morning through hoodoo window

Tango

c&c welcome
added info: this is Bryce Canyon Utah NP

done with canon 24mm t/s, (shift only used here)

Marc Muench

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anwmn1

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Can you do a little local sharpening on the left and the solitary hoodoo on the right? If so it would be stellar!!

Bryce or Cedar Breaks??

gluwater

Looks like Bryce to me, you can see Thor's Hammer in the lower right. Awesome photo Aaron! I didn't like most of the stuff I got when I was there but this is spectacular.

Karrie McD

Wow, that is beautiful

ian408

Tango

sorry i didnt mention that it was bryce canyon NP southern utah. Nick is correct, that is the top of thors hammer on the right...

thanks all!

maybe next time i can have some drama in the sky?

Tango

gluwater wrote:

Looks like Bryce to me, you can see Thor's Hammer in the lower right. Awesome photo Aaron! I didn't like most of the stuff I got when I was there but this is spectacular.

most of mine from that shoot hit the recycle bin too...:D

Tango

anwmn1 wrote:

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Can you do a little local sharpening on the left and the solitary hoodoo on the right? If so it would be stellar!!

Bryce or Cedar Breaks??

i will see what i can do...!!

bryanj87

This is fantastic.

rwells

Really great shot Aaron

Tango

thanks for the comments All!! it means alot to me!

schmoo

I'm with Marc, but since I dont' have his credentials I'll add more thumbs

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Tango

schmoo wrote:

I'm with Marc, but since I dont' have his credentials I'll add more thumbs

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thanks, speaking of thumbs you should have been there to see me try to work this new t/s lens...haha

schmoo

AaronNelson wrote:

thanks, speaking of thumbs you should have been there to see me try to work this new t/s lens...haha

I know, and I'm still the same, but it makes such nice stars! The TS-Marc is certainly catching.

I love your optimism and humor. Hope to see you at a workshop/shootout soon!

Tango

thanks!
it may be a year or more for me to hit another workshop, im always having to do my work schedule a year in advance. usually before i see any dates for workshops or shootouts...is there any dates out for 2009 that i can schedule for?

here are locations on my list of hopes and dreams, maybe it will give you all ideas...

mayan ruins,
oregon coast,
monument valley,
joshua tree np,

i will need to do dishes at night for the following,

constantinople,
greece ruins,
rhine river,
alps

christinamae

Gorgeous shot!

anwmn1

AaronNelson wrote:

thanks!
it may be a year or more for me to hit another workshop, im always having to do my work schedule a year in advance. usually before i see any dates for workshops or shootouts...is there any dates out for 2009 that i can schedule for?

here are locations on my list of hopes and dreams, maybe it will give you all ideas...

mayan ruins,
oregon coast,
monument valley,
joshua tree np,

i will need to do dishes at night for the following,

constantinople,
greece ruins,
rhine river,
alps

I got a couple local guys near me that are interested in doing Monument Valley. I'll let you know with as muc advance notice as possible.

Oregon coast has been on my list for years and looks like it ain't going to happen in 2009 if I do the other two trips.

Tango

christinamae wrote:

Gorgeous shot!

thank you

Tango

anwmn1 wrote:

I got a couple local guys near me that are interested in doing Monument Valley. I'll let you know with as muc advance notice as possible.

Oregon coast has been on my list for years and looks like it ain't going to happen in 2009 if I do the other two trips.

monument is a place i would like to do during a rainy cloud day (how do i pull that off?)

anyway, i hear monument has local guides that do tours geared to photographers and taking them to the best spots. ever hear of this? think its worth it? or do you believe we would be better off scouting out ourselves?
heck i just want to make sure i can find a compo for sunrise/sunset that hasent been over done.(my usual worry...haha)

let me know and lets get to it.

next week sometime i might go to toroweap overlook (just north of Havasupai on north rim) or bryce canyon..i just cant decide...i only have enough gas money & time for one trip....

pathfinder

Aaron, very nice shot and a great star. I am beginning to see how much better the 24T&S is for stars, than most other lenses. Pointier and sharper, and more distinct.

Regarding Monument Valley, I Nightingale and I shot that on the way back from Bryce and Zion in summer of 2006.

If you want to get the better shots there you must hire a Navaho guide. You can arrange a guide in advance, or sometimes you can hire them at the gate. But you really want one who understands the needs and desires of photographers. It is nice if they have a good 4-wheel drive vehicle also. There is lots and lots and lots of soft, shifting sand, that will bury 2-wheeled veihicles. Ask me how I know about that sometime:D .
You also will be much better off if you can afford to hire one and be their only customer, rather than one of half a dozen photographers.

Monument Valley is all private land and non-escorted visitors are not allowed in most of the areas you really want to shoot from. This is a shot that is unavailable without a guide. If you are not escorted, you will definitely be unwelcome. ( Just like someone decided to picnic in your backyard uninvited.) Non-escorted visitors are restricted to the main road, and only between certain hours - like well after sunrise as I recall.

I used the services of Dan Chee, and he did a great job and was a lot of fun.

Tango

pathfinder wrote:

Aaron, very nice shot and a great star. I am beginning to see how much better the 24T&S is for stars, than most other lenses. Pointier and sharper, and more distinct.

Regarding Monument Valley, I Nightingale and I shot that on the way back from Bryce and Zion in summer of 2006.

If you want to get the better shots there you must hire a Navaho guide. You can arrange a guide in advance, or sometimes you can hire them at the gate. But you really want one who understands the needs and desires of photographers. It is nice if they have a good 4-wheel drive vehicle also. There is lots and lots and lots of soft, shifting sand, that will bury 2-wheeled veihicles. Ask me how I know about that sometime:D .
You also will be much better off if you can afford to hire one and be their only customer, rather than one of half a dozen photographers.

Monument Valley is all private land and non-escorted visitors are not allowed in most of the areas you really want to shoot from. This is a shot that is unavailable without a guide. If you are not escorted, you will definitely be unwelcome. ( Just like someone decided to picnic in your backyard uninvited.) Non-escorted visitors are restricted to the main road, and only between certain hours - like well after sunrise as I recall.

I used the services of Dan Chee, and he did a great job and was a lot of fun.

advice thankfully taken, will do!