Posted by Rick Dunn on February 4, 2007 at 6:22 PM
Check out the new hotspot - Arches National Park. Thanks to Les for the great pics and writeup!
Posted by Todd Caudle on February 4, 2007 at 10:00 PM
What gives? This is NOT the place to be giving out super-secret locations! Now this "Arches" place you talk about will be overrun with people, like a, like a, like a Na...
Oh, nevermind.
Yours truly,
Emily Litella
Posted by Ken Wyatt on February 5, 2007 at 1:30 AM
Nice job Les!
Posted by Les Barstow on February 5, 2007 at 2:00 AM
This is pretty much a slight update on the old SWNP Hot Spot article I had written. Utah's Hot Spot section was looking kind of slim next to Arizona and Colorado...
But there *is* a "secret" in this one, Todd - the secret to getting a good shot of Sand Dune Arch. Next time I do Sand Dune Arch, though, I'm bringing a broom or something to wipe out the footprints; I had a few shots better than the one I used, but they had really obvious footprints...
Posted by Bret Edge on February 5, 2007 at 4:18 PM
Nice write up, Les. The secret to getting a good photo of Sand Dune Arch is use to the late afternoon reflected light! The broom isn't a bad idea, either...
Posted by Les Barstow on February 5, 2007 at 5:38 PM
And what would you know about Arches, Bret? I thought you were supposed to be photographing Colorado now that you've moved... I'm always afraid seeing what happened to you that I'll be "forced" to move to Utah because I take too many pictures there and not enough here! Hopefully the park work this year will shift my karmic balance a bit back this way...
PS - Thanks for the good word.
PPS - Sand Dune is good mid-morning as well; as I note in the write-up, treat it like a slot canyon and it will treat you well... In the Winter, or after some rain, the broom is almost manditory; when the sand is dry, the wind usually takes care of the footprints overnight.
Posted by Tony Bouchard on February 6, 2007 at 3:34 AM
Very nice, thanks Les
Posted by Stacy Egan on February 6, 2007 at 11:50 AM
That's a great writeup, Les, and a wonderful collection of photos! Thanks for sharing your thought process for how you plan your time here.
Posted by Les Barstow on February 6, 2007 at 1:33 PM
Since I'm working a full-time non-photography job, planning is really important to me. One of the things I plan on, is leaving unplanned time to explore - otherwise I'd have to keep going back to the same places over and over again!
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8 repliesOh, nevermind.
Yours truly,
Emily Litella
But there *is* a "secret" in this one, Todd - the secret to getting a good shot of Sand Dune Arch. Next time I do Sand Dune Arch, though, I'm bringing a broom or something to wipe out the footprints; I had a few shots better than the one I used, but they had really obvious footprints...
PS - Thanks for the good word.
PPS - Sand Dune is good mid-morning as well; as I note in the write-up, treat it like a slot canyon and it will treat you well... In the Winter, or after some rain, the broom is almost manditory; when the sand is dry, the wind usually takes care of the footprints overnight.