Dead Horse Point Panorama
Today’s image is comprised of four separate frames, stitched together to create a rather large panorama. Having completely forgotten I’d taken the series, I was anxious to work with them a bit to see what I could come up with. I burned in the bright sky in the upper-left, popped the color and contrast about 5% and performed a noise reduction. Although this scene gets photographed tens, maybe even hundreds of thousands of times each year, not one of them is able to truly convey the scale of things. Standing 2000 feet above the Colorado River below, it’s as breathtaking as any place I’ve ever been…even after three visits. Taken during an extremely rainy October in 2006, the dark mood of the shot reflects the feeling of the day and the crazy adventures that were soon to follow. Just like the walls of these vast canyons, the ’survival curve’ is a steep one…
**Update – I switched up my Featured RSS section in the sidebar to follow the work of an artist I met through the Fine Art Photoblog. We recently brought on a few more talented folks, including our first female photographer – Dawn LeBlanc. Of her many strengths, composition is one that speaks quite clearly for itself. With subject matter ranging from fashion to food to figurines, I encourage you to visit her site, subscribe to her RSS feed, maybe leave her a comment on the image that speaks to you the most. Among my favorites…
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Hi Cody! Hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving! Best Wishes.
Thank you Diane, that’s very thoughtful of you. Though I’m a few hours post-Thanksgiving, I hope yours was a happy one as well. Take care.
You definitely captured the scale of the canyons in this one with what feels like such a ‘bird’s eye view’. I’m so intrigued by this place through all your pictures. Got to see it for myself someday…
Thanks for the link on Dawn LeBlanc. Its amazing macro photography with very clever subject matter. I look forward to keeping up with her page.
spectacular Cody! Wonderful panoramic shot. I actually like that kind of overcast weather a lot, I am sure that the colors would really go pop with direct sun at certain points of the day, but I dig the mood of that lighting. There’s a lot to look at, a print of that on the wall would keep me entertained for months.
Wow, I’m really behind on things here. Vic and Cre, thanks for your kind feedback - I love hearing from everyone, but I think my close friends who know me understand why I produce the work that I do, why I get lost in my work and sometimes barely emerge.
Thanks for always having my back! Wanna go to UT?
You don’t need me to tell you that this is an awesome spectacle! I would be grateful if you could give me some idea of what the angle of view is - I don’t know if that is the correct term! - but what I mean is, is this say, a 180 degree image? I’d love to be able to get a print and curve it round and sit at the focal point so as to get the full impact. I guess life size would be a good start
I envy you your photographical skills sir!
Hi Tony, thanks for your comment and question. I believe, if my memory serves me right, that the image covers just about 180 degrees, maybe slightly less. I’m trying to picture the scene as it was real life and am pretty sure that’s close. If you enjoyed my image, then I highly suggest you make the trek someday…you can never go wrong visiting UT in early May.
Thanks again for stopping by and sharing your support.