Other landEscapes might be: using a different focal length than usual, editing images with different methods/software, shooting at different times of day or season, incorporating different subjects into the landscape (people, animals, man-made structures, etc.), cropping an image or creating a panorama, shooting a landscape “icon” differently…just a few ideas to suggest.This one will be a hard one for me since all of your examples are what I consider primary targets
That said it's an interesting challenge I shall accept. Off to the archives.........
Alan, great examples of landscapes beyond one’s “normal.” The San Rafael Swell image is well composed and one of my favorites. The Kanarraville slot canyon is very nice as well. The light and shadow captured reveal the interesting and detailed rock textures against the complementary blue sky—nice. Kudos to the rock climber and glad you captured his ascent—nice to see the “landscape” as multi-purpose. Thank you for sharing Alan.Many years ago when I was still a grad student I had a few weeks to kill before fall classes started after coming home from a summer of excavations in Jordan. I got a phone call from another student asking me if I wanted to do some contract survey work in Utah and I said sure. I took my camera along just in case there was something worthwhile wherever we were going. I had no idea what the destinations were each day since we were to survey random 10 acre plots selected by computer. Some of them ended up being pretty interesting places but none were places you would likely pick out as a destination on your own.
First up was a desolate spot inside of the San Rafael Swell. There is no name for this spire along one of the many old mining roads:
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We got one plot up on a mountainside up in the Book Cliffs east of the Green River area. There was no trail to where we were going but we found enough animal paths to reach our target. This was a stop along the way.
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The only path to a plot near Kanarraville Utah was to follow a local creek that included a slot canyon along it's path:
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A far more recent image taken in the area of Smith Rock in central Oregon. I stopped there to take some images of the rock and nearby scenery and then noticed that this place was full of rock climbers doing their thing on the cliff faces. I normally do everything I can to avoid people in my photos but decided to pass some time watching these folks doing everything they could to make it up the cliff the hard way. I will admit I didn't see an elevator around
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Michael, thank you for sharing these very interesting images—it’s great to share this beautiful B&W Death Valley image not seen by the public—until now! Nice! The Yehilu Geopark formation is quite a find and makes a unique and beautiful image. Of course, the abandoned gold mine piqued my interest the most—did your headlights reveal any gold flecks driving through?
No gold, but lots of veins of shiny quartz.
Larry, beautiful images with a road theme—nice! I love the beautifully lighted Red Rocks trail image, perhaps my favorite. The Aspen Stand is another well-composed landscape—nice! Also nice light captured in the Kolob Canyon landscape benefited from the recent rain. I also favor the two B&W wide angle images of beautiful skies above the vast plains and mountains. Thank you for sharing each of these landscapes!A few from my archive:
Red Rocks Trail in Morning Light
Road through an Aspen Stand
Kolob Canyon after a Brief Rain
Clouds over Mount Blalco
Road into Valley of Fire
Two beautiful landscapes you shared Darcy—thank you! I love the unexpected colorful valley you captured in Arches—nice. The Green River Overlook, my favorite, is beautiful as well. Your image reveals the winding path of the Green River through the Park, giving the viewer a treat tracing its route through the composition. Again, very nice!
. It had rained most of the night and morning in Arches, it really brought out the colors.
