Arches National Park

Andy

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Hi team :wave

After the Wild Utah Workshop, I spent some time in Arches NP with Marc Muench and David Rosenthal. To say we had a good time would be the understatement of the year! Here are a couple that I'm still working on

This first one, well, we were sitting there, high up in the cave, and for a long time, we though that we'd just get "the good light" ... but for about 2 minutes, just before the sun dipped down below the horizon (which is out that window behind Marc), we were treated to the most amazing light show I've ever witnessed.

Sunset, Three Arches

Exif, here. Shot with Canon 5D and Canon 24mm Tilt Shift. This is six exposures, portrait-orientation. I used the shift action of the lens to get myself the composition I wanted (top-bottom then left-right). Stitched in Photoshop CS3 Photomerge.






Sunrise Panorama


Exif here. Shot with Canon 5D and Canon 24mm Tilt Shift. This is 21 files, portrait-orientation. Stiched in Photoshop CS3 Photomerge. The full file is about 150 megapixels, and over 1.5Gb in the PSD form. Click the photo to get a larger version for viewing.

Enjoy (landscape) photography,

Ann McRae

Awesome!bow

If I may, I am wondering bout eliminating some of the window on the right behind Marc. It is just a tad bright, drawing the eye from that amazing cloud formation. It might not work, just thought I'd mention it.

ann

Andy

Ann McRae wrote:

Awesome!bow

If I may, I am wondering bout eliminating some of the window on the right behind Marc. It is just a tad bright, drawing the eye from that amazing cloud formation. It might not work, just thought I'd mention it.

ann

Hi Ann thanks! I thought about that. But one of the things I've learned from Marc, in "big" scenes like this, is that the viewer has time to "poke around" and so there's room for multiple areas of interest. I also felt it very important to show where the amazing light is coming from, and how much of it there was. It's new for me, too - but I quite like it It's an interesting scene, and image, and there are lots of ways to present it. Thanks so much for your really good, thought-provoking comment, I really appreciate it.

DavidTO

I had such a great time. And I really didn't get all that many shots this trip. Not sure what was going on, but my ratio was low. The most frustrating thing for me was that I didn't "find" shots. I got some shots that were right there in front of me, but I wasn't connecting to what was around me and finding that unique shot that was all mine. Ah, well. At least I'm learning!!!

So, sitting next to Andy, this is what I got:



On this one I'm still trying to figure out how to get across the scale and the amazing light on the rocks, lower right. It's not an image that does well when viewed small.

ShepsMom

Stunning images, what can i say but "Bravo!!"

kriyababaji

Great shots Andy, I love the pano. Is that the bottom part of an arch that we are seeing in the pano? Where is Arches are these formations?

Great work, I will have to join guys the next workshop that you do, Utah sounded like a great time.

Shane

DavidTO

kriyababaji wrote:

Great shots Andy, I love the pano. Is that the bottom part of an arch that we are seeing in the pano? Where is Arches are these formations?

Great work, I will have to join guys the next workshop that you do, Utah sounded like a great time.

Shane

That shot that Andy and I both have is from 3 Arches. It's an arch you're looking out, an arch to the left, where the light is coming from, and an arch above, like a skylight. Very cool spot.

JillG

I agree with Shepsmom stunning shots.. Gotta tell ya, it took a while for me to find Marc . Had no idea of the scale out there !

Jill

Trish323

Wow!!! So much detail in the rock. Truly amazing place! I love seeing every shot; I have yet to visit there!

Nikolai

Nice!
Three of you in the Arches NP... That's a recipe for a nuclear blast!
My only grudge is that I could not be there with you
Great shooting!

DavidTO

DavidTO wrote:

That shot that Andy and I both have is from 3 Arches. It's an arch you're looking out, an arch to the left, where the light is coming from, and an arch above, like a skylight. Very cool spot.

Here's a couple more shots to show what I'm talking about:




looking straight up:



It's just too much picture to get in one shot!!!

ChrisJ

Stunning shots! I like both interpretations of the 3 Arches. This is definitely high on my list of National Parks to visit.

So when is the Tilt/Shift tutorial being posted?

Nikolai

ChrisJ wrote:

Stunning shots! I like both interpretations of the 3 Arches. This is definitely high on my list of National Parks to visit.

So when is the Tilt/Shift tutorial being posted?

Arches is an awesome place. You can spend your life there and get different shot every morning/evening...

As to T/S - it's a highly specialized item, not many people can afford it. I did use it for last smugmug shootout (and the post shootout that included Arches:-), then I had to sell it since I could not afford to keep it

DavidTO

Nikolai wrote:

As to T/S - it's a highly specialized item

It's less specialized than you might think. The way Marc uses it would benefit any landscape photographer. So yes, wedding photogs might not need it, but landscapers should all carry one, IMO.

Nikolai

DavidTO wrote:

It's less specialized than you might think. The way Marc uses it would benefit any landscape photographer. So yes, wedding photogs might not need it, but landscapers should all carry one, IMO.

Yes, David, that what I has just said: it's special.
Landscape and Architecture only.
Too damn expensive for a johnny-shoot-all type of shooting most of us do (guilty as charged:-)
Especially if you consider the fact it's a prime. So, technically, a serious landscaper should be in need of all three of its incarnations (24mm, 45mm and 90mm), each being about a grand.
If this is not special, I don't know what is.

DavidTO

Nikolai wrote:

Yes, David, that what I has just said: it's special.
Landscape and Architecture only.
Too damn expensive for a johnny-shoot-all type of shooting most of us do (guilty as charged:-)
Especially if you consider the fact it's a prime. So, technically, a serious landscaper should be in need of all three of its incarnations (24mm, 45mm and 90mm), each being about a grand.
If this is not special, I don't know what is.

I don't see any need for the other sizes for landscape. But I've yet to shoot with one. What I do know is that Marc is no slouch, and all he has is the 24. I will have one by the time I get to Glacier.

Nikolai

DavidTO wrote:

I don't see any need for the other sizes for landscape. But I've yet to shoot with one. What I do know is that Marc is no slouch, and all he has is the 24. I will have one by the time I get to Glacier.

IIRC, he has the others, too :-), but I can be easily confused.
And, BTW, if you are to get one, I'll ask you to share when in Glacier:-)

schmoo

Andy and David,

That is indeed some beautiful scenery! It looks like a bomb went off in the sky there. Excellent use of Marc in the scene (I always figured he was good for something other than comedic value and advice!)

erich6

Awesome pictures through the Arches. I liked the way David's version preserved the highlights in the background but I like Andy's rendering of the foreground.

That pano is absolutely stunning. Way to go Andy!

Erich

Andy

ShepsMom wrote:

Stunning images, what can i say but "Bravo!!"

Thanks so much!

Albert Dickson

Brilliant Work
It looks like a tremendous trip.

Andy

schmooo wrote:

Andy and David,

That is indeed some beautiful scenery! It looks like a bomb went off in the sky there. Excellent use of Marc in the scene (I always figured he was good for something other than comedic value and advice!)

DesertRat

erich6 wrote:

Awesome pictures through the Arches. I liked the way David's version preserved the highlights in the background but I like Andy's rendering of the foreground.

That pano is absolutely stunning. Way to go Andy!

Erich

What he said! I would like to see an exposure midway between.

Mike

gfxartist

WOW. That truly sums it up for me. Amazing photographs!!