A few selections from Zion

coscorrosa

I was in Zion National Park for five nights this past week hoping to catch some fall colors, they didn't start to turn until just before I left (and should be at peak now), but even without them, it was an amazing experience.

#1: Sunset in Zion Canyon



#2: The Virgin River Narrows



#3: Wall Street in the Virgin River Narrows



#4: Sandstone on the Zion Plateau



#5: The Watchman at Sunset



#6: Star Trails on the Zion Plateau



#7: The Subway



#8: The Subway



#9: The Subway



#10: Cascades along North Creek

bryanj87

Fan-freakin-tastic shots. Wow.

MileHighAko

Congratulations on some fantastic photographs. #7 & #9 catch my eye the most - the green color is wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

TreyHoff

Great Shots! You were all over the place and must have hiked 10-15 miles! The Subway shots are wonderful. How was the hike in?....I've been considering it.

coscorrosa

bryanj87 wrote: »

Fan-freakin-tastic shots. Wow.

Thanks Bryan, I wish I had more than 5 nights, there's still a lot of shots left that I want to try and a few I want to try over. I guess I'll have to save it for next year.

MileHighAko wrote: »

Congratulations on some fantastic photographs. #7 & #9 catch my eye the most - the green color is wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks, the Subway is really cool, it looked better on this trip than my previous visit last September.

TreyHoff wrote: »

Great Shots! You were all over the place and must have hiked 10-15 miles! The Subway shots are wonderful. How was the hike in?....I've been considering it.

Well... the hike isn't too difficult from a physical standpoint (not a lot of elevation gain). The trail isn't really maintained, there's just a bunch of paths that people have made over time, and in some places there is no path. There is some rock and boulder hopping too, and you have to criss cross the creek numerous times (it's never more than knee deep and you can usually navigate across without getting more than your feet wet). I would recommend that you bring trekking poles for balance and speed. As long as you just continue upstream you'll be OK, you'll come to the cascades in #10 and then a few minutes later you'll be at the Subway. I don't remember how long it took, something like 2-2.5 hours each way. You'll have to stop by the visitor center and get a permit, but I've never had a problem getting one for the next day, but I haven't gone during peak season.

Enlightphoto

Ah...Zion; how can you go wrong. All are very nice. For me, Startrails is over the top sweet.

jamesl

Awesome, really awesome! The subway shots are so cool. I need to get back up there sometime soon.

sgonen

Superb!

Awais Yaqub

Really cool set, Ron!

Doug Solis

Great set Ron. Love your take on the Subway, it is on my bucket list, although I best do it before i get too old as it is a bit of a hike as you mentioned. Love the swirls.

eMOJO

Awesome shots and a great series as always Ron... well done

coscorrosa

Enlightphoto wrote: »

Ah...Zion; how can you go wrong. All are very nice. For me, Startrails is over the top sweet.

Thanks, I wish I would have taken some more star trails but the light pollution was crazy, it was only after I got home that I thought of converting it to B&W and neutralizing that!

jamesl wrote: »

Awesome, really awesome! The subway shots are so cool. I need to get back up there sometime soon.

So do I. 5 days is just long enough to learn what I should have done differently and too short to do anything about it!

sgonen wrote: »

Superb!

Thanks!

Awais Yaqub wrote: »

Really cool set, Ron!

Thanks Awais!

Doug Solis wrote: »

Great set Ron. Love your take on the Subway, it is on my bucket list, although I best do it before i get too old as it is a bit of a hike as you mentioned. Love the swirls.

I wouldn't be intimidated by the hike, just take your time, get there early, bring a lot of water, and expect that the trail won't be visible for half of it

eMOJO wrote: »

Awesome shots and a great series as always Ron... well done

Thanks!

JimKarczewski

Nice work.

Hoping next time I go there I can do the Subway hike. No chance in hell I could do it while there due to medical issues. Ugh.. Fun fun..

Makes me want to jump in the car and head back that way... that's for sure.

schmoo

Ron, setting the standards for yet another part of the US!

Blackwood

Lub the subway shots (and all of them).

Thanks!

Secluded Valley

Awesome shots Ron! #9 is my favorite; I like the color and the movement of the leaves in the water.

Kristine

kdog

Great shots, Ron!!! 5 days, huh? I bet you still have a ton of shots to process.

coscorrosa

JimKarczewski wrote: »

Nice work.

Hoping next time I go there I can do the Subway hike. No chance in hell I could do it while there due to medical issues. Ugh.. Fun fun..

Makes me want to jump in the car and head back that way... that's for sure.

I want to do that too, although it's a 15 hour drive (I've done it before!). The Narrows hike is a lot of fun too.

schmoo wrote: »

Ron, setting the standards for yet another part of the US!

Thanks, I really want to go back and try a few more of these shots out and a few new ones I didn't get to but were thinking about. You would think 5 days would be long enough but it's just enough to make you want more.

Blackwood wrote: »

Lub the subway shots (and all of them).

Thanks!

Thanks, it's definitely a cool spot.

Yellowstonegirl wrote: »

Awesome shots Ron! #9 is my favorite; I like the color and the movement of the leaves in the water.

Kristine

I really need to get an ND filter, sometimes f/22 @ ISO 50 isn't long enough

kdog wrote: »

Great shots, Ron!!! 5 days, huh? I bet you still have a ton of shots to process.

There's a few "complicated" shots (exposure blends) I haven't got to yet and maybe a few others. All of these shots were single shot exposures. I really want to go back to the SW again.

jackiejay

I really enjoy looking at youre work you've got game:)Beautiful set:)

JimKarczewski

coscorrosa wrote: »

I want to do that too, although it's a 15 hour drive (I've done it before!). The Narrows hike is a lot of fun too.

Thanks, I really want to go back and try a few more of these shots out and a few new ones I didn't get to but were thinking about. You would think 5 days would be long enough but it's just enough to make you want more.

Just 15 hours? Heh, it takes me that just to get to Denver. 27 hours from Chicago to Zion. If it were 15, I think I'd do it more.

Wish I had 5 days there, had 2. So all I did was the lower/middle/upper pools and those were OK, but by no means the narrows or Subway.

ront

Incredible photos Ron!! All are great, but I really like The Watchman in #5!! Very nice colors and compositions!

Ron

CanonFan

I love the silky look.