Reaching

Driving down Babylon Road in southern Utah, I came across this view:

It was late afternoon and the shadows were deep and long, and each shape was pronounced. What first caught my attention was the formations. The curve or the rock, the way the short pinnacles reached toward the sky, it just had such an organic nature to it. If you click on the image to see it larger, you'll also see that there is banding near the top edge of the pinnacles-- white sandstone stripes nearly at the tips of the orange.
The colors were also really lovely that time of day. I love red rock against blue sky. I don't think I'll ever get tired of it.

Sun lit

This past weekend Jon and I went wandering around the banks of  the Virgin River at the outskirts of the Virgin River Gorge Campground in northern Arizona. We went with the express purposes of gathering river-worn wood, photographing the beauty, and wearing out our dog. We accomplished all of our goals.

For the first two photographs I waded out into the river to get the shots I wanted. The current was swift and kept pulling the sand out from under my feet, but the excitement was well worth it. I mean, just look at those tones. My previous experiences with ID-UV film tended to shift to aqua tones, but these turned lovely cool blues and violets.

I love the reflections and light in this one.

Check out the moon. How cool is that?

It was a serene day. We walked around, dipped our feet into the river, listened to the rush and roar of the river, and saw standing waves build into white caps and then collapse on themselves. We watched as the red desert around us shifted into cool tones and experienced the drop in temperature as night came on. It was a good day.
These photos were taken using a Polaroid 350 land camera. Film: expired ID-UV film (05/2007).