Friday, May 9, 2008

Expectations

Candles in the night.I’ve been experimenting with flash tonight which left me with a photo above. Now I keep sitting and starting at it for no apparent reason. In my mind I keep seeing different interpretations, but they are just candles. So I figured I’ll just post it here.

As to the technique of taking this photo — there is not much too it. I have constructed a tube out of a piece of cardboard and attached it to the flash. I aimed it directly at the candles, turned the lights off and took a shot. Photoshop editing was minimal.

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Friday, May 9, 2008

Rainy Day

Rainy spring day.Here’s another photograph from my favorite series it seems.

It’s been a rainy day, but unlike usually rainy days this one doesn’t seem too depressing. I guess it’s because all the trees are finally turning green and there is spring in the air after a long gray winter.

The photo is an HDR composed of 3 images. The bright white circles that are visible in some portions of the picture are drops of rain.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Zion National Park

Blind Arch, Zion National Park.The stay in Ruby’s Inn at Bryce Canyon was the only 3 night, 2 day stop during our trip. We assigned the first day to the exploration of Bryce Canyon National Park and the use of the second day was to be decided upon the arrival of the said day.

At first I (and others seemed to agree) thought that maybe we should have spent that extra day in Moab, but when the evening rolled around and the day was behind us we knew that we did the right thing. In the morning it was decided that Zion National Park was too close for us not to explore it. Read more…

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Friday, May 2, 2008

Bryce Canyon

Entering Bryce Canyon National Park. Did you spot the hidden agent?Tuesday (April 22nd) night we arrived at the Bryce Canyon. Hotel we stayed in, Ruby’s Inn, is located right near the entrance to the park. We quickly checked in into our pretty decent room with two king-size beds, and drove to the canyon to see the sunset. The park is open 24 hours a day, and the fee per car is $25. We don’t really care about fees to national parks though, because Danya’s dad bought a senior national park pass for just $10 (you have to be at least 62 and an American citizen at that), and it is valid indefinitely at any national park. Anyway, after a certain time there are no rangers at the entrance to the Canyon, so anybody can enter the park for free.

Bryce Canyon National Park.I saw Bryce Canyon on the pictures before, but to see it with my own eyes was still truly amazing. Tall columns of rocks, called hoodoos, are carved by water and wind. They look nothing like any rock formations I’ve seen before. It seemed as if I accidentally found a magic city built with red, white and orange Read more…

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Thursday, May 1, 2008

Arches NP & Capitol Reef NP

В Моабе мы были две ночи. В первый вечер, голодные и уставшие после дороги, мы поели супа, попили пива в местном баре-пивоварне, и рано пошли спать.

Entrance to Arches National Park.На следующее утро мы отправились в Arches National Park. Пожалуй, этот парк произвёл на меня наибольшее впечатление из всей поездки. Красота там ну просто необыкновенная. Красные причудливые горы возвышаются над такой же кирпично-красной землёй. Земля же покрыта кактусами и скромными растениями пустыни, стыдливо раскрывшими свои незамысловатые соцветия навстречу слепящему солнцу.

Balanced Rock at Arches National Park.Даниным родителям очень понравились три скалы, которые д. Боря величал тремя гангстерами (потом мы узнали, что эти горные образования носят название “три сестры”). Произвёл впечатление и огромный каменюга, непонятно каким образом балансирующий на высокой каменной подставке. Но, конечно, самого большого внимания заслуживают сами арки. Read more…

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