Mesa Arch

10 years 1 week ago #371876 by sleeper54
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I love the  . . .orange 'glow' ...would be nice to see a bit more of the 'rockiness'/texture of the underside ...surely a compromise of one or the other.


...tom...


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10 years 1 week ago #372019 by DayJob
This is a really good shot.


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10 years 1 week ago #372089 by Tim Dordeck
Amazing beauty


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10 years 1 week ago #372096 by Jared-Weaver
You can get some excellent texture and a very nice glow before the sun comes up. I was shooting in the tail end of the usable light here.


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10 years 1 week ago #372097 by Jared-Weaver
The crowds range from 2-3 devoted photographers in winter to up to 1000 people in the prime Spring/Summer months.


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10 years 1 week ago #372122 by KCook
Wow!  I would never have expected to find 1000 peeps at such a remote site.

Kelly

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10 years 1 week ago #372144 by Jared-Weaver
Yeah it gets bonkers, there's literally no standing room. Often you'll find the most extreme photographers camping DIRECTLY on the prime spot so they can get the perfect frame the following morning. Winter is a way better time to shoot both because of the lack of tourists and the positioning of the sun. Spring and summer the sun rises over the mountains and you don't get the most prime light. During winter, the sun rises over the actual horizon and you get every possible second of good light. 

I took this back in November of 2012. I was with a terrific group of guys too. Everyone got a turn on "the spot" which is literally a 4'x4' spot where you can properly frame the arch. 


The sun rises to the right of the mountains in the winter so you get a lot more low angle light. 


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10 years 1 week ago #372145 by KCook
I'm digging the rimlight drama in that last shot :cheers:

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10 years 5 days ago #372488 by Tamara Dowell
Nice shot here. i especially love the color schemes. the golden rays of the sun.
keep it up! it must have been a great effort to capture this shot.


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10 years 4 days ago #372612 by Tuscan Muse
Great capture!
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10 years 4 days ago #372616 by sleeper54

Jared-Weaver wrote: --snip--

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The sun rises to the right of the mountains in the winter so you get a lot more low angle light. 



This one has a very other-worldly look to it ...very cool.


...tom...


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10 years 1 day ago #373078 by James Sencil
Very creative and natural. I especially love the color. Keep it up!


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9 years 11 months ago #373473 by Alexandra Rioce
the sunset looks so vibrant. i always love the sunset.


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9 years 11 months ago #374862 by Jared-Weaver
It's sunrise. Mesa Arch faces east.


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9 years 11 months ago #374866 by No Show
Stunning!

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