Shiprock Storm

A thunderstorm approaching Shiprock from the southwest. This photo was taken from near the paved road that is just south of Shiprock. (Looking at Shiprock from the Southeast). NOTE: I used a polarizing filter with full affect rotated toward the clouds and a 1 stop soft GND filter to darken the above the horizon portion of the scene.

Blastoff at Shiprock

A long exposure, 5 minute, photograph of Shiprock taken at astronomical dawn as a set of whispy clouds flow over the formation. The light source for this photograph was the light of the full moon. Note: A one stop GND filter was applied to the below the horizon portion of this photograph to achieve the desired light balance above and below the horizon.