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I tried to get the classic shot with the nice glow underneath, but there were way too many clouds. The sun peaked through the clouds for a second for this shot. I'll have to go back.
I know, I know...it is somewhat of a cliche, but you can't go to Canyonlands NP and NOT shoot this image at Mesa Arch. Plan to share some real estate with fellow photographers from all over the world while you're there - the arch is actually pretty small. Beautiful part of the country.
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Another of the pueblos. They built these facing so they would be shaded in the summer and sunny in the winter. All had a stream in the groto so they had running water and it was easy to defend if attacked. They had ladders they could pull in. They farmed on the floor of the valley or on top of the mesa. Best viewed large or original.
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The Mesa arch is a pothole arch on the eastern edge of the Island in the Sky mesa in Canyonlands National Park, and is a spectacular natural stone arch perched at the edge of a cliff with vast views. Access is via a relatively easy hiking trail, just a half-mile long from the park road.
Winter here is pretty cold in the morning, and if you think on an exceptionally cold winter morning in February, you will be all alone, then you will be wrong! Granted it is not as crowded as it is during high summer months when astrophotographers hog this location, but we had a sizeable crowd to contend with :)
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Canyonlands National Park is a U.S. National Park located in eastern Utah near the city of Moab and preserves a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River, the Green River, and their respective tributaries. The rivers divide the park into four districts: the Island in the Sky, the Needles, the Maze and the rivers themselves. While these areas share a primitive desert atmosphere, each retains its own character. The park covers 527.5 square miles (1,366 km2). Canyons are carved into the Colorado Plateau by the Colorado River and Green River. Author Edward Abbey, a frequent visitor, described the Canyonlands as "the most weird, wonderful, magical place on earth—there is nothing else like it anywhere."
Canyonlands is a popular recreational destination. Over 400,000 people visited the park in 2008. The geography of the park is well suited to a number of different recreational uses. Hikers, mountain bikers, backpackers, and four-wheelers all enjoy traversing the rugged, remote trails within the Park. Rafters and kayakers float the calm stretches of the Green River and Colorado River above the confluence. Below the confluence Cataract Canyon contains powerful whitewater rapids, similar to those found in the Grand Canyon.
The Island in Sky district, with its proximity to the Moab, Utah area, attracts the majority (59 percent) of park users. The Needles district is the second most visited, drawing 35 percent of visitors. The rivers within the park and the remote Maze district each only account for 3 percent of park visitation.
Political compromise at the time of the park's creation limited the protected area to an arbitrary portion of the Canyonlands basin. Conservationists hope to complete the park by bringing the boundaries up to the high sandstone rims that form the natural border of the Canyonlands landscape.
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Shooting at a place like Mesa Arch during prime light can be annoying. I've avoided this place for a couple years because of that. For some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to shoot the Milky Way here. The place has gotta be deserted at 4 am, right? Wrong!
As I got to the parking lot, there was already a handful of cars there. When I got closer to the arch, I could see someone was conducting a photography workshop. Immediately, one of the participants yelled at me to turn off my headlamp, haha. I set up off to the side of them, since they were not too welcoming of me, and watched them struggle to light paint the arch over and over with a flashlight that was way too bright. Every now and then one of the participants would fire up her humongous cell phone and ruin my shot, haha. I should have told them they'd have more luck painting with her phone, but I was being entertained. I hope they got their $1000 worth.
This photo is made from one exposure for the sky (~25 seconds, 1600 iso) and one for the arch (74 seconds, 3200 iso). All the light on the arch is natural. Thanks for looking.
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Rock mesas and spires recede into this distance in this shot taken shortly after sunrise at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
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Although you have to battle the crowds of photographers and other people who come to witness a surnise at this popular location, seeing a good sunrise here is truly a spectacular sight. This was my first time here, and I doubt I would be going back due to the heavy traffic the location gets, but I love to see such beauty in nature, even if it is only once.
It is hard to explain the phenomenon to those who have not been there, but I will do my best to try. The massive rock Mesa Arch spans across from left to right, offering a view of the canyon walls and floor down below through the arch opening. As the sun rises in the horizon, the warm glow of the suns rays are reflected by the rock on the underside of the arch, giving off the bright orange glow you see here. In the right conditions the glow is quite intense and beautiful to see, and you can also witness the light beams through the haze in the canyon valley.
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The arch is right on the edge of a 500-foot cliff, part of a 1,200-foot drop into Buck Canyon. Many photographers get a sunrise pic from this vantage point, but I just couldn’t bring myself to get out of bed to get the capture.
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Sunrise at Mesa Arch, Canyonlands NP.
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Blue Mesa is part of the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. We happened upon this location late afternoon, and practically had the place to ourselves.
The Blue Mesa was formed between 220 and 225 million years ago at the beginning of the Triassic era when the supercontinent of Pangea had started to break apart. The area resembles a sort of badlands landscape, comprised of mud and sandstones that range from a distinctive blue-gray to green and even purple.
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If you've seen many photos of the Canyonlands National Park, you've probably seen a shot of sunrise under the Mesa Arch. It's one of the more photographed areas of the park. The sun lights the arch from underneath and creates a nice glow. The smoke filled skies didn't allow for the long distance views so I opted for a bit different angle.
Mesa Arch is one of the Iconic places in Utah. When I got there I felt like being on another planet.
This is the view isolating the top of the mesa that juts out into the bend in the Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend.
Canyonlands National Park is a U.S. National Park located in eastern Utah near the city of Moab and preserves a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River, the Green River, and their respective tributaries. The rivers divide the park into four districts: the Island in the Sky, the Needles, the Maze and the rivers themselves. While these areas share a primitive desert atmosphere, each retains its own character. The park covers 527.5 square miles (1,366 km2). Canyons are carved into the Colorado Plateau by the Colorado River and Green River. Author Edward Abbey, a frequent visitor, described the Canyonlands as "the most weird, wonderful, magical place on earth—there is nothing else like it anywhere."
Canyonlands is a popular recreational destination. Over 400,000 people visited the park in 2008. The geography of the park is well suited to a number of different recreational uses. Hikers, mountain bikers, backpackers, and four-wheelers all enjoy traversing the rugged, remote trails within the Park. Rafters and kayakers float the calm stretches of the Green River and Colorado River above the confluence. Below the confluence Cataract Canyon contains powerful whitewater rapids, similar to those found in the Grand Canyon.
The Island in Sky district, with its proximity to the Moab, Utah area, attracts the majority (59 percent) of park users. The Needles district is the second most visited, drawing 35 percent of visitors. The rivers within the park and the remote Maze district each only account for 3 percent of park visitation.
Political compromise at the time of the park's creation limited the protected area to an arbitrary portion of the Canyonlands basin. Conservationists hope to complete the park by bringing the boundaries up to the high sandstone rims that form the natural border of the Canyonlands landscape.
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In Canyonlands National Park, Mesa Arch really is the most popular sunrise spot for photographers. Arriving 90 minutes before sunrise was not enough to guarantee myself the first spot at the arch, but it was enough to get a decent position.
Part of the draw to the arch at dawn is the incredible glow that the horizontal light of early morning gives to the underside of the structure. It lit up way more than I would have imagined. I'll try to share another photo of what this looked like from a distance (with lots of photographers around) to give an idea of how apparent this glow was. I was so glad to be there to appreciate this beautiful scene.
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The rumors are true in getting a photo from this famous spot... GET THERE EARLY!!!
I had read and heard that to guarantee a desirable spot you needed to be at the Arch an hour before sunrise. If you know me, I'm the furthest thing from a morning person. I hate mornings. The location was roughly 45 minutes from where I was staying, in Moab, so to make sure I got up in time I set the alarm for 4:00-freakin a.m.
I arrived right on time, about 5:00-Freakin a.m. Sunrise was slatted for 6. A few cars where there when I arrived and I walked down the trail with 2 chicks who had arrived when I had. Once we arrived there was a group of 4 or 5 people already hanging out, but I pretty much had my choice of where to set up.
Over the next hour more photogs started to trickle in. The best was some dude, who I'm pretty sure was doing video, started bitching about everyone being too close to the arch. I guess if he would have shown up early, like all of us who had a choice spot... :)
As the sun hit the horizon everyone was clicking away. several times I noticed a hand held camera squeezed in between myself and the guy just next to me. Needless to say this was the most "intimate" photography I've probably ever done... Doing nature/Landscapes anyhow...
So, this is the first of several I took at sunrise of Mesa Arch and the window to Canyonlands it gives... I'm pretty stoked on how it came out. Sorry for the long rambling story...
Made it to the famous Mesa Arch a couple hours after the sunrise. Still very packed at this time, but at least fewer folks in the shot. I did have to clone a few people out but kept just one person....thats my dad on the other side
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