Eternal Fire

One of my favorites from a morning this Nov. at Mesa Arch. The sun's

glow below the arch worked nicely to balance the het under the arch.

And this is repeated on a daily basis, weather permitting. Comments

welcome.

Very beautiful and unique image! The composition is amazing. 7/7a. Best regard.

Beautiful image, very nice lighting and color (7/7 an)

Harry, You did very well with this image. I especailly like to softness of light going away from the point of intrest. Also good job in blocking just enough of the sun as to not loose detail and keep it location known. Looks like a great pace to spend the morning. Charles

LOve this shot Harry, well done!

Thanks Gang - Charles, be prepared for lots of other photographers! Sometimes the peace, quiet, and zen of a place stirrs the creative juices. Here, it is first come, first served! I guess that's why it is so iconic and spectacular. I prefer this time of year when it is not so busy, and the sun rises more at an angle(to the right) to the arch snd creates some nice side lighting.

 

Harry

Beautiful photo. I like the way you kept the top of the arch and also showed some sky above. Most Mesa Arch photos seem to frame the top of the photo with the midpoint of the arch itself. I think showing the whole thing makes that underglow even more spectacular. Each time I was there for sunrise, I was amazed at seeing some photographers almost come to blows about who was standing where and who got there first. It was nasty. A real contradiction to the incredible natural beauty of the scene.

Thanks Andrew - I tried not to look at too many shots before I went, that way I wouldn't have preset compositions in my head-but there are only so many angles you have without getting others in the shot. That's why I try to find unique places off the trails and roads, like many other photographers out there. But I must admit, the site is pretty spectacular. I often thought that images of the arch had pumped up the saturation a bit, but I tried to represent the bright glow as best I could compared to reality. On this morning 3 other photographers were already there and all had set up directly mid arch, and I figured they were going to get the sun rising in there image, but I thought it would be a bit too contrasty. I had the whole right side to myself-no boxing match needed! In the pre-dawn hrs. when the other photographers were tryng to one-up another about their latest publications(really, no joke) I took several shots toward the center of the arch which included the moon "Mirrored Cresents" . I used my head lamp to help illuminated the dark areas of the arch whilethe underside began to glow slightly. One of my favorites.

 

Take care, Harry

I like! Very crisp! It looks very similar to Natural Bridges.

I'm not sure if you were aware of it, but this appeared on the PN homepage under the Daily Sampling images.  It caught my attention right away.  How lucky for you the others 'beat you to it'.  I can't imagine a better shot of this location.  The distant mountain arches so nicely within the large arch, and the glow and lighting are really spectacular.  Bravo on a great image!

Very nice.  The lighting is so dramatic!