Iceland’s national animal is the Gyrfalcon. It’s national flower is Mountain Avens. We also discovered it’s national confectionary. It is the marshmallow. They are everywhere, hanging out on hillsides, farms, and along the roadside. Each type, designated by its color, has their own personality. Some of them are confident and extroverted while others are timid…
The Other Side of Bryce
The Stormy Side It was a beautiful sunny day as we drove from the North Rim towards Bryce. Picture perfect puffy clouds dotted the sky, that is, until we got within 20 miles of Bryce Canyon National Park. Across the valley, we could see large, dark storm clouds hanging over what seemed to be the…
Just to get the shot!
Just to get the shot! If you knew you had an 8 hour drive ahead of you, would you drive an hour in the opposite direction just to get a photo? Yep, that is exactly what we did. Here’s the shot: Was it worth it? If you have followed along with us on our recent…
Fisher Towers
There are so many photographers who go to Moab, Utah, to shoot in the national parks of Canyonlands and Arches. Every time we go to Moab, we do the same. But, there is one area that is every bit as beautiful and unique. It is outside the parks. This place is called, “Fisher Towers”. When…
I Shot a Goblin
“Goblins are demons of any size, usually in human or animal form, that are supposed to assail, afflict, and even torture human beings.” From dictionary.com, this is what I had in mind when entering Goblin Valley State Park in Utah. What would I find there? How would I be tortured? We arrived in this remote area of…
Scouting – The making of a great photo
The making of a great photo Figuring out how, where, and when to take a photo takes a lot of planning. You can drive to a scenic lookout, roll down the window, point your camera, and shoot. Will this be a great photo? I doubt it. It takes research. This why we have to scout…
Escalante to Moab – What a ride!
Only landscape photographers can turn a 4 hour drive into a 15 hour trek. What a day we had and what diversity in the landscape we found. Route 12 Scenic Byway Sunrise Starting out way before sunrise, we found a sunrise location just south of Boulder, Utah, looking across a canyon. And yes, we were…
Rock & Swiss Sandwich
A gorge is just like a slot canyon but a lot bigger. This can make for beautiful lighting. Especially, when the sun is shining on the opposite wall while the wall you are shooting is in shadow. Rocks that are normally brown turn into glowing oranges and reds. The gorge we shot on the Burr…
Candy Land
Candy Land or Eye Candy? Over and over we have told you that the best time to shoot is during the golden hour, just after sunrise or just before sunset (or just before or after during when the light is blue). This is so ingrained within us, that we just don’t take our cameras out…
Nightmare at Spooky Canyon
In the spirit of Halloween, and on Halloween, we chose to photograph a slot canyon named, “Spooky Canyon”. Throwing caution to the wind, we went for it. It is also one of the tightest slot canyons one can traverse. I am not heavy, and I could barely fit through some of the curves. Of course,…
