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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: chuckn on May 12, 2015, 09:54:22 pm

Title: Rocks (Grand Staircase National Monument)
Post by: chuckn on May 12, 2015, 09:54:22 pm

Took this photograph on a recent backpacking trip to the Grand Staircase. Hiked down Coyote Gulch to Stevens Canyon.

Chuck.

Title: Re: Rocks (Grand Staircase National Monument)
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on May 13, 2015, 03:24:19 am

I like the textures and the tones, well done.

Title: Re: Rocks (Grand Staircase National Monument)
Post by: chuckn on May 13, 2015, 10:04:26 am

Thanks Paulo.

Chuck

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Post by: Enda Cavanagh on May 13, 2015, 10:23:34 am

nice

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Post by: Bob_B on May 13, 2015, 01:13:42 pm

Love those tones and textures!

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Post by: cwood on May 13, 2015, 10:20:03 pm

Nice capture!  FWIW, Coyote Gulch is in Glen Canyon Nat'l Rec. Area although the early part of the hikes in via Redwell or Hurricane trailheads start in Grand Staircase Escalante NM.

Title: Re: Rocks (Grand Staircase National Monument)
Post by: Bruno Gil on May 14, 2015, 06:13:57 am

Nice tones and rock textures

Title: Re: Rocks (Grand Staircase National Monument)
Post by: chuckn on May 14, 2015, 10:03:14 pm

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Cwood, we started the hike from the "Water Tank trailhead" off the hole in the rock road (same road as the Crack trailhead). This trail drops you into the gulch just below Jacob Hamblin Arch. It's very steep, but gets you into the gulch much quicker than from the Red Well or Hurricane trailheads. I have done it both ways. Our goal was to get to Stevens Canyon which begins at the end of Coyote Gulch. We came out the same way.

Chuck.   

Title: Re: Rocks (Grand Staircase National Monument)
Post by: NancyP on May 15, 2015, 06:18:39 pm

Good tonality and composition, congrats.

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Post by: maddogmurph on May 22, 2015, 01:50:22 pm

First look, meh.  Second look (after seeing Nancy's comments) I noticed the background is interesting.  The 'tonality' as she puts it is nice.  Perhaps it's something to do with the bush a little overbearing that gave me the first impression?  I can't place it.

Title: Re: Rocks (Grand Staircase National Monument)
Post by: luxborealis on May 23, 2015, 07:50:26 am

I'm like Maddog in that, at first glance, I wasn't captured, but after a few moments I realized how much I was enjoying all the angles and details and tones as I made my way from foreground to background and back again. I think a title like "Broken" might work.

I can't imagine all the amazing photo ops in this location from what I've seen from you, Chuck, and others over the years. It's on my bucket list! Thanks for sharing!