I very much like the "feel" of this image (the way tonality, subject, form, and light all come together).Originally Posted by Heroique
I am having some difficulty reconciling the upper left corner with the rest of the image. It might work very differently as a print rather than on the screen, but my eye gets sort of sucked away into that dark corner. I keep grabbing a piece of paper and cropping out the left hand side until I get a square! Down, Vaughn! Down!
Sounds approximately the same ratio as Antelope canyon which also seems to yield rich reds from the reflected light in the photos I've seen, e.g Jack Dykinga, Joe Cornish etc. However at 1000ft the Zion canyon sounds pretty spectacular, does it involve much trekking to access?
Rob
I've never printed larger than 16x20 (oops, okay, I did once) but I'm tempted to try a 16x20 or possibly a little larger with this (and another I posted a few pages back). But, an 11x14 is more of a sure bet for me - that's become my go-to size recently.For my taste, 11x14 is largeThere's nothing quite like a print made with no more than 3x enlargment - except a contact print of course.
I see you have a large image hosted here. Very nice.
It very much reminded me of Antelope Canyon on a bigger scale, though colors didn't get as purple as they do there - but, the phenomenon is basically the same. I'm almost reluctant to point out just how easy this spot was to get to, because it was a total coincidence that I ended up there. I kind of felt like I found a little-known gem. But, I'm happy to share, really. I planned to hike the Taylor Creek trail (in Kolob Canyons) but got awestruck just up the road at the south fork instead, when I saw it in the early morning. We spotted a little unofficial trail and just started walking down it - I absolutely loved it, and it was a lovely and easy hike. It was about 1.5 miles to the end of the canyon where the walls really closed in. There was incredible scenery all along the way (some of which I recognized from 'real' photographers' work).
This was the scene that caught my eye in the morning (I love this photo, but hate how it looks online) - you can just see the trail around the bottom left. That just goes onwards to the end of the canyon, and around the bend you get the red walls that really started to glow (around noon anyway).
/my apologies for hijacking too much of the thread - I normally post and then hide.
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This was the scene that caught my eye in the morning (I love this photo, but hate how it looks online) - you can just see the trail around the bottom left. That just goes onwards to the end of the canyon, and around the bend you get the red walls that really started to glow (around noon anyway).
That's pretty crackin', Tyler. I would imagine that it'd make a wonderful print; very luminous scene.
Tyler's previous image (very nice!) is in the Kolob section of Zion and is known as the South Fork of Taylor Creek. The Middle Fork is the hike that gets the most traffic. I have been up this trail numerous times in the fall and winter. Sometimes my timing has been just right for the fall colors, and sometimes I've missed. However, it's a wonderful hike and not too many people wander up it, at least not the times I've been up there. During the fall, the right side (south) of the canyon generally stays in the shade and on a sunny day the reflected light is wonderful. Here are a couple of images that (hopefully) show some of the warm reflected light in this area. For those of you who have not spent much time in the Kolob section, you are missing out on a wonderful area. Jim
Jim, I was just looking through your website yesterday and saw those photos - I was wondering if it was the same spot - beautiful work!
And your description is spot-on. My intent was to hike the better-known middle fork - I didn't know there was a trail for the lower fork until we spotted it. Personally, this was my favorite spot in all of Zion. I think we timed it just right for the reflected light (entirely by chance)
That spot on the Kolob rd does get some interesting fall color. I pulled over at that exact spot once when rain gave the fall colors a special ambiance and added some cloudly atmosphere to the cliffs, but got hassled big time by a young ranger who wanted to see all kinds of ID and permits - never did figure that thing out, but they went on their way once they had run out of options to hassle me. Should have complained at the head office, but didn't want to waste any time on an otherwise very
enjoyable trip. Got to see some flashflooding down some of the sandstone slots here
and there, which added some lovely temporary color to the stone. The hike down into
the canyon toward Kolob Arch and so forth is exceptionally nice, but I recommend an
overnite backpack for it. Was kept awake most of the nite by an ambitious ringtail trying to get into my pack, so I used the pack for a pillow, and the little guy started
crawling over me to get to it. I'd turn on my flashlight and see his huge eyes staring right in mine.
Beautiful colors Jim; The symmetry of the second one speaks more to me but I'd be happy if I'd captured either one :-)
Cheers,
Leon
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