Chasing the light

Painted Badlands

The camera is a magic box that can hold your thoughts and memories

The second in my series of Moab Utah pictures is one that I’ve called Painted Badlands. My wife and I had traveled to Moab to attend a music festival. Our host was Michael Barrett and his wife, Leslie, both founders of The Moab Music Festival. This area of Utah is called Red Rock country. It’s an area of great beauty so different from the landscapes we see in the east. As I have said on this blog, it is all about chasing the light and that morning was made more special by a storm that was stirring some twenty miles to the west. With the early morning sun to my back, the foreground took on a warm hue that made the stormy western sky seem darker and all that more interesting. I exposed for the light areas in the foreground and, using a polarizing filter, I was able to control the density of sky.

Always remember no matter what kind of camera you use film or digital it’s all about the light.

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The Landscape

Park Avenue

I've always enjoyed landscape photography. I made this image on a recent trip to Moab Utah. The light in Utah is like a magnet to me, it pulls at something deep inside and acts as a guide, growing my understanding of the place and its people. In future posts I will share more of my images from the Moab trip and ways to make your landscape photography more effective. I will also have postings on my upcoming shows, as well as chapters from my new books.