Photographers love edges. Art Wolfe called his PBS nature photography television show "Travels to the Edge" and Peter Lik called his Weather Channel show "From the Edge." This month, it's time for us to go to the edge. Our region is filled with places where photographs can be taken from canyon rim overlooks, mountain ledges or on the banks of beautiful lakes and rivers. These can all provide interesting, "edgy" viewpoints.
Or for this theme, you may run with another definition of "edgy:" something that is daringly innovative, on the cutting edge, intense or exciting. Maybe you have a photograph that elicits these feelings in its viewers or maybe you felt that way when you took a particular image. Whichever definition you want to go with, it's time to post your "edgy" photos here!
It doesn't get much edgier than the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado. Looking down from the Chasm View Overlook at the Gunnison River, 1,820-feet below, as I did one morning while taking this photo, can make you feel the type of "edgy" that means nervousness!
Posted by Scott Fricke on April 2, 2013 at 11:37 PM
How about "On the Edge"? Bighorn Sheep, National Elk Refuge, Jackson, Wyoming. This amorous ram was chasing the ewes up and down this cliff face.
This 2 image stitch was shot in 2002, with a 3.1 mp Nikon Coolpix 990, my first digital camera.
That was my last trip to this overlook. Hope I can find some time to revisit during the Moab Spring Fling.
If you want evening or morning light from this spot, plan on camping overnight.
You don't want to drive the ledgy 4WD road in the dark.
Posted by Phillip Noll on April 4, 2013 at 7:36 PM
I shot this in Dominguez Canyon last spring. If you've ever been to this waterfall, you know that there isn't a lot of real estate to work with on the right side in this spot. A friend of mine came with me this day and shot pictures of me shooting the waterfall. I was rather shocked to see how close to the edge I really was (and I'm petrified of heights). But my friend was totally insane - she climbed down the wall all the way to the bottom and shot a few shots from around the pool. I thought she was nuts!
Very cool images everyone! And yeah, my first thought was to pull out an old pic of Bret too! :)
Here's one my buddy Glen shot of me up on Hunt's Mesa in Monument Valley. Man, what a cool place and a great trip! Got to camp up there, and got great stories around the campfire from our local guide. More than made up for the 17 items we got stuck in deep sand drifts and had to dig out on the way up! Barely made sunset the first night!
Posted by Pete Miller on April 14, 2013 at 9:40 PM
Here's a B+W conversion from my recent trip to southern Utah, where I enjoyed 4 fantastic days of camping, hiking & photography with Bret Edge.
Canyon Overlook is one of those locations that is just spectacular no matter the time of day (in my opinion). I almost messed up by putting my camera away before the light was really 'done'...but thanks to Bret, I pulled the camera back out and captured more of those incredible images that are just there for the taking in Zion NP! (The entire day was just amazing)
Posted by Russ Shugart on April 15, 2013 at 10:17 PM
Here is an image from the Canyonlands National park , my friend Petra walked up to the edge while I frantically set the camera up watching the light change rapidly......
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26 repliesOr for this theme, you may run with another definition of "edgy:" something that is daringly innovative, on the cutting edge, intense or exciting. Maybe you have a photograph that elicits these feelings in its viewers or maybe you felt that way when you took a particular image. Whichever definition you want to go with, it's time to post your "edgy" photos here!
Looking across Fisher Valley to the La Sal Mtns.
This 2 image stitch was shot in 2002, with a 3.1 mp Nikon Coolpix 990, my first digital camera.
That was my last trip to this overlook. Hope I can find some time to revisit during the Moab Spring Fling.
If you want evening or morning light from this spot, plan on camping overnight.
You don't want to drive the ledgy 4WD road in the dark.
Dinosaur National Monument,
Rio Grande Valley and Truchas Peaks
Bret Edge, on the edge of a field of Rocky Mtn iris.
I shot this in Dominguez Canyon last spring. If you've ever been to this waterfall, you know that there isn't a lot of real estate to work with on the right side in this spot. A friend of mine came with me this day and shot pictures of me shooting the waterfall. I was rather shocked to see how close to the edge I really was (and I'm petrified of heights). But my friend was totally insane - she climbed down the wall all the way to the bottom and shot a few shots from around the pool. I thought she was nuts!
Ha!
I think I just might have a photo or a hundred to contribute to this theme. Stay tuned...
Here's one my buddy Glen shot of me up on Hunt's Mesa in Monument Valley. Man, what a cool place and a great trip! Got to camp up there, and got great stories around the campfire from our local guide. More than made up for the 17 items we got stuck in deep sand drifts and had to dig out on the way up! Barely made sunset the first night!
Canyon Overlook is one of those locations that is just spectacular no matter the time of day (in my opinion). I almost messed up by putting my camera away before the light was really 'done'...but thanks to Bret, I pulled the camera back out and captured more of those incredible images that are just there for the taking in Zion NP! (The entire day was just amazing)
Russ
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