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As I'd begun to plan this trip with the many stops at national parks and monuments, a co-worker had mentioned this as a place worthy of a stop. For this image, I focused on one section that seemed to be covered from edge to edge with stories and art. I felt that that best captured the idea for this monument. Anyone could then image all the stories and history being written and told...
The names of two CEP filters I used after making some initial adjustments in Capture NX2. The first was a Midnight CEP filter (with a linear gradient lessening to the image right) and then a Reflector Effects across that to give a golden hour appearance of a late afternoon view from a setting sun.
With another image at this point, I'd pulled back on the focal length as I'd wanted to capture a wider angle view that one typically see when wide-eye. Here I zoomed in to focus on this one tree. I decided to keep it to the left for a number of reasons. One was the road right next to it. Another was to have it as something of a frame an anchor to catch the eye. The eyes would then be lead off to the far off mesas. The color contrasts would also add another element to the image with the yellows and greens in the bottom of the image to the browns and reds of the mesas. The blue skies above would then be the final color contrast to complete the image and setting along the Indian Creek Corridor Scenic Byway.
I decided to zoom in with the focal length and capture this view looking across the valley between mesas. While shadows were cast across this valley, mesas off in the distance were bathed in the light of the early morning sun.
A roadside pulloff along Utah State Route 211 with a view looking to the south to awe inspiring views of mesas and buttes in this open valley along the Indian Creek Corridor. Talking with some people in Canyonlands National Park, I was made aware that this area is what was designated as part of Bears Ears National Monument...truly a beautiful view to take in and hopefully to remain with this designation. This area is currently under the BLM and the prominent mesa in the image is a Wilderness Study Area.
So having discussed what this area is, how did I capture it? I used a technique I've come to depend on with many landscape image and a wide angle view. I just angle my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward and include more of the foreground to let the eye sweep across until it comes across the prominent setting I wanted the image to focus. With the image itself, I did some adjustments in Capture NX2 with color and contrast and then exported a TIFF image to use in NIK CEP 4. I found a Sunlight filter best enhanced this setting and brought out a better complement of hues and colors with browns and reds on the mesa walls.
Indian Creek at Indian Creek Falls having a flash flood after heavy rains on the BLM lands near Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
Indian Creek at Indian Creek Falls having a flash flood after heavy rains on the BLM lands near Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
Cowboys are often seen herding cattle on Dugout Ranch, a Nature Conservancy working ranch now devoted to the scientific study of lad management, near the Neeles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
Indian Creek at Indian Creek Falls having a flash flood after heavy rains on the BLM lands near Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
Cowboys are often seen herding cattle on Dugout Ranch, a Nature Conservancy working ranch now devoted to the scientific study of lad management, near the Neeles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
Indian Creek at Indian Creek Falls filled with water after a flash flood after heavy rains on the BLM lands near Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
Indian Creek at Indian Creek Falls having a flash flood after heavy rains on the BLM lands near Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
Cowboys are often seen herding cattle on Dugout Ranch, a Nature Conservancy working ranch now devoted to the scientific study of lad management, near the Neeles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
Cowboys are often seen herding cattle on Dugout Ranch, a Nature Conservancy working ranch now devoted to the scientific study of lad management, near the Neeles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
Indian Creek at Indian Creek Falls having a flash flood after heavy rains on the BLM lands near Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
Indian Creek at Indian Creek Falls having a flash flood after heavy rains on the BLM lands near Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
Cowboys are often seen herding cattle on Dugout Ranch, a Nature Conservancy working ranch now devoted to the scientific study of lad management, near the Neeles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
Cowboys are often seen herding cattle on Dugout Ranch, a Nature Conservancy working ranch now devoted to the scientific study of lad management, near the Neeles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
Indian Creek at Indian Creek Falls filled with water after a flash flood after heavy rains on the BLM lands near Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA
Cowboys are often seen herding cattle on Dugout Ranch, a Nature Conservancy working ranch now devoted to the scientific study of lad management, near the Neeles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA