Stopping to photograph these formations was almost an afterthought. We had been far down a remote road in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument photographing even more obscure locations, and we were headed back towards Escalante. Not being familiar with this area back then, I was surprised when we stopped here along the way, but then this little red rock garden began to attract me.
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The small “EINGANG” or “entrance” sign directs visitors toward the main entrance of the Frauenkirche in Munich. As I was looking for more information on the church I searched on photos and found only one that might have included a detail from this entryway — all of the others are of the main entrance. Suffice it to say that these doors don’t get that much attention and they deserve more.
The church is a landmark location in Munich. Although these doors don’t appear to be used that much, the carving work on them is quite impressive. The church’s two tall towers are visible from a great distance. Unlike many European church towers that that I’ve seen, these are topped with rounded domes rather than spires.
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Light filtering down from far above lights the curving path through desert canyon narrows.
Since the start of the pandemic lockdown, the number of days I’ve been able to spend in my favorite landscape locations has been extremely limited. The last time I was able to go to Death Valley — a place I have photographed every year for decades — was in early 2020. Now that I’ve completed my vaccinations it seemed safe and responsible to travel out into that backcountry for a few days of photography, mostly in the places the tourists don’t go. Fortunately, in this park it is possible to put yourself in fairly isolated locations where, for example, you might not encounter another person for 24 hours.
One night I camped alone at the end of a road that dead-ends in the lower reaches of a canyon. This gave me time to explore the canyon twice — first in late-afternoon light and again the next morning when the light came from the opposite direction. Most canyon walking (often more accurately described as wash-walking) in Death Valley is done out in the open, frequently in intense sunlight. But at the right times fo day in the right canyons one can escape that light and enjoy the soft glow of light from above reflected between the canyon walls.
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