I can't remember what this place was called... Whatever... Pretty much all of Utah looks like this.
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Here is a rarely seen view of Zion National Park.
No, actually, there were about 40 photographers all lined up shoulder to shoulder shooting this sunset. This was from last Friday, that magical day of shooting in Zion. The morning started up rainy and crappy, then in came the low storm clouds that swirled around the park all day. It finally ended with THIS! Spectacular sunset.
I was there with Chaybert and Rob. They had been there the night before, when the sky was gray and the light was flat. I hadn't arrived yet. The two of them were alone on this bridge, hoping for a sunset. Chaybert cracks me up! While the three of us were shooting this, along with 37 other people, he yells out... "Where were all you people last night, when it SUCKED!?"
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Here's one from Monument Valley a couple months ago. A telephoto shot of the Totem Poles early on a hazy morning.
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It's funny that… No matter how much time and planning you put into a photo shoot. No matter how much experience and skill you have. No matter how much equipment you own. The end results still come down to about 90% luck!
This year it seemed like bad luck, bad light, bad skies and bad weather followed me around most everywhere I went. Monument valley was a nice exception to that. Ironically… I didn't really even want to go to there. I've been there several times already. But… It was the only campground within about 50 miles of this arch I wanted to find. So I stayed at Monument Valley for only three days. I put in a halfhearted effort at best. Somehow, we had fantastic skies for three mornings in a row, and I came out with about two dozen photos that I really like. I didn't even do any afternoon shooting there, because for two afternoons in a row, I was out searching for an elusive arch that was about a two hour drive away.
This is another one from that brief visit.
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This is from my visit to Monument Valley last month. These sand dunes made a fantastic foreground for these amazing rock formations.
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