Photo of the Day ContestNavajo Arch by Lisa Atkins
Thursday, 1st May 2008
31 Comments
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Justin Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 1:30 amthose two trees seem to have been waiting for you…great shot
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Chris Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 2:52 amBeautiful Find.
I love the way everything, including the solid rock, lean to the right.
The plant life seems to fit perfectly into the cave like opening.Then the shadow of the sun almost completes the cave to form a circle on the sand.
Great Shot!!!
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Eileen Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 4:16 amWhoa Ways!!! This looks unreal, like a diorama with bonsai. I have had to “get on my belly before” and I think this was way worth the bent neck or dust on clothes.
I really like the red rust colors with the green of the trees. My moms fav.’s Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! EZ -
Dennis Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 6:25 amSuperb composition! The shadow and highlight detail is also excellent. This image motivates me to try scan some of my slides.
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Anurag Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 6:43 amWhat a wonderful subject and how well composed!
I echo Chris’s views about everything leaning to the right, even the shape of the sky! -
Malta Photography Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 7:39 amThat is a wonderfully executed shot. I like the way the outer world has been placed and also the clarity of the shot. well done.
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Ahmed Ibrahim Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 8:25 amThe shot is very clear and strong colours which matching together, seems like cartoon world colours
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Pauline Jones Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 8:43 amIt is really easy to get the exposure wrong on a shot like this but you got it spot on; good shot.
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poster boy Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 9:46 amVery nice capture Lisa, good composition
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Ahmed Sharif Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 9:56 amreally like the framing………. and exposure you got absolutely dead-on!……… nice capture indeed!
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Buffy Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 10:50 amwhat a cave. nice shot
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Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 11:09 amA great shot! I think Arches np is the finest and most beautiful national park of Northern America. You are blessed to live there.
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a. Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 12:12 pmWow, I love how the trees are framed by the cave! Beautiful shot!
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Lisa Atkins Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 12:41 pmThank you, everyone, for your wonderful comments!
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Selrak Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 2:53 pmBy the way, isn’t this in Bryce Canyon ?
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Yasmin Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 3:52 pmWell done! I can only image your excitement prior to shooting this and your joy upon capturing the final image.
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Catherine Hewins Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 4:30 pmLisa, it’s a beautiful shot. I love the intensity of the colors.
And I’m interested to see that you used film to take this photo.
I recently bought a digital body which is compatible with my Minolta lenses and I’ve taken a few hundred shots, at sporting events etc.
Based on my brief experience, I will still use film for serious photography, Catherine Hewins -
syal Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 4:58 pmexcellent shot!
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omar franco Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 5:42 pmfilm rocks!
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Renee Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 6:34 pmThats really neat how the trees are just a leaning away! Congrats!
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Lisa Atkins Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 12:34 amThank you, Selrak, Yasmin, Catherine, Syal, and Renee!! Selrak, this is in Arches National Park in Utah. It is on the Devil’s Garden trail. The park is really amazing, as is Bryce Canyon, another one of my favorites!
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S. N. Rama Raju Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 2:42 amWell composed shot. Congratulations.
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Laurie Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 4:40 amI love this shot for all the reasons mentioned already! Very creative and unique, as well as beautiful. It just fascinates me!
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Selrak Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 2:32 pmI was just wondering because on one hand at Bryce there’s a trail called the Navajo loop and on the other the stone is orange just like it is at Bryce … at any rate.
I really like the color of the arch : I’m guessing it’s orange like the rest (and by the way I love this orange color) but seen in this angle and light it has an amazing ruby red tint. Moreover - this is crazy - the arch seems to make a wave going from left to right, and the trees seem to be leaning that way as well, as if the wave was rolling over them ! Your picture definitely has a good motion to it. It’s a really good one.
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Sue Gagnon Says:
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:40 pmLisa you have captured quite a vision here….After reading all of the above, I guess my only recourse is to say DITTO, and I HAVE to visit this place. Thank you for the vision and the information, for I hope to be there someday, because of you.
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Lisa Atkins Says:
May 3rd, 2008 at 7:56 pmThank you, S.N. Rama Raju, Laurie, Selrak, and Sue!! Selrak, You probably noticed that the rock ouside of the arch is more orange. It was in direct sunlight. The light inside the “cave” part of the arch was done with fill flash, because it was dark inside, relatively. So, it looks more red. It’s odd, though, with sandstone, the color ranges from light tan to yellow to deep red, and even purple. There are areas at the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada, where you see all of those colors, and more, in one scene!! The formations in Devil’s Garden and Fiery Furnace are more red than other arches in other parts of the park. Even the soil is red! It is an amazing place! And, Sue, what an awesome compliment that because of me, you want to go to Arches National Park! I think the main reason that any of us do landscape photography is to invoke the same feelings and passion that we felt when we saw a given place, or scene, onto the people who see our photos.
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Peter Cooney Says:
May 5th, 2008 at 12:24 amVery brave to go into the cave.
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Tom Says:
May 5th, 2008 at 1:52 amWell done. From now on, you shall be known as bellybelle.
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Lisa Atkins Says:
May 6th, 2008 at 12:46 pmThanks, Peter and Tom!!
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Lakshmi Says:
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:27 amI think this is worth all the effort and thought you put in before you pressed the shutter. The use of the fill in flash was clever indeed. Great colours and excellent use of natural framing!
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HS Manku Says:
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:43 amThe flash that u used has done the trick. Is it possible to have achieved the fill in effect with th ebuilt-in flash? Was yours a mounted flash? All said and done the aesthetic resonse covers all parts of the spectrum as is evident by the variety of responses. God Bless you and give you some more of such belly-aches.
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