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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

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 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.

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.