Natures abstract painting
Looking down at the Bentonite Hills during the early morning blue hour.
According to the National Park Service "The Bentonite Hills appear as softly-contoured, banded hills in varying hues of brown, red, purple, gray, and green. The hills are composed of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation. This layer was formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes. Bentonite clay (altered volcanic ash) absorbs water and becomes very slick and gummy when wet, making vehicle or foot travel difficult or impossible. Repeated cycles of absorbing water and then drying results in a popcorn-like appearance on the clay's surface."
This area is easily disturbed and takes years to recover from foot traffic making using a drone the perfect way of photographing it.
I visited this area the day before and realized I really needed to come at blue hour to get the most out of the landscape. After going through my photos I realized that a better way of shooting this area would be to look at it using Google Earth first and then make a plan on what areas you want to shoot so that when you are there you are not wasting time during blue hour just shooting anything that looks good, which there is a lot of.
If you are in the area, this is worth the look but its not easy to get to and if you do not want to go the long way around you will need to cross a small river, make sure you vehicle can make it and the water isn't to deep.
Natures abstract painting
Looking down at the Bentonite Hills during the early morning blue hour.
According to the National Park Service "The Bentonite Hills appear as softly-contoured, banded hills in varying hues of brown, red, purple, gray, and green. The hills are composed of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation. This layer was formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes. Bentonite clay (altered volcanic ash) absorbs water and becomes very slick and gummy when wet, making vehicle or foot travel difficult or impossible. Repeated cycles of absorbing water and then drying results in a popcorn-like appearance on the clay's surface."
This area is easily disturbed and takes years to recover from foot traffic making using a drone the perfect way of photographing it.
I visited this area the day before and realized I really needed to come at blue hour to get the most out of the landscape. After going through my photos I realized that a better way of shooting this area would be to look at it using Google Earth first and then make a plan on what areas you want to shoot so that when you are there you are not wasting time during blue hour just shooting anything that looks good, which there is a lot of.
If you are in the area, this is worth the look but its not easy to get to and if you do not want to go the long way around you will need to cross a small river, make sure you vehicle can make it and the water isn't to deep.