Dead Horse & Live Cattle

MonikaC

MonikaC

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I made a quick trip to Moab last week just to get out of town for a few days. Jim Fox told me that Craig said there was a lot of snow there, so I was prepared. Or so I thought. I mean, what's "lot" of snow in Moab?

First stop was Dead Horse Point, since I travel with my dog & therefore can't go into National Parks. As I drove in, I could see low clouds in Shafer Canyon, which confirmed my decision to go there. We walked through about 6-8" of snow to one of the overlooks of the East Fork of Shafer Canyon (many people like to shoot from Marlboro Point into the canyon).
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(yes, those are my footprints -- I started to take them out, then decided to leave them in)

After that, even though I had no particular reason to, I decided to drive into Canyonlands. Not. Closed at the visitors center. On the way out, I ran into a traffic jam. Now, I'm used to a lot of slow cars on the roads there, but this was a bit different.

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This fellow was from Montpellier, so it was mild weather for him. Coming from single digits in CO, it was warm & "humid" for me, too.

More pics to come as I get to them.
 
AlanLichty

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Seriously nice atmospherics in that first image. I love low clouds like what we can see in that image. Neat shot of the yucca swords poking out of the depths.

Doesn't look like a nice day to be a cow - as if there were nice days for them in the first place :cool:
 
JimFox

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It's so cool seeing these Monika! I was actually sitting at my computer thinking I should ask you if you had any photos processed yet from your trip yet, and here they are! :)

I love the simplicity of #2. Really nice that you stopped and shot that instead of just walking by it. #1 is super cool with that view and all of the great atmospherics. #3 is a totally different kind of traffic jam. Cows tend to be very generous, but I hope none of them shared any of their pies with you. :rolleyes: And I like that last one with a real cowboy, that's not something we see every day.
 
Ben Egbert

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These are really nice Monika. I love that first one, and the second has a nice simplicity. Just about every time I go to this area I see one or more dead cows or calf's that have been hit by a tourist.
 
MonikaC

MonikaC

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JimFox said:
It's so cool seeing these Monika! I was actually sitting at my computer thinking I should ask you if you had any photos processed yet from your trip yet, and here they are! :)

I love the simplicity of #2. Really nice that you stopped and shot that instead of just walking by it. #1 is super cool with that view and all of the great atmospherics. #3 is a totally different kind of traffic jam. Cows tend to be very generous, but I hope none of them shared any of their pies with you. :rolleyes: And I like that last one with a real cowboy, that's not something we see every day.
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Well, I was driving, not walking during the cattle jam. There was a flatbed truck behind me that aggressively passed me. I don't know if he didn't see the cattle spread across the road or thought they would just move if he drove up to them quickly..... Anyway, he got stopped & actually had to wait for them -- can you believer the nerve of those cows? After I got ahead, I pulled over & walked back to get some shots...and noted that the road was not full of cow pies as it seems happens whenever such beasts move. Neither diarrhea nor solids. Maybe they'd deposited their loads earlier?

For #2, I was channeling Douglas..... Kind of funny, I'd thought I was going to shoot grand vistas there, but the cactus was my favorite. Then, the next day, I thought I would be looking for more intimates, and ended up with bigger shots....
 
Dean

Dean

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Sounds like a nice adventure..
The first with the contrast of the pine against the snow is my favorite , really beautiful. I also like the shot of the cowboy.. that would make a nice magazine cover lots of room for a mast and other info I would crop to 8.5x11 and submit that to a local magazine. ill take cows over cars any day..
Regards,
Dean
 
MonikaC

MonikaC

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Dean said:
Sounds like a nice adventure..
The first with the contrast of the pine against the snow is my favorite , really beautiful. I also like the shot of the cowboy.. that would make a nice magazine cover lots of room for a mast and other info I would crop to 8.5x11 and submit that to a local magazine. ill take cows over cars any day..
Regards,
Dean
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Interesting idea about a magazine. I never would have thought of that.
 
Douglas Sherman

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MonikaC said:
I made a quick trip to Moab last week just to get out of town for a few days. Jim Fox told me that Craig said there was a lot of snow there, so I was prepared. Or so I thought. I mean, what's "lot" of snow in Moab?

First stop was Dead Horse Point, since I travel with my dog & therefore can't go into National Parks. As I drove in, I could see low clouds in Shafer Canyon, which confirmed my decision to go there. We walked through about 6-8" of snow to one of the overlooks of the East Fork of Shafer Canyon (many people like to shoot from Marlboro Point into the canyon).
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(yes, those are my footprints -- I started to take them out, then decided to leave them in)

After that, even though I had no particular reason to, I decided to drive into Canyonlands. Not. Closed at the visitors center. On the way out, I ran into a traffic jam. Now, I'm used to a lot of slow cars on the roads there, but this was a bit different.

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This fellow was from Montpellier, so it was mild weather for him. Coming from single digits in CO, it was warm & "humid" for me, too.

More pics to come as I get to them.
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I really like the first two images. Nice job, Monica.
 
Jeffrey

Jeffrey

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Nice to share your experience, Monika. Dead Horse Point is not a national park. And, yes, you certainly can bring your dog into NP's but you can't take them with you on hiking trails.
 
MonikaC

MonikaC

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Jeffrey said:
Nice to share your experience, Monika. Dead Horse Point is not a national park. And, yes, you certainly can bring your dog into NP's but you can't take them with you on hiking trails.
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Not much point in bringing my dog to a NP & leave her in the vehicle while I hike....
 
Tom Narwid

Tom Narwid

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MonikaC said:
I made a quick trip to Moab last week just to get out of town for a few days. Jim Fox told me that Craig said there was a lot of snow there, so I was prepared. Or so I thought. I mean, what's "lot" of snow in Moab?

First stop was Dead Horse Point, since I travel with my dog & therefore can't go into National Parks. As I drove in, I could see low clouds in Shafer Canyon, which confirmed my decision to go there. We walked through about 6-8" of snow to one of the overlooks of the East Fork of Shafer Canyon (many people like to shoot from Marlboro Point into the canyon).
View attachment 16598View attachment 16599

(yes, those are my footprints -- I started to take them out, then decided to leave them in)

After that, even though I had no particular reason to, I decided to drive into Canyonlands. Not. Closed at the visitors center. On the way out, I ran into a traffic jam. Now, I'm used to a lot of slow cars on the roads there, but this was a bit different.

View attachment 16600 View attachment 16601

This fellow was from Montpellier, so it was mild weather for him. Coming from single digits in CO, it was warm & "humid" for me, too.

More pics to come as I get to them.
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This one like all the rest are great!!
 
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