Bryce Canyon: Shades of Red

This photograph was taken last week at Bryce Canyon National Park

just as the sun was coming up. Little did I know that within 24

hours, Bryce Canyon will be covered with more then a foot of snow.

All comments and rating are welcome.

Wow!

 

And you can see the cold moving in from the distance. Great shot.

Love the crop on this--I'm guessing you used a pretty long lens. Nice job. I was out there in July, but I didn't post any of my shots 'til now. One of my shots is in my "Landscape" folder if you'd like to see it. Yours probably looks great up on the wall. cc

The problem with all of these images is that they're ALL fairly decent, but ALL of them also appear to be photographed from the same lookout point. But...I have sat in this countryside by myself, munching goodies and it sure is quite an experience.

Jay...you are travelling!! Wonderful shot!!! Jay touch is there, clearly visible! Perfect exposure, colors are just fantastic!I see the heading "Utah&Arizona for the folder, bring it on Jay...! I will be waiting to see more! And some may say this is a commonly shot area...but this one is different because of the time it was exposed,then exposure itself, the colors in the sky etc...7/7.

Impressive composition the one that you have obtained. Incredible net colors of to place expectacular.

The very good depth of field.

Regards.

The photograph was taken from Inspiration Point looking towards Northeast. In winter the trails leading down to the Canyon are often closed (as was the case when I was there) due to ice and snow build up. This was just a scouting trip for me...I will go back there again to photograph rest of the Bryce Canyon.

The photo is just stunning!

very nice perspective of the canion. Well done Jay. Pnina

Spectacular, amazing landscape, beautiful colours and very sharp. Excellent job congratulation.

Excellent!!!!

Two stops down may have made it more dramatic. Now it is just a maze of whatsits. Not a clear and strict composition. Heck, if u used a fisheye, you could have captured another million whatsits..but it still would not be strict and clear...

Gorgeous landscape. Sharp and clear, most beautiful indee?d the shades of red and the contrast of warm and cold colors. Congrats, Carsten

Wonderful view!

Thanks everyone for stopping by and taking time to critique this photograph.

Sure looks great Jay..kinda hard to really judge it at the posted size, for me anyhow. Very pretty.

Compositionally, I would prefer to see the base of the hoodoos at the lower edge, even if it meant seeing less of the sky.

I decided to take Thomas Turk's suggestion and selectively (preserving the shadow details as much as possible) reduce the exposure for this image. I rather like the result.

Thanks for all your comments.

Both versions are wonderful and the 2nd version looks deeper, more dimensional.

Version 2 Jay..any input on the small size?

I used to put up larger version on photo.net, but due to advancement in upsizing technology, I limit my size of the photograph. But, I will sell you a large print for a small fee. :-))

Both images are beautiful, but I tend to favor version 2 more. An outstanding photo. Cheers, Sondra

Jay, I vote for version 2.

Jay, the tweaked version you uploaded (by Mr. Turks' suggestion) is a serious improvement. The lighter version was hard on the eyes--the darkened version really brings out definition in the rock formations. Also, loading a larger file would be nice, too.

 

As someone else noted, these shots of Bryce are fairly unoriginal (I have several in my Utah and Nevada folder. But it's hard not to photograph Bryce on a beautiful early morning, since it's so beautiful and photogenic. My last trip there I shared Inspiration Point with five, hungover (at about 5:30 AM) Aussie Harley Riders who were fascinated by my Hasselblad, light meter, etc., though they were more concerned about the supply of women in Santa Fe, where they were planning to spend the next night.

 

That's probably too much information, but with photography, often times the memory of shared experiences make photos mean more.

 

Nice shot!

HaHa!! That is quite a story...I visited Bryce 24 hours later it was in middle of a snow storm and the scene looked totatly different. There were only about 10 people in the whole park and the road to Inspiration Point was closed due to heavy snow. The whole park looked specatcular in snow and overcast sky. I even ended up taking photos for the families who were there in the park.