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Alabama Hills, Eastern Sierra, California
A view through the Mobius Arch with Mt Whitney glowing in the morning light from a gap in the clouds. Lone Pine Peak is on the left.
The arch's name was given by someone with a bit of mathematical background who thought it looked like a Mobius strip.
You can construct an example of a Mobius strip from a band of paper, giving it a half-twist, then taping the ends together. Take a pencil and trace a line along its surface without lifting the pencil and you'll discover it has just one surface. Tracing the edge in a similar fashion demonstrates that it also has only one edge.
Viewed from the proper angle, there does indeed seem to be a half-twist in the granite arch, but I wouldn't recommend the pencil tracing exercise on the granite.
A Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni), or ae’o, wades through the reflective brackish water of Kealia Pond. This endangered species prefers an optimal water depth of about 5 inches to hunt for fish and other aquatic organisms. The reflection visually reminds me of a Mobius strip.
The usual angle on Mobius Arch is looking straight through to the mountain in the keyhole. I found this angle more interesting as the rock in front looks like some kind of creature with a big eyeball and a long snout. Maybe the clouds give it some crazy hair too.
Mobius Arch is along the Arch Loop Trail in Alabama Hills CA. Not many people around during the hot hours of the day. But just before sunset, the parking area filled, and many people flocked to the Mobius Arch for a photo op.
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Une borne extra-terrestre posée au milieu de la lande. Elle n’a qu’une face.
Festival Godiv’Art 2017, Sculpture : Signe d’horizons, Hervé Dominique Corneille.
Photo : Le Sténopé Républicain 2017.
View of Mt. Whitney through the Arch in the Alabama Hills Recreation Area, Lone Pine, CA. I was there early enough to avoid the crowds who usually take pictures while climbing through the Arch. A truly memorable view...without the crowds.
The Mobius Arch is located in the Alabama Hills in California. The shot is a combination of 59 individual photos. Exposure on each was 30 seconds, ISO 3200, f2.8. By combing many shorter exposures the resulting image quality is better than taking one long 30 minute exposure. One long exposure will result in higher digital noise thereby degrading the image. It is also harder to control supplemental lighting in one long exposure.
I had the good fortune to meet the excellent professional photographer, Eric Zumstein, who happened to be photographing the arch that night also. He's on Flickr and Instagram. His Flickr account is: www.flickr.com/photos/7186423@N05
I planned for visiting Eastern Sierra during Thanks Giving long weekend (2008). Weather forecast seemed to be pretty bad, so instead of canceling the plan, I decided to make the trip on weekend just before the Thanks Giving.
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Location - Mobius Arch, Alabama Hills, Near Lone Pine, California
This hand-pulled photogravure print is made with Haruzo Etching Ink Rich-Black, Sepia, and a dash of Charbonnel Sanguine on Awagami TakeWashi paper.
Hand-pulled print by Yoshio Inoue,
Limited edition of 5, 3.9x4.63 inches on a 18 x 20 cm sheet.
Signed numbered and dated by the artist on the lower front.
This work was printed on 03/05/2024
Yeah, I'm still trying to figure out where I took this.
The night was a warm 85 degrees in the Alabama Hills, and Coyotes were coming towards Miguel and I, howling all the while… I got to test out my bear whistle. It worked.
I tried a different view… will return after my new camera arrives (D7000) and see about making star trail circles.
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This hand-pulled photogravure print used for Haruzo Etching Ink Black, Charbonnel Bistre, and Sanguine inks on Awagami, Kitakata-Select paper.
Hand-pulled print by Yoshio Inoue.
Limited edition of 5
4.87x3.9 inches on 22 x 18 cm sheet.
Signed numbered and dated by the artist on the lower front.
*This work was printed it on June 26 ‘24
While waiting for the night to fall and the moon to set, in order to get some Milky Way shots with the famous Mobius Arch, I had enough time to scout the area and to enjoy a great sunset.
Of course I just had to capture the scene with my camera.
I spend so much time chasing dramatic clouds but there is something nice about a clear sky and some nice light.
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I have visited Mobius Arch before and posted one, two, three photos of it, all from the same angle. This time I wanted to try something a little different, and towards sunset, not sunrise. Inspired by several great landscape photographers here on Flickr, I’ve been experimenting with shooting vertical, and shooting with a full frame camera at 18mm sure helps get more into the picture. So, this is my newest version of Mobius Arch, sometimes called Galen Arch, since it was Galen Rowell whose photo first made it famous.
There are 205 photos on Flickr tagged with “mobius arch” and 55 tagged with “galen arch” and none of them have been shot from this location and angle. Most of them are in landscape mode and use the mountains behind them. It makes me a bit happy to know that even the most famous places on earth still can be interpreted creatively and new.
There is now a path to the arch from the parking area with signs of exactly where to walk. This wasn’t the case 2 years ago when you had to figure it out. As long as the people maintain it, I’m all for it.
But this isn’t what is on my mind right now. Doing my laundry in the garage late last night I heard something above me in the rafters. Scratching. In the previous few days I’ve noticed a few of the things in the garage either fallen on the floor, moved, or otherwise disturbed. But the door is always locked, so perhaps the beams holding the garage together are weak and collapsing. A quick turn to my garage door opener proved me wrong (see below). A possum or opossum. Whatever you want to call it, they’re large garbage rats. Now this one is cute and furry, but it’s a baby. And where there are possum babies, there are more kids and parents. Looks like they’ve taken shelter in our Christmas decorations, and as much as I love most animals, possums and raccoons are the exception. They’re not paying rent, so they gots to go! Here is the video of me following this lil guy. Don’t mine the commentary.
This is a Möbius strip, an interesting thing that has only one side, one edge and one twist. . . . and if you cut it along its centre line it stays in one piece.
Made from a strip of translucent plastic.
The famous arch at Alabama Hills. Unfortunately a big storm came in and covered up Mt. Whitney. Canon F1N, Canon 28mm, Provia 100. 2/25/07