On top of the world looking down on a sea of clouds at the Grampians National Park.

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“Learning to trust”

CameraSLT-A55V
Focal Length18mm
Shutter Speed30 secs
Aperturef/14
ISO/Film400

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This is an area I tried to make a photograph from about a month ago unsuccessfully. The conditions were never right, nor could I really settle on a compositions I truly enjoyed. It’s a beautiful spot of sandstone in the middle of the vast Utah desert. A few cracks in the rock over time created natural windows and arches which had the landscape erode around them allowing them to stand above the landscape. It’s quite interesting the geology of this area. I was able to make a second attempt at creating an image here a few weeks ago, and the conditions were setting up to be just about perfect. The quality of light prior in the day seemed so pure, that when I looked at the camera and looked at the scene, It was tough to tell if one was actually real. The blues were absolutely vivid, and the golden light on the sandstone was brilliantly gold. My friend Nathaniel and I stood in amazement of how beautiful the scene was, and it looked as if it were only going to get better. The clouds swept over the desert landscape, but the ridge to the west was blocking any sight of the horizon. I remained optimistic, and kept searching for compositions as the light changed. Just when we thought it was all said and done, the clouds towards the west fired up in bright pink hues. I scrambled back to this composition I had noticed earlier, and began taking my shot. The colors were perfectly framed through the window, and the crack in the sandstone created a nice lead in to the beautiful scene in the distance. The ridge, ending abruptly to show off Navajo Mountain, matched the crack in the rock almost too perfectly. While I still have other ideas for images from this location, I was quite happy with the images I came back with on this particular trip. I certainly will be back to wander this incredible and vast landscape.

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A very cute boat in the small boatyard of Ermoupolis’ marina in the sunset’s light.

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~I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. ~
Martin Luther King, Jr.

I “dedicate” this image to all the haters out there, you know who you are… those who preach:
• Don’t photograph in the same location that has been previously photographed (apparently they own the locations…)
• Don’t post process images because images should look “natural” (if there is such a thing…)
• Don’t attempt this composition because someone else has done it (apparently they think they can “copyright compositions” nowadays, or someone will come out with a book of compositions to avoid because it has been done…)
• If you don’t use 50+ layers of highly sophisticated post processing techniques your image won’t look good…
And the list goes on, but I will keep photographing because: I will stick with love instead of hate…
Thank you all for stopping by!

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The Beginning of a sunrise in Patagonia, that is. After about 3.5 miles hike (quite steep for at least half of that length) we arrived at this location for the show of light. Yes, we were a bit tired but once you see such a scene you say to yourself “totally worth it!”. Then, you pull your camera out and start shooting like crazy 🙂 Why? Because this light may last 20 seconds, that’s it.
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