America Southwest Part 2 of 2

chrismoore

Finished processing my images from a week of shooting across NV, UT and AZ. I posted a few in Southwest Part 1, and here are the rest of my favs from the trip. Enjoy!

1. "Pillars of Light"
A dazzling display of reflected light on sandstone pillars in this remote slot canyon of the Arizona desert.


2. "Terra Incognita"
Unique sandstone formations reflect sunset light in this remote region of the Arizona desert.


3. "The Forgotten Land"
Monotone rendition of leading lines and sandstone formations in the Vermillion Cliffs wilderness.


4. "Extraterrestrial"
The milky way and rising moon add a subtle glow to this unique landscape in the remote Arizona desert.
Credit to Marc Adamus for showing me this comp.


5. "Tales of the Red Rock"
A simple composition of a barren tree reflected against the sandstone glowing from sunset deep in the Escalante Wilderness.


6. "Inner Glow"
A fascinating study of lines and reflected light in this remote slot canyon in the Arizona desert.


7. "Sandstone Eruption"
The glow of the setting sun creates an explosion of sandstone color in this remote desert region of Arizona.


8. "Aspen Abstract"
Slight intentional camera motion during the exposure creates an abstract image of a forest of aspen trees in several feet of fresh snow.

Doug Solis

Really a stunning series Chris. You are showing your photographic abilities in multiple ways with such a wide variety of color, texture, light and lines. I like them all buddy.

schmoo

Chris, your stuff is always a treat to look at. If possible, I like this set better than the first. It's hard to shoot the landscape of the SW but I think you raised the bar a few more notches.

chrismoore

Really a stunning series Chris. You are showing your photographic abilities in multiple ways with such a wide variety of color, texture, light and lines. I like them all buddy.

Thanks, Doug!

schmoo wrote: »

Chris, your stuff is always a treat to look at. If possible, I like this set better than the first. It's hard to shoot the landscape of the SW but I think you raised the bar a few more notches.

Thanks, Schmoo. These were a little trickier to process so they took a little longer than the first batch.

coscorrosa

Great set, the colors on the first are fantastic! #4 is pretty cool too, I know that would be a tricky one to process and it looks seamless to me. I like the contrast in #5 too, well seen.

stirinthesauce

Amazing!

johnbriner

Such an artistic set. You showed a great variety in color, lines, texture as well as lighting. I like them all, but the image entitled "extraterrestrial" takes the cake for me. Looking forward to see more from you!

bryanj87

These are stunning. Some truly epic shots here.

FlyNavy

Well done. Just amazing!!!

shniks

#3 and #4... Aaaaaaoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! :ivar:ivar:ivar:ivar:ivar:ivar:ivar

Really great series Chris. Me jealous now, me want to go soon on a photoshoot! wink


Cheers,

joe-bob

Great pictures. I just love the southwest.

karlabbott

Chris -- these are amazing! #1 is so beautifully composed that it is most definitely my favorite.

squirl033

these are all very well done, but # 1, 4 and 7 are exceptional! that last one looks like it belongs in a modern art museum. really nice job, Chris! could you be persuaded to tell us which "remote desert region" these were taken in?

chrismoore

Sure Rocky
Copied those descrips from my website. They were from White Pocket, which if you've ever been is pretty remote! Thanks for the comments.

Sexy6Chick

Okay, the lighting in each and every one of these is phenomenal. It's incredibly hard to pick a favorite but I am really drawn to #1.

chrismoore

Thanks for all the comments. #1 was the only "planned" composition--- I was in that slot in November but the azimuth of the sun was such that it didn't make the composition explode. So when I went back last month with that shot in mind, I worked it for about an hour to get it right, with a lot of help from the sun and reflected light. It ended up being my favorite, with #4 my second favorite, just because of how all the compositional elements of the image fall into place-- milky way aligned with peaks, rising moon just enough to cast a faint glow on the foreground. Thanks for all your comments and kind words.

redleash

Stunning work, Chris! Each one has so many possibilities for mood and emotion--and that makes me want to look at them every day. The aspen shot is simply breathtaking--I do feel I am in a museum with this one. Thanks for sharing your wonderful shots.

Lauren

hawkeye978

Stunning set as usual Chris. Love the composition and light in particular in #2 and the tonal range in #3.