Visiting Utah

Part Eight

Today’s trip was to Arches National Park at “The Fins,” where the rock formations are flat triangles, hence the name “Fins.” It’s a short drive from Moab, but the clouds overtook the sky, so no night photography and the sunset was a bit drab in color. Sometimes, the weather works against you, I tried to focus on a small group of rocks to compensate for the dull sky.

I also went low and shot looking up; then I added the black-and-white filter to improve the sky. I don’t know what lived in the hole in the ground, but it never came out. I also continued my love affairs with dead trees, there’s something about them.

A Common Raven, I do like them as well.

There was a sliver of sunset between the horizon and the dark clouds, I had to crop the image to get rid of the uninteresting ground and sky. The rock below was lit up with someone’s headlights; they turned on to help us to the parking lot but it did give a nice photo. I also added one of my night sky photos to a fins photo above.

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I’m a world traveler and an amateur photographer, to date, I've visited seven continents and thirty-four countries. Due to bills (and a desire to eat), I am forced to work a mundane nine-to-five job to pay for my true passion. This blog is a way for me to share my crazy creative side, my travel photos with cheeky stories, travel tips, or details on how the photo was taken. Come join me as we travel the world together, without having to leave the house or get out of your PJs.

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