The Golden Room

Here's another one from South Utah. Orderville canyon to be exact, an offshoot of the Virgin river narrows. An amazing canyon that required a little swimming through some deep holes to journey through, but it was worth it.

The beauty of this particular place was the moist walls - springs trickling out from within the stone. Water that has been trapped for thousands of years. The moisture reflected the mid day light bouncing off the warm sandstone higher in the canyon on both sides, illuminating the narrow passage and complimenting a small stream and waterfalls.

This is a very nice piece Marc. When I reached the junction with Orderville, I wondered what would lie ahead if I proceeded up the canyon. I had read that it was a mildly technical canyon and I wasn't equipped for such an adventure. Apparently, what I would find ahead would be a little paradise.

Mel-

The subtle quality of the light is just fantastic! I viewed the photo and had to scroll to see who posted it. Ahh, that explains it...

Definitely a view worthy of all the trouble to reach. Beautiful detail and light quality in this shot. I wondered what that canyon looked like when I wandered past its junction with the narrows a while back. Thanks for giving me a little peek.

This is really cute, Marc. (no offense ) I really like how you composed all the elements in this photo, showed contrast of large and small pieces in the scene... The gold walls and colored trees add a special feel to it. Beautiful canyon for sure. Very inviting.

Rene & I were up there early Nov and we were wondering what it looked like up that section. Thanks for giving us some insight to what we missed!!

RichieV

I love the glow. A lot to enjoy here! An image that seems more appealing each time I look.

I love that warm light reflecting off the canyon walls.
Did you hike down or up the canyon ?

You bring back some fond memories. My boys still consider the one way hike down Orderville Canyon from the rim as one of their BEST hikes ever. Before this they never had to rapel and jump into plunge pools. It's such a fun obstacle course for teenagers!

Richie and Mel, you guys really need to do the entire canyon. Be sure to take a dry bag.
The only negative is that the trip fills the day and doesn't leave much time for setting up LF gear. An overnight would be great to allow exploration, but hauling enough gear down to camp would be a pain.

Man-you're good!

Beautiful array of colors and nice contrast throughout. Can't wait to get back to Utah!

Nice Marc! But then yours never miss the mark. No pun intended. I love the subtle blue in the upper right and the the stuff going on in the back of the canyon. Sweet!
John

I really enjoy your photos, Marc. This one is something special above several of your others in my book. Really nice.

Ohhh Yeaaah! Excellent image Marc. Blues offsetting yellows, fall color, flowing water, great dynamic range... Wow, I love it.

Wonderful image Marc. I especially love the small splashes of yellow leaves spread about! A real winner! Good to see you posting images over here, and looking forward to more!

Marc, this is a beautiful image. I especially like the reflection in the lower right. My only nit is the sky. This seems to pull my attention away from the waterfall. I'm not sure how this could have been resolved since a tighter crop would cut the tree in half and would pull the viewer's attention out of the frame. Perhaps a step to your left would have allowed you to hide the sky. Apart from this, I really like it.

The splashes of color and warm light on the walls work very well together; the warmth also balances nicely with the blues hues of the reflected sky. I'm torn with regards to the sliver of sky - it's a little distracting, but I like that it opens up the image with a hint of what's beyond. Overall, a very inviting image with a bit of mystery to it.

There's no sky there guys. Just more canyon wall in direct sunlight. I could have blended it in if I wanted but found I liked the warm openess in the distance. Seemed it added a little depth to an otherwise enclosed image.

Mark, I think you've got the right light on that back wall; I was thinking you could dial it down a notch, but that would put it in conflict with the relatively bright water flows.

This is a really inviting image. Makes me want to take up canyoneering just so I can get there and enjoy it in person!