Posted by Doug Koepsel on August 18, 2011 at 10:29 AM
After a good morning at Coal Mine, I met up with John M and we followed a lengthy 2-track to a remote view of Marble Canyon. Our hopes were to catch the setting moon over a ridge Sunday morning, but rain clouds had other plans Sunday morning. See John's impressive "Arcs" image in the Landscape Gallery. ARCS
A thick monsoon cloud cover prevented much of the evening light and sunset Saturday, but some light did filter through in places.
#1 Sunlight on the near river rim
Posted by Doug Koepsel on August 18, 2011 at 10:31 AM
#2 Afternoon Sun on the southern rim.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on August 18, 2011 at 10:32 AM
#3 B&W of the highlighted rim
Posted by Doug Koepsel on August 18, 2011 at 10:33 AM
#4 Moonlight dappled the canyon floor Saturday night.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on August 18, 2011 at 10:41 AM
#5 Sunday morning's rainbow. We had low hopes for the morning moonset due to the rainy cloud cover to the west and above, but a low opening in the clouds to the east provided brief light golden light that created a semi-circular rainbow over Marble Bend.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on August 18, 2011 at 10:42 AM
#6 Using a cut in the canyon edge to frame the view
Posted by Doug Koepsel on August 18, 2011 at 10:44 AM
Lucky #7 This appears to be a young UNICORN among the horses.
So concluded a great weekend in northern Arizona.
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 18, 2011 at 1:28 PM
Great series, Doug. I saw JM's post on FB and was astounded. I need to find this two-track!
Holy hell, these are all awesome. #6 is the best, but I'd be proud to call any of these my own. I need to find this spot!
Posted by Sarah Marino on August 18, 2011 at 6:29 PM
Beautiful set, Doug! I like them all but think that #5 is my favorite. This looks like a really neat place to explore and you brought home some great shots.
Posted by Jody Grigg on August 18, 2011 at 7:05 PM
#1, #2 and #5 are my top picks, great series all around.
Posted by Phillip Noll on August 18, 2011 at 8:07 PM
Heck, I like 'em all! Beautiful light and rainbows! The unicorn is cool too! You should have called Nat Geo!!
Posted by John Mumaw on August 18, 2011 at 8:26 PM
Well, this set caps one of your most productive weekends in photography (I strongly suspect).
I like each and every one of these with no clear favorites. You did a masterful job of capturing and 'developing' each and every image.
The moonlit canyon came out especially nice! And I love the horses (and burro) shot.
I need to hang out with you and your lucky charms more often. I had an excellent evening and morning out there, Doug!
One I won't soon forget...
Posted by Jeff Hackett on August 18, 2011 at 8:45 PM
As seems to be the consensus, I like them all. That B&W is especially cool!
Posted by Paul Martin on August 19, 2011 at 9:58 AM
The B&W looks great! Interesting location, looks like the kind of place you could shoot a lot.
Posted by Lynn Scott on August 19, 2011 at 4:57 PM
Awesome series Doug!! #3 is a slight favorite but really hard to choose from this series. Very well done.
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A thick monsoon cloud cover prevented much of the evening light and sunset Saturday, but some light did filter through in places.
#1 Sunlight on the near river rim
So concluded a great weekend in northern Arizona.
I like each and every one of these with no clear favorites. You did a masterful job of capturing and 'developing' each and every image.
The moonlit canyon came out especially nice! And I love the horses (and burro) shot.
I need to hang out with you and your lucky charms more often. I had an excellent evening and morning out there, Doug!
One I won't soon forget...