah (20″x81″)
Sandstone and Cross-Bedding
I love the swooping lines in cross-bedding in sandstone.
Cross-Bedding on Sandstone Bluff near Diana’s Throne (B&W Panorama #1), outside Kanab, Utah (20″x54″)
Cross-Bedding on Sandstone Bluff near Diana’s Throne (Color Panorama #1), outside Kanab, Utah (20″x54″)
Sandstone Bluff near Diana’s Throne, UT
On a work-related trip to Salt Lake City in March, I spent a couple of days between Kanab and Zion National Park exploring a few of the sandstone bluffs north of Kanab while we waited for the flash flood watches/warnings to end so we could hike into a few slot canyons. After spending several years in North Carolina, where most of the rocks are covered in vegetation, I am always impressed by the sheer cliff faces and strata exposed to the casual hiker. I included color and B&W versions of some of the sandstone.
Sandstone Bluff near Diana Throne (B&W Vertical Panorama #1), outside Kanab, Utah (24″x34″)
Sandstone Bluff near Diana Throne (Color Vertical Panorama #1), outside Kanab, Utah (24″x34″)
Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 6
Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #6, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (12″x22″)
Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 5
Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #5, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (12″x22″)
Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 4
Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #4, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (15″x22″)
Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 3
Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #3, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (12″x22″)
Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 2
Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico – couldn’t decide whether I liked the color or B&W version more, so I decided to share both versions.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #2, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (12″x22″)
Winter Clouds over Sandias (Color SF #2, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (12″x22″)
Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 1
Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico – I shared a series of panoramas, but the single-frame images better focus the viewer on certain elements in a photograph.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #1, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (12″x22″)
Winter Clouds over Sandias 2022, Part 4
Final 2022/2023 winter panorama of clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico- full-sized, this print is about two feet tall and 8-9 feet long.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (B&W #6, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (21″108″)
Winter Clouds over Sandias 2022, Part 3
Clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico. I like this panorama quite a bit because the clouds had advanced far enough over the mountains that they don’t exit the frame of the photograph, helping to keep the ‘subject’ in the center of the image, making the edges of the photograph less distracting.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (B&W #3, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (20″x74″)
Winter Clouds over Sandias 2022, Part 2
Clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Winter Clouds and Moon over Sandias (B&W #2, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (18″x66″)
Winter Clouds over Sandias 2022, Part 1
The setting sun casts shadows across the foothills of the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico. I always appreciate when the moon shows up over the clouds- see the upper right corner of the panorama.
Winter Clouds and Moon over Sandias (B&W, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (24″x66″)
Maine Coastline near Freeport, Part 3
Clouds moving over a park and boat launch along the Maine coast. Exposure time: 211 seconds. Shot with a 15-stop ND filter.
Clouds, Trees, and Rocks (B&W#1), outside Freeport, Maine (12″x22.5″)
Maine Coastline near Freeport, Part 2
Clouds moving over a park along the Maine coast. Exposure time: 189 seconds. Shot with a 15-stop ND filter.
Clouds, Trees, and Water (B&W#1), outside Freeport, Maine (15″x22.5″)
Maine Coastline near Freeport, Part 1
Clouds moving over rocks and reeds/grasses along the Maine coast. Exposure time: 211 seconds. Shot with a 15-stop ND filter.
Clouds, Rock, and Water (B&W#2), outside Freeport, Maine (15″x22.5″)
Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier, Part 2
Boards and shadows on the Fishing Pier at Cape Henlopen, Delaware.
Fishing Pier from Top (BW #1), Cape Henlopen, Delaware (14″x22″)
Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier, Part 1
First in a series of the Fishing Pier at Cape Henlopen, Delaware.
Fishing Pier from Side (BW #1), Cape Henlopen, Delaware (12″x21″)
Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse, Part 2
Second in a series of the East End Lighthouse at Cape Henlopen, Delaware. For this image, I decided to put the horizon line in the bottom third of the photograph.
East End Lighthouse (BW #2), Cape Henlopen, Delaware (14″x21″)
Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse, Part 1
First in a series of the East End Lighthouse at Cape Henlopen, Delaware. For this image, I decided to put the horizon line (and lighthouse) right down the middle of the image.
East End Lighthouse (BW #1), Cape Henlopen, Delaware (14″x14″)
Clouds Moving over Blue Ridge Mtns from Pisgah Inn
Morning fog and clouds move over the ridge tops along the Blue Ridge Mountains. Exposure time: 61 seconds.
Moving Clouds over Ridges from Pisgah Inn, Pisgah Forest, NC (10″x22″)
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