I’ve taken one more step in the process of whittling down the original candidates for my “2012 Favorites” post – the number now stands at forty. This still seems like too many, but it become harder to give up images at this point! (In fact, there are a few I removed that I really want to put back in!)
If you are interested in seeing them a bit larger, you can open the image and see it large enough to see a bit more detail. I’d be interested in your thoughts about these or even about some that have been left out.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, night photography, and more. Blog | About | Flickr | Twitter | Facebook | Google+ | 500px.com | LinkedIn | Email
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A vestigial layer of red sandstone forms small, layered mounds atop patterned white rock, Zion National Park
All over the southwest, where various layers of sedimentary rock meet, it is possible to find odd and surprising juxtapositions of the different layers. In many places a bit of a higher, harder layer will remain above the softer material below, creating hoodoos and mushroom-shaped structures. Sometime the upper rim of a canyon will be lined with a layer of the harder rock, while there is a steep drop-off below. Here, bits of the darker read sandstone, with different types of layering and different texture, sit on top of the smoothly curving and finely layered underlying lighter rock.
I had seen this spot in Zion in the past – it isn’t all that hard to find – and even photographed it from a greater distance and different angles. This time I decided to approach more closely, walking out on the wave-like formation of the lower, lighter rock and passing around these small reddish prominences. I made this photograph on the same day I made many of my other most recent Zion photographs, a day when the light varied tremendously due to winds and cloud cover. One moment this spot was hit by brilliant sunshine, and a moment later it was in shade – and the changes did not always synchronize between the near and far elements. I made this photograph during a moment when the direct sun was largely muted by passing clouds.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, night photography, and more. Blog | About | Flickr | Twitter | Facebook | Google+ | 500px.com | LinkedIn | Email
I’ve eliminated another 50 photographs from the running for inclusion in my “2012 Favorites” collection that I’m compiling for release sometime in the next week or so. It already hurts to pull some of them, but I still have way too many! Here is the current list of contenders:
2012 Favorites – the Second Cut
I’d be happy to hear from anyone who has thoughts on this or who wants to suggest a favorite.
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G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, night photography, and more.
