Ben_Coffman
Through the alien's eye
Like much of my night photography, this is a twisted take on a classic: Turret Arch as seen through North Window. But like Ol' Blue Eyes, I had to do it my way.
Worth noting in this photo was the night's wild airglow, which was prevalent on a few nights at around this time.
And just a little backstory, because I can't resist. I had met a friend (Jake Rogers) at the Balanced Rock area, where a couple of other photographers had just showed up as we were leaving. As we were talking by our car, one of the photographers came over for some small talk. I mentioned that we were leaving Balanced Rock, so that they could have the place to themselves. With that, Jake and I left. In my rear view mirror I noticed that the other two photographers were getting back in their vehicles. They ended up following us over to the Windows area (where these arches are) and following us ALL THE WAY UP THE TRAIL TO THIS LOCATION. If you've ever shot this location, you'll know that this is not a very large area. It was kind of a surreal moment. They were far enough behind us (both while we were driving and while we were hiking) that I kept thinking, "There's no way they're just following us, right?" Well, they were. Right up to a tiny little ledge, where they managed to wedge themselves in right next to us after spraying their lights all over. There was literally no one else at Balanced Rock, Double Arch, or several other arches on the way there.
What's up with that, anyway?
Through the alien's eye
Like much of my night photography, this is a twisted take on a classic: Turret Arch as seen through North Window. But like Ol' Blue Eyes, I had to do it my way.
Worth noting in this photo was the night's wild airglow, which was prevalent on a few nights at around this time.
And just a little backstory, because I can't resist. I had met a friend (Jake Rogers) at the Balanced Rock area, where a couple of other photographers had just showed up as we were leaving. As we were talking by our car, one of the photographers came over for some small talk. I mentioned that we were leaving Balanced Rock, so that they could have the place to themselves. With that, Jake and I left. In my rear view mirror I noticed that the other two photographers were getting back in their vehicles. They ended up following us over to the Windows area (where these arches are) and following us ALL THE WAY UP THE TRAIL TO THIS LOCATION. If you've ever shot this location, you'll know that this is not a very large area. It was kind of a surreal moment. They were far enough behind us (both while we were driving and while we were hiking) that I kept thinking, "There's no way they're just following us, right?" Well, they were. Right up to a tiny little ledge, where they managed to wedge themselves in right next to us after spraying their lights all over. There was literally no one else at Balanced Rock, Double Arch, or several other arches on the way there.
What's up with that, anyway?