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Posted by Pam Colander on July 6, 2011 at 7:55 PM

I'm very slowly fiddling around with shots from our Utah excursion. We headed into Arches early one evening and were getting a sand-blasting from Mother Nature when I took this one. I thought "no way in hell my butt is going outside the truck in this crud" but there was a bit of drama going on in the distance...some pretty unearthly light as well. So I hung out the window and clicked away balancing on the frame. The wind was really whipping the foliage into a frenzy so I'm surprised it wasn't a total blur. This is a single image.

Posted by Rod Hanna on July 6, 2011 at 8:08 PM

Very nice....I especially like what the wind is doing to the bush in the foreground!

Posted by Bob Falcone on July 6, 2011 at 8:16 PM

I think you've got all the elements there...the desolation and expanse of the desert, the drama in the sky, and the wind. Nice job, especially from inside the truck!

Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on July 6, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Great looking clouds here Pam!

Posted by Jack Garrett on July 6, 2011 at 10:28 PM

Not bad for hand held Pam...lots of interesting things going on here!

Posted by Lance Burch on July 6, 2011 at 10:45 PM

I like this a lot Pam. Nice job.

Posted by Todd Caudle on July 7, 2011 at 12:26 AM

What a beautiful scene! Great job on the comp, Pam.

Posted by Paul Wegemann on July 7, 2011 at 9:52 AM

It's a little tight on the bottom, but I really like this, Pam. That sky is so dramatic, and I really like what's going on with the bush.

Posted by Don Grall on July 7, 2011 at 1:08 PM

Dramatic weather phenomenon and well captured!

Posted by Rod Chandler on July 7, 2011 at 5:37 PM

Good one Pam. I'm glad you did subject yourself to the sandblast. You always figure a way to place a nice foreground in your shots.

Posted by Morris McClung on July 7, 2011 at 7:07 PM

A very dramatic and quite beautiful image, Pam! Wonderful work.

Posted by John Mumaw on July 7, 2011 at 11:07 PM

This is terrific, Pam! You couldn't have asked for a better foreground that the wind whipped bush you found.

Posted by Les Barstow on July 7, 2011 at 11:15 PM

I love it, Pam! It says windswept desert from the foreground bush up to the trailing and twisting clouds.

Posted by Pam Colander on July 8, 2011 at 12:38 PM

Thanks so much everyone! I know it's kinda tight at the lower frame but I thought it was acceptable. We pulled into a turnout and the WA lens would've included the curb if I hadn't zoomed out a little bit.

I also know my methods were not the best but the scene was so dramatic I had to give it a go from the truck. I actually think it would've been worse on a tripod because the wind was SO crazy. I *did* have hubby turn the truck engine off to cut vibration

Posted by Dan Walters on July 9, 2011 at 8:40 PM

Great looking clouds and I like the warm color in the ground.

Posted by Kurt Bowman on July 10, 2011 at 12:55 PM

Nice comp on this one Pam and LOVE the dramatic clouds!

Posted by Stan Rose on July 10, 2011 at 5:10 PM

Gotta love the monsoon!