While walking around and exploring the Bisti Badlands with a view looking to the south to some eroded formations present in this part of Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area.
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While walking around and exploring the Bisti Badlands with a view looking to the south to some eroded formations present in this part of Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area.
A setting looking to the east-northeast while taking in views across eroded formations and buttes in this northern Arizona high desert landscape. This is at the Monument Valley Tribal Park Visitor Center with a view looking to West Mitten and East Mitten, from image left to right. My thought on composing this image was to symmetrically center the two formations and have a leveled-on view with the horizon, balancing the earth-tones in the lower portion of the image with the blues in the skies above.
While walking around the Pueblo Bonito area of Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The view is looking to the north through a set of passageways. My thought in composing the image was to align myself, so that I could capture one passageway after the other through the sets of walls. I liked the look as it kind of reminded me of a mirror view I’ve come across, where you see a mirror and then another mirror within that mirror, and then another mirror, looking off into the setting.
While walking and exploring the Pueblo Bonito area with a view looking to the southeast at some walls and ruins present in this part of Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
While at the Montezuma Valley Overlook with a view looking to the north-northeast to the Knife Edge and previous park entrance. This is in Mesa Verde National Park. What I wanted to capture with this image was a layered look from the nearby rubber rabbitbrush wildflowers to the backdrop of the rock formations and side of the ridge off in the distance.
A setting looking to the north-northeast while taking in views of sandstone formations white at an overlook along the main tribal park road. This is in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. Brighams Tomb, Stagecoach, Sentinel Mesa, and West Mitten are present in the image as a distant backdrop.
I chose to work with Aurora HDR Pro to better bring that complete color setting in the image. I later exported a TIFF image to DxO PhotoLab 7 where I did some final adjustments with contrast, saturation and brightness for the final image.
A setting looking to the south while taking in views across eroded formations and sandstone buttes in this southern Utah high desert landscape. This is at a roadside pullout along U.S. Highway 163 with a view looking to Brighams Tomb, Stagecoach, and King-on-his-Throne.
While on the 700 Years Tour with a view looking to the northeast from Sun Point View. The cliff dwellings and ruins on the other side of the Fewkes Canyon are of the Cliff Palace. This is in Mesa Verde National Park.
A setting looking to the south while taking in views across a mountain valley with evergreen trees present in this part of the San Juan National Forest. This was at a roadside pullout along US Route 550 (San Juan Skyway Scenic and Historic Byway) in southeastern Colorado. Off in the distance are the ridges and peaks of the San Juan and Needle Mountains with Mount Garfield in the image center, more or less.
A setting looking to the north while taking in views to nearby cliff dwellings of the Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park. This was while on the 700 Years Tour.
A setting looking to the southwest while taking in views across eroded and adobe formations present in this part of the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area. My thought on composing this image was to angle my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward and bring out a sweeping view across this landscape. I felt there were layers present with the nearby flatness to my front and bluffs off in the distance. I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 7 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.
A setting looking to the west while taking in views and hiking the Knife Edge Trail in Mesa Verde National Park. The setting is across the Montezuma Valley with ridges and peaks of the Ute Mountain Area off in the distance (Ute Peak).
While walking around and exploring the Bisti Badlands with a view looking to the north-northeast to some eroded formations present in this part of Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area.
While at an overlook viewpoint at the Monument Valley Tribal Park Visitor Center with a view looking to the northeast to other sandstone formations and buttes of in the distance. This is in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.
A setting looking to the northeast while taking in views across Fewkes Canyon to the cliff dwellings present in this part of Mesa Verde National Park. This was while on the 700 Years Tour with an overlook view from the Sun Point View. What I wanted to do in composing this image was to find a medium focal length in centering the cliff dwelling off in the distance, while still including enough of the surrounding national park landscape to add to the setting in the image. Metering the image properly was one thing I had to keep in mind in not blowing any of the highlights in those portions of the setting caught in sunlight while still being able to pull the more shadowed areas behind the cliff walls later in post-production without any color cast.
While staying at the Elk Trace Bed & Breakfast in the area around Pagosa Springs, Colorado, one Saturday morning. The setting is to the northeast in front of the main porch area with a view looking to ridges and peaks of the East-Central San Juan Mountains.
While at the Soda Canyon Overlook with a view looking to the south-southwest to the Balcony House ruins off in the distance. This is in Mesa Verde National Park.
While standing in front of a small field of rubber rabbitbrush at the Mancos Valley Overlook. This is in Mesa Verde National Park with a view to the south.
While taking in a view outside the visitor center at a sculpture and exhibit in Mesa Verde National Park. The setting is looking to the west with a backdrop of blue skies sunshine. The art display and sculpture is of the Ancestral Puebloan people as one climbed the cliff walls with foot and hand holds to get to their dwellings.