Sunset over the Grand Canyon. Nikon D200. 17-55mm Nikkor f/2.8 at 23mm. ISO 200. 1/500 sec at f/4.8. Copyright Joanne Mason 2012.
Several images of Grand Canyon sunsets have already been posted. (Can we ever tire of such images?!) This image was processed with HDR techniques. This edition has been newly edited with additional processing in photoshop. The shot is taken from Navajo Point on the South Rim. Click image for larger.
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Tagged Arizona, Grand Canyon, HDR, navajo point, Photography, Photoshop, sunset
Kalanchoe luciae “Flapjack.” Fuji X100. 23mm. ISO 400. HDR of 3 images at f/8 with additional processing. Copyright Joanne Mason 2012.
This odd plant is a variety of kalanchoe, nicknames “flapjacks.” A monochrome version of this was posted some time ago. This has been re-edited. It’s an HDR image but with additional processing. The colors are pretty much realistic.
Posted in Flowers, Nature, Photography
Tagged HDR, Kalanchoe, patterns, Photography, plants, succulents
Tree in Rocks. Nikon D200. 17-55mm Nikkor f/2.8. 32mm. ISO 800. HDR from multiple exposures. Copyright Joanne Mason 2012.
This is another image previously posted in color but re-edited for black and white. These rocks are in northeastern Arizona. This is an HDR image from multiple exposures.
Posted in Landscape, Nature, Photography, Scenic
Tagged Arizona, Black and White Photography, HDR, Photography, rocks, tree
Grand Canyon Sunset II. Nikon D200. Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8. 20mm (Equiv 30mm). ISO 200. 1/25 sec at f/19. Copyright Joanne Mason 2012.
I’ve said I’m working on a new set of HDR techniques. I think they produce a much sharper and cleaner image. This image of the Grand Canyon at sunset from the South Rim’s Navajo Point (spectacular!) has been completely reprocessed. Note that the camera captures a snow squall coming in over the North Rim.
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Tagged Arizona, Grand Canyon, grand canyon sunset, HDR, navajo point, Photography, sunset
Canyon de Chelly. Nikon D200. Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8.22 mm (Equiv 33 mm). ISO 800. HDR Composite of 3 images. Copyright Joanne Mason 2012.
Canyon de Chelly (“Shay”) is a national park within the Navajo Reservation in northeastern Arizona. (Spider Rock is in Canyon de Chelly.) Parts of Canyon de Chelly are nearly as spectacular as the Grand Canyon. Unlike other regions in northern Arizona, Canyon de Chelly has abundant water. It has been one of the longest continuously inhabited lands occupied by the indigenous peoples of the Southwest, including the ancient Anasazi pueblo peoples who lived in the area as early as over 1,000 years BCE.
Canyon de Chelly. Nikon D200. Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8. 44 mm (Equiv 66 mm). ISO 800. HDR Composite of 3 images. Copyright Joanne Mason 2012.
Today Canyon de Chelly is unique within the US national park system as it is completely located within Navajo tribal lands. The park is a partnership of the park service and the Navajo Nation.
In the 1930′s, the park service commissioned American photographer Ansel Adams to document the American national parks in photography. In connection with this project, Adams visited Canyon de Chelly. A 1995 book includes the Canyon de Chelly images and others, Ansel Adams: The National Park Service Photographs
On my recent trip through Arizona and New Mexico, I visited Canyon de Chelly and there met a Navajo silver artist, Gary Henry (whose silver jewelry was spectacular) and whose family still resides within the Canyon. One of Adams’ best-known works from the national park series, “Navajo Woman and Child,” featured his mother and brother.
I find Canyon de Chelly almost more important and meaningful than the Grand Canyon because it is a living culture and more than just a monument. I’ll be planning a summer jeep trip into the Canyon for more photography.
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Tagged Anasazi, Arizona, canyon, Canyon de Chelly, HDR, Navajo, Navajo culture, Photography
