The Narrows >

The first time I hiked The Narrows, I knew I wanted an image that captured its awesome features. For six years, I returned regularly until I found the spot I wanted; then I made many more trips to get optimum conditions, which turned out to be a day in July with a five-minute window of near-perfect light. I used a 4X5 view camera and a 135 mm lens with a six-second exposure which captured the movement of the water.

 5" (13cm) wide x 7" (18cm) high

US $2.00 each, or packet of 10 for US$18.00 (envelopes included.)

< Angels Landing

This is a morning shot with the face of Angels Landing in full sun and the Great White Throne brooding in shadows behind it. I wanted to show the sheerness and height of the cliffs, so I perched my field camera precariously close to the edge. I shot a 4X5 view camera with a 75 mm wide-angle lens.

5" (13cm) wide x 7" (18cm) high
US $2.00 each, or packet of 10 for US$18.00 (envelopes included.)

Queens Garden >

Queens Garden is one of my favorite places in Bryce Canyon National Park. Centuries of weathering have exposed the colorful Claron formation and sculpted fragile spires that have an eerie translucence in certain light. That quality of light was my goal in this morning shot taken with a 4X5 view camera and a 210 mm lens.

5" (13cm) wide x 7" (18cm) high
US $2.00 each, or packet of 10 for US$18.00 (envelopes included.)

< Antelope Waves

Lighting and design were my essential concerns in Antelope Canyon. I like this canyon for its abstract sensuous qualities so I shot it without sky or canyon floor as reference points for the viewer. I used a 4X5 view camera and a 210 mm lens.

5" (13cm) wide x 7" (18cm) high. US $2.00 each, or packet of 10 for US$18.00 (envelopes included.)

Little Siberia >

This is a side canyon on the West Rim Trail in Zion National Park. I wanted to capture the interplay between changing fall colors of the ferns in the foreground and the rock formations in the background.

5" (13cm) wide x 7" (18cm) high
US $2.00 each, or packet of 10 for
US $18.00 (envelopes included.)

< Cloud Portal

These striking formations are just one aspect of the remarkable Paria Plateau.

5" (13cm) wide x 7" (18cm) high US $2.00 each, or packet of 10 for US $18.00 (envelopes included.)

The Subway >

The keyhole slot of the Subway is a favorite stop for hikers in Zion National Park.

5" (13cm) wide x 7" (18cm) high
US $2.00 each, or packet of 10 for
US $18.00 (envelopes included.)

< Zion Winter

The stately Patriarchs are wrapped
in ermine mist as they preside
over the snowy canyon below.

5" (13cm) wide x 7" (18cm)
high US $2.00 each, or
packet of 10 for US $18.00
(envelopes included.)

< Dawn on Canaan

Canaan Wilderness Study Area, Utah. This was a truly rare moment in May. I awoke to a fresh snowfall before sunrise and scrambled to record this glorious morning before the warm spring sun changed the scene.

7" (18cm) wide x 5" (13cm) high US $2.00 each, or packet of 10 for US $18.00 (envelopes included.)

< The Watchman

The Watchman dominates the landscape of lower Zion Canyon and the town of Springdale as it glows in Autumn evening light.

7" (18cm) wide x 5" (13cm) high US $2.00 each, or packet of 10 for US $18.00 (envelopes included.)

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