Thursday, 1st May 2008
Navajo Arch
by Lisa Atkins
Navajo Arch is not a through arch. It is more like a cave. This shot was taken from inside of the cave, looking out. I wanted a very low angle, so I got on my belly and set the tripod as low as it would go. I used fill flash to light up the inside rock.
Equipment: Canon EOS A2, Agfa Optima 100 Film, Slik Universal Pro Tripod
Lisa Atkins
I am a landscape and nature photographer, based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. I specialize in the scenic landscapes of the Southwestern United States.
Website: lisaatkinsphoto.com
Navajo Arch by Lisa Atkins was photo of the day on Thursday, 1st May 2008. It is tagged Caves, Sandstone. You can leave a comment below.
36 Comments
Justin
those two trees seem to have been waiting for you…great shot
Chris
Beautiful 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!!!
Eileen
Whoa 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
Superb composition! The shadow and highlight detail is also excellent. This image motivates me to try scan some of my slides.
Anurag
What 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
That is a wonderfully executed shot. I like the way the outer world has been placed and also the clarity of the shot. well done.
Ahmed Ibrahim
The shot is very clear and strong colours which matching together, seems like cartoon world colours
Pauline Jones
It is really easy to get the exposure wrong on a shot like this but you got it spot on; good shot.
poster boy
Very nice capture Lisa, good composition
Ahmed Sharif
really like the framing………. and exposure you got absolutely dead-on!……… nice capture indeed!
Buffy
what a cave. nice shot
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
A great shot! I think Arches np is the finest and most beautiful national park of Northern America. You are blessed to live there.
a.
Wow, I love how the trees are framed by the cave! Beautiful shot!
Lisa Atkins
Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful comments!
Selrak
By the way, isn’t this in Bryce Canyon ?
Yasmin
Well done! I can only image your excitement prior to shooting this and your joy upon capturing the final image.
Catherine Hewins
Lisa, 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
excellent shot!
omar franco
film rocks!
Renee
Thats really neat how the trees are just a leaning away! Congrats!
Lisa Atkins
Thank 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!
S. N. Rama Raju
Well composed shot. Congratulations.
Laurie
I love this shot for all the reasons mentioned already! Very creative and unique, as well as beautiful. It just fascinates me!
Selrak
I 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.
Sue Gagnon
Lisa 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.
Lisa Atkins
Thank 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.
Peter Cooney
Very brave to go into the cave.
Tom
Well done. From now on, you shall be known as bellybelle.
Lisa Atkins
Thanks, Peter and Tom!!
Lakshmi
I 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!
HS Manku
The 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.
Mike
What beautiful MAGIC you have.
Su
This is one of my favorite shots, everything is just sooooo right, manys congrats.
mike
Very nice view.
Rajib Singha
Lovely slant with brilliant reds! Fabulous………….
Renee
Still think this is such a wonderful shot.