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 that captured the movement of the water.

Large: 24" (61cm) wide x 36" (91cm) high • Signed by the Artist • Price US $16.00
Small: 16 3/4" (43cm) wide x 25" (64cm) high • Signed by the Artist • Price: US $9.00

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.

Large: 24" (61cm) wide x 36" (91cm) high • Signed by the Artist • Price US $16.00

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.

Small: 16 3/4" (43cm) wide x 25" (64cm) high • Signed by the Artist • Price: US $9.00

Canyon Mirror

This is a remote tributary of the Colorado River in Glen Canyon National Monument, requiring a difficult six-mile hike with ropes to haul gear up cliffs. I waited for the sun to bounce the light from the opposite side of the canyon, intensifying the deep warm red shades of the rocks. I shot it with a 4X5 view camera and a 210 mm lens.

Large: 24" (61cm) wide x 36" (91cm) high • Signed by the Artist • Price US $16.00

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.

Large: 24" (61cm) wide x 36" (91cm) high • Signed by the Artist • Price US $16.00

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