Zion Rim Dawn

This wide angle, .5 second exposure was taken just below Observation Point in Zion National Park just prior to the first rays of the sun hitting the rim of the canyon. It is shots like this that cause me to loose sleep at night due to the fact that I'm literally one slip away from a 2000 ft fall into the afterlife. Lickuly there wasn't as much wind on this morning as there was the evening prior. NOTE: A one and a half stop GND filter was used to darken the above the horizon portion of this photograph and more acurately replicate the scene as it was seen by the eye that morning. Contrast was also slightly adjusted.

Narrow Lines

I particularly enjoy the divots and lines on the far wall of this photograph. The divots are created by fast flowing flood waters that carry debris through the canyon with such velocity and force that they create whirling vortexes that act like drills spinning away at the rock. NOTE: No major edits were made to this 2 second exposure.

Virgin Flow

This 2 second expososure was taken from a user trail in the base of Zion Canyon looking up at Angel's Landing to the North as the sun set in the West. NOTE: A handheld two stop soft GND filter was used to darken the upper third of this photograph.

Court of the Patriarchs Sunrise

Patriarchs and Waterfall

Morning in the Narrows

Zion's Weeping Rocks

Zion's Weeping Rocks 2

Zion's Weeping Rocks 3

Zion's Weeping Rocks 4

Sunset Reflections in Virgin River

Zion's Half Dome

Glowing Reflection in the Virgin River

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.

Falls Formation

This 3 second exposure was taken prior to any early morning direct light hitting this section of left fork north creek in Zion National Park. The river bed, waterfalls and upper najavo sandstone formation balanced perfectly for my eye; I can picture the rush of a flooded river forming the curve above. NOTE: No major edits were made to this photograph in post, contrast was adjusted slightly.

Subway Icon

This 8 second exposure highlights an iconic view of "The Subway" formation inside Zion National Park. This photograph was taken a couple hours after sunrise, before direct sunlight entered the formation. NOTE: Highlights in the upper third of the photograph were slightly burned, but solely to reclaim the detail that the naked eye could see that morning as optimum exposure was set to the lower part of the formation.

Before the Falls (Vertical)