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Coyote Buttes North

Fine art photography from Coyote Buttes North (The Wave).
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  • Wave Reflections

    Wave Reflections

    A photo taken in The Wave formation from the southern entrance before the first light of the sun hit the top of the formation. NOTE: A two stop handheld soft GND filter and polarizer were used at the time of the shot.

  • In the Wave

    In the Wave

    A photo taken from an elevated position back toward the interior of the formation. NOTE: No major edits made to this photograph in post.

  • Predawn Dance Floor

    Predawn Dance Floor

    A predawn exposure of the interior of the formation. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photograph in post.

  • Wave Reflections 2

    Wave Reflections 2

    A photograph taken after first light hits the top portion of the wave formation. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photo in post, a polarizing filter was used at this time the photo was taken.

  • Reflective Wave

    Reflective Wave

    Early morning light hits the upper portion of a wave formation as it is reflected in a temporary pool of water. NOTE: A two stop soft GND filter was used to darken the portion of the photo where directed sunlight hits the sandstone.

  • Rainbow Wave

    Rainbow Wave

    Reflective dawn light illuminates the southwest portion of The Wave in Coyote Buttes North permit area. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photo. Contrast was adjusted.

  • Predawn Curves

    Predawn Curves

    A pre-dawn exposure taken of the curves inside the wave formation. NOTE: No major edits made to this photograph in post.

  • PreDawn Curves (Vertical)

    PreDawn Curves (Vertical)

    A vertical predawn photograph of the curves inside the wave formation. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photo in post.

  • Second Pink

    Second Pink

    Early morning reflective light illumates The Second Wave formation in the Coyote Buttes North permit area. The sequence of events that formed this formation through geologic time would take an entire book to explain (or so I've been told). NOTE: No major edits made to this photograph in post.

  • Red Ribbon

    Red Ribbon

    A red ribbon of color emerges in the early morning reflective light at the second wave formation. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photograph in post.

  • Mars

    Mars

    A photograph taken in Fatali's Boneyard area of Coyote Buttes North. If I didn't know better it could've been taken on Mars. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photo in post.

  • The Wave Scene

    The Wave Scene

    A view from this hill behind the wave formation, looking down into the wave itself. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photograph in post.

  • Classic Wave

    Classic Wave

    A mid-day photograph taken inside the Wave formation in the Coyote Buttes North wilderness area. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photograph, contrast was adjusted.

  • Wave Ribbons

    Wave Ribbons

    This is my favorite, unique, photograph of the Classic Wave photograph. I particularly like the ribboning in the foreground wave formation. NOTE: No major edits made to this photograph in post.

  • Unconventional Wave

    Unconventional Wave

    An unconventional view of the wave formation. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photo in post.

  • Classic Wave (Closest)

    Classic Wave (Closest)

    Another slightly altered view, showing a curve in the right foreground. NOTE: No major edits were made in post.

  • Classic Wave (Vertical)

    Classic Wave (Vertical)

    A vertically framed shot of the classic wave view. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photo in post.

  • Curves by Day

    Curves by Day

    A closeup of the wave curves in afternoon light. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photo in post.

  • Curves by Day (Vertical)

    Curves by Day (Vertical)

    A vertically framed closeup of the wave curves in afternoon light. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photo in post.

  • The Dance Floor

    The Dance Floor

    The interior of the wave formation in the Coyote Buttes North permit area. A gravity warped dance floor to one, million plus year old sand dunes to another. NOTE: No major edits made to this photo.

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  • Classic Wave

    Classic Wave

    A mid-day photograph taken inside the Wave formation in the Coyote Buttes North wilderness area. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photograph, contrast was adjusted.

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