First Light, a photo from Utah, West

Photographer's Note

Location:This giant monolith is know as The Organ, and it's located in the Courthouse Tower's area of Arches National Park.

Story: When I'm photographing the desert I'm like a child on Christmas morning. I wake before dawn without the help of an alarm clock, just the excitement of what nature is going to show me that day. I drive to a preselected location, usually without any breakfast, hike out to certain spot and wait. On this particular morning the sun came up and lit up this giant rock face beautifully, but minutes later, it went away again, covered by clouds. I started out with this vertical composition and by the time I tried this horizantal composition the golden light was already gone.

photofarm, rafelito, ChristianS, luisafonso, benkrut, lucinka oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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haya (839) 2006-04-28 18:43 [Comment]

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phi75 (0) 2006-04-28 18:51

nice shot, excellent light and colors!
thanks for sharing.
philippe

photofarm (468) 2006-04-28 18:58

Hi Ryan!
I like the simmetry of your picture, colors are wonderful (velvia....) and the light is so good!

Great capture!
Umberto

ebruardil (461) 2006-04-28 19:12

Good composition, POV.. Nice reflections on water..Successful lightining.. TFS

Gari (251) 2006-04-28 19:15 [Comment]

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AlainBob (19) 2006-04-28 19:16

Great picture !

Light, reflection, point of view, color... everything if great !

Thx for sharing this one !

AlainBob

ScottyR (26) 2006-04-28 19:24

Hot composition, brillant colors ...

TFS
Scott

Propofol (1790) 2006-04-28 20:17

Great subject for your composition. Excellent lighting, with the foreground in shade to emphasize the subject. Very sharp and colourful. Thanks for sharing it!

greecelightning (284) 2006-04-28 21:35

Excellent clear colorful shot! Everything is very well balanced due to the reflection in the puddle. I particularly like the various shades of blue and red in the sky and rock, respectively. Good contrast with the rock and the sky, also. Well done!
Taso

rafelito (3648) 2006-04-28 23:15

Hi Ryan
Excellent shot, I like your POV and the red reflexes.Regards. Rafael

jjcordier (79299) 2006-04-29 2:12

Very nice shot, Ryan. Great colours and good reflection
Best regards
JJ

vinser (6) 2006-04-29 2:38

Hello ryan,
a great photo,with lovely colours and very good reflection with the water.
Good work
Serge

markstaples (15670) 2006-04-29 3:25

Good morning Ryan
A wonderfully sharp picture with superb colours and textures. Lots to see with the many layers that build up in the shot. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Mark

ChristianS (2997) 2006-04-29 4:07

Hi Ryan,
Wonderful scenery, it certainly payed out getting up so early in the morning. The light and the colours are superb. And I really like the reflection of the rock on the water. Well done!

Regards

Grelibre (1534) 2006-04-29 6:10

Hi Ryan,
Very nice shoot and beautiful compo. Colors are wonderful !
Seb

Floydian (30970) 2006-04-29 7:43

Hi Ryan,
Perfect light, great composition.
I will be there in September, but doubt if i can make such a great picture like you did here.
Excellent work....high class..!!!
Regards, Henk

lewiz (1297) 2006-04-29 15:15

Hi Ryan,
Great light and reflection. Well positioned... maybe a little more reflection would have worked well also?
Thanks, Lewis.

lucinka (9976) 2006-05-01 13:27

Ryan, beautiful sunrise photo with great reflection. I really like those soft and gentle colors. Well seen and captured. L.

luisafonso (862) 2006-05-02 11:27

Well done once again. Majestic landscape with a strong vertical composition (my favorites). The early morning light was masterly captured by you. The inclusion of this gray stripe in the foreground works very well to balance the composition. Perfect reflection too. I love it!

bebeM (412) 2006-05-05 9:07

The colours you obtained by waiting there so early in the morning are a real reward! It's amazing how miraculous the Earth itself reveals to our eyes and sometimes we cannot understand!
Congratulations for being able to feel the miracle, for the huuuuuuge patience :) and for making and sharing such a wonderful photo!
Bebe

tropicalrips (0) 2006-05-05 9:09

beautiful composition Ryan :)
thanks for sharing

dsidwell (9783) 2006-05-07 1:17

Superb reflection shot, Ryan. I'd sure love to see this as a print; it would really shine! I like the centered composition here, and the portait orientation is effective, too.

olopez (4959) 2006-05-08 6:57

Very nice picture,
Perfect reflection on a great landscape.
Beautiful velvia colors,
Oscar

naturalverities (96) 2006-09-14 2:17

Ryan, of all your wonderful photos, this is THE one that really "does it" for me. Technically it is excellent, but I especially find it emotionally very affecting. You have so well captured the majesty, serenity and indifference of the Colorado Plateau in this epigrammatic shot. The refreshing sensations of awaking from a sweet desert night of "alfresco" sleep return to me as I look at it. Thanks! Don

Photo Information

Copyright: Ryan Thayne (euryan) (8442)
Genre: Miejsca
Medium: Kolorowe
Date Taken: 2005-02-26
Categories: Natura
Camera: Canon EOS 3, Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L USM, Fuji Velvia, Hitech ND Grad 0.3 Soft
Naświetlenie: f/22
Details: Tripod: Yes
Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja
Temat(y): American Southwest [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-04-28 18:36
Ulubione: 1 [Widok]