A simple composition featuring a tree branch in profile before a red sandstone formation makes a very striking photo. This really stood out to me as I was hiking around Balanced Rock in Arches National Monument.
Delicate Arch is the undisputed leader of photo icons for Utah, it appears on many of our license plates and most brochures or web site for Utah. Due to the flat light when I was there I really didn't like the colored version of this photo, after turning it to B&W it really popped.
Sometimes I just like to have fun with a photo. I really liked the composition of the original photo on this tree, but it lacked interest and purpose until I noticed a filter called Extrude. After applying it I decided that it really made the shot.
This is a view through Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Monument near Moab, UT. I arrived there at about 8:30 am just as the sun was lighting up the red sandstone wall below the arch, the wonderful glow on the arch is a result of this along with its eastward facing direction.
This is a view of Bryce Canyon from the rim. I loved the colors and bizarre shapes that are everywhere in this National Park. I could spend hours just looking and wondering about in this amazing place.
The Twin Falls, ID temple is framed nicely by the rough stone wall on one side and the tree on the other. Normally I would not allow a tree to just jut out of nowhere but here it just seems to work. All of this is in contrast to the smooth white and clean lines of the beautiful temple.
