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Nearly everyone who visits Arches National Park takes this photo, and sunset is the best time. There were easily a dozen tripods next to mine, we had a problem with a trouble making tourist, who was getting in the way of our photos, but he moved away eventually.
This one taken at sunset.
Back in the Obedient Plant Bed to Snag this Swallowtail making a house call. Thanks for the Look and have a great week.
To be able to find beauty in small things makes it possible for you to find beauty in everything.
Location: central Arkansas. Wildflower, Infrared macro, June/2009.
Photo # DSC_0353.
(c) Kelly Shipp Photography.
A number of years ago one of my friends stopped by my apartment on his way back from Yosemite. He had just gotten a dSLR and showed me some of his photos. I was blown away and immediately went and bought my first camera. Over the years he stopped taking photos while I started to really get interested in photography. Last year he decided to pick up his camera again and we started an annual autumn photo trip. This year we found ourselves in Moab, Utah for a visit to Arches, Canyonlands and Monument Valley.
As soon as I told Phill Monson that I'd be in town he quickly used my visit as an excuse to get away from the wife and kids and met us in Arches with his brother-in-law Jeff. We hiked up to Delicate Arch for sunset and tried to find a spot that avoided the large crowd that had also gathered. The skies had been clear all day and I had no expectations for shooting Delicate Arch but as the sun began to set a thin layer of clouds rolled in and surprisingly picked up the orange color of the setting sun. The sky is still boring but at least there was a thin layer of color.
Just as the sun dropped below the horizon a young couple made their way down to the arch despite nearly a hundred people yelling at them to get out of the way. As soon as the man got down on one knee the crowd changed from angry yells to encouraging cheers. We all were on hand to photograph their engagement. If you don't believe that this actually happened, you can just ask Phill!!! I only wish that I had gotten their e-mail address so I could send them this photo.
Nikon D800 w/Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8 ED-IF AF-S:
17mm, f/14, 15 sec, ISO 125
A second photo immediately after at 1/10 sec to freeze the couple
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Delicate Arch is located at the end of a moderately strenuous, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) hiking trail from the parking area at Wolfe Ranch. Taking thirty to forty-five minutes each way, the round trip is slightly more than 3 mi (4.8 km) long and the Arch is completely hidden from view on this trail.
The first third of the hike is through rugged, brushy terrain and gains slightly in elevation. The middle third of the hike is along the face of an exposed slickrock outcrop and is strenuous due to the gain in elevation, but offers better views of the geology in the salt valley. Cairns (piles of rocks) have been placed by visitors and park staff to roughly suggest the otherwise unmarked trail to the top, yet visitors tend to wander all over the huge expanse of completely exposed sandstone. The latter third of the trail is the most rugged, as hikers have now nearly reached the "top" of the plateau. The Arch is still invisible, and the trail runs around outcrops, through washes and between stands of twisted brush and trees. The trail may be easier to follow, but meanders as parts become muddy and difficult to walk through. During the 2004 fall season, the trail clearly followed the left (northern) side of the plateau, and brought visitors along a narrow shelf nearly 150 ft (46 m) above a dry wash.
The arch comes into view suddenly around a corner in the trail and frames the La Sal Mountains to the southeast. The immediate area around the Arch offers views of the southern expanse of the park, and has unguarded cliffs plunging one hundred feet or more
"Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower."
Hans Christian Andersen
Arches National Park - Delicate Arch in the late afternoon light. I was lucky to have a clear view on the La Sal Mountains
Another shot of the tall grasses in our front garden, covered in water drops from the morning's mist. The background is in fact the dull driveway!
Long exposure at the Delicate Arch, one of the most famous of the approximately 2000 natural sandstone arches in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, United states of America.
An early start for this trip up to Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, Utah. We hadn't made the hike up here during the day so this was quite the adventure attempting to find this place in the absolute darkness of the early morning. After a 2am start and a few wrong turns we made it up here as you don't see this arch until you are pretty much right on top of it. What an amazing place to be at that time of day/night as it can be quite busy up here for sunset, I think we choose the right time as we were the only ones there. Did a few shots of the night sky but no milky way as it wasn't quite in the right place and as this arch is perched right on the top of a mountain with very steep drop offs on either side its difficult to know where you're going in the dark when you've not been up here before. Just as it was getting light the chipmunks seemed to come out of nowhere and were quite happy to share our cereal bars with us!
This flower was placed next to a grave in the cemetery of the Abbey of St. Joseph in Covington, Louisiana
While in Arches National Park last week I packed my timelapse gear and hiked up to Delicate Arch to shoot a timelapse. This was the clearest night while I was in the park. There were quite a few little clouds that passed through but nothing that completely covered the sky. I think the timelapse will look cool when I get a chance to render out the video.
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"Then there are shadblow & delicate anemones, about the time of the cherry blossoms; the brief glory of the apple orchards follows; & then the thronging dogwoods fill the forests with their radiance; & so flowers follow flowers until the springtime splendor closes with the laurel & the evanescent, honey-sweet locust bloom."
-Theodore Roosevelt, 26th American President (1858-1919).
Shadblow Serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) Also called Shadbush. Another common name is Juneberry because it has edible berries that ripen in June. We have not had a chance to taste them because the birds get to them before they are fully ripe.
Another dreary day so I'm in need of some color. No idea what this little flower is, but it sure is bright and cheery.
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