Photo taken at sunset after a 2.5 mile hike to active flowing lava.

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.

Shiprock Dawn

First light falls on Shiprock and the grasslands surrounding it. NOTE: A polarizing filter was used to deepen the colors of the sky.

Walk the Line

Afternoon Grand

To me this is the view that most folks associate with the Grand Canyon. It is a daytime view from the South Rim's Mather Point, the quintesential Grand Canyon. I find this scene of particular interest because of the clouds and singular break in them in the center of the exposure. NOTE: I used a polarizing filter to depen the colors and contrast of the sky. I also used a 2 stop Hard GND filter at time of the exposure to keep the bright sky in check and be able to exposure for the canyon.

Vortex

A photograph taken directly up in Antelop Canyon North of a vortex created by fast flowing and spiraling debris that pushed through this space during flash floods. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photo in post. The biggest thing I had to do was remove dust particles in post that I didn't see on the lens prior to taking the shot. While this is painstakingly time consuming, it doesn't alter the result away from what was obvserved at the time of the photograph.

Battleship Moon

I wish I could say I planned this shot, but I was actually on my way to Plateau Point with another view in mind at the time. We departed the South Rim around 3 int he morning, and as dawn approached I could see the waning moon trying to sneak below the horizon of the south rim. This forced me to increase my pace. Then, just as the first rays of dawn hit the south rim I was able to make this exposure that encompasses battleship rock, the moon, and three distincly different layers of strata as I looked up toward the south rim of the Grand Canyon. NOTE: I slightly increased contrast on this photo, but otherwise no major edits were made.

Left Fork Cascade

This 2 second exposure was taken before direct light entered the canyon. Prior to this point on the hike the bed of the river looked somewhat unremarkable, but then we hit this portion of the ascent and were blown away by the waterfalls and vertical navajo sandstone rock formations. NOTE: A one stop soft GND filter was applied to the top portion of this photograph and contrast was adjusted slightly.