Not a usual winter occurrence, but every once in a
while, and uncommon enough to entice me out of my warm bed this morning! Pre-sunrise light is cool and pink.
Just after sunrise the lighting on these cliffs was warm and vibrant. Both equally beautiful to me.
I think photos like this show how Fire Lake got it's name! It's about five minutes away from home, and I often go here to walk on the path around sunset. More often than not, the red cliffs reflected in the lake put on a beautiful show. Yesterday was no exception. It was a lovely, warm day here in the St. George area. After my walk, I set up my camera and tripod, and I was the only one there to enjoy the view.
I've
been so spoiled to be able to photograph the Christmas lights on Temple
Square every year!! Nothing quite compares to that experience! Since I
couldn't go this year, my heart hasn't been in shooting the lights, but
I talked myself into going to the Red Hills Desert Gardens tonight
anyway. I always try to look for new compositions or different
perspectives than common scenes one usually sees or that I've
photographed numerous times. Here's the best I came up with. P.S.
Here's a hint for shooting Christmas lights. Shoot during twilight or
the blue hour. Many times lights are photographed looking up and when
it is dark you end up with a boring black sky. (Unless you do something
fancy like combine photos and replace the sky with a Milky Way photo.)
But if you go just after the Christmas lights come on while there is
still color in the sky, you will have a more colorful and interesting
composition.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
A little Photoshop work to put a monster, (photo taken at the Weta Lab in New Zealand), in a photo of an old church and full moon taken in Emery, Utah.
As much as I love living in Southern Utah, I do miss the beautiful landscapes up north, especially the abundance of colorful autumn leaves. This is Bridal Veil Falls, just a short distance from my former home.
This is my favorite place to photograph in Snow Canyon. It was a beautiful way to end the day!
There was not much color left in this area but I managed to find one composition that showed some leaves still on the trees.
Since I couldn't shoot many leaves on the trees then my only other option was to photograph them on the ground. This scene was directly behind me from the top view.
Sunrise at Snow Canyon
Sunrise at Snow Canyon. On this morning, the 'blue hour' turned magenta just before sunrise. These magical cliffs change to different hues of oranges and reds depending on the weather, the position of the sun, the time of day and the season. They say, if you want to take beautiful landscape photos, take your camera to beautiful places! Lucky for me, this vantage point is a 10 minute drive. My home is just on the other side of these beautiful cliffs.
Despite all the challenges and problems of this year, we have one beautiful highlight to remember. Tyler and Ashley had their first child and gave us our 15th grandchild, (13th grandson), on September 29, 2020. We are so thrilled for them! He is adorable and perfect in every way!!
