Journeys Through the American Southwest
On Sunday, October 10th, Cathy and I took off on another of our grand adventures. This time to photograph the Southwest, specifically southern Utah and northern Arizona. The last time I visited the Southwest was in 1983 with my parents and Cathy had never been there. Beginning on Tuesday the 12th, we had a 5 day photography workshop with Bay Area photographer and river runner Jimmy Katz. We would spend 5 days in Moab Utah photographing Arches National Park and some of the surrounding environs. After that, we would be on our own. By the time we finished two and a half weeks later we had visited and photographed Arches NP, Canyonlands NP, Dead Horse Canyon State Park, Capital Reef NP (briefly), Bryce and Zion Canyons, Upper and Lower Antelope Canyons, Horseshoe Bend and the Grand Canyon.
We were often up at 6 am in the morning so that we could be on station to photograph our subjects at sunrise. While the temperatures in Moab were quite moderate, the morning temperatures at Bryce ranged from 27 to 32 degrees. And of course we were also there at sunset to catch the beautiful last rays of the sun. One evening even had us doing night photography until 11 pm in Arches NP.
Without a doubt, the Southwest is one of the most beautiful areas we have ever seen. The colors were an intense orange during the sunrise and sunset hours. And the rock formations were astonishing. Cathy has already got two more trips to the Southwest in the planning stages.
If you would like to see some of our photos please go to our website at:
http://mcfineartphoto.com/
Until the next time,
Mark and Cathy
Grand Canyon After a Storm
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