After Shelley and I finished at Moran point we continued east to Desert View Point. As we were driving down that scenic two-lane road I saw a cloud front moving in the direction of Desert View. Desert View is without a doubt one of my top 5 locations to photograph along the south rim of the Grand Canyon.
Desert View Revisited – Grand Canyon National Park
Upon arriving at Desert View Shelley and I went in search of a previous composition of mine. A composition I had made during our last visit to the Canyon. I remembered the location right off. The problem that I had was located the correct tree. The previous composition had used a tree as a framing element. And was made in the winter, just after a large snowfall. I wanted to recreate this image in the spring. After some test framing with my camera in hand. I was able to locate the tree again. As I was looking through the lens. I had the feeling that something was missing from my composition. Oh yea, that would be the snow that had been covering the ground.
I press the shutter button on my camera. And then moved on to find a more please composition. I made this photograph with my Nikon D600 at ISO 100, 70mm, f/11, and a shutter speed of 10 seconds.
If you would like to see my previous composition click here. I really do prefer to photograph the Grand Canyon in the winter with snow.
Twisted – Near Desert View Grand Canyon National Park
If you have not noticed I have a thing for Twisted objects. Granted they have mainly been trees. I am just drawn to the way that nature has worked to create unique patterns and spirals. In that vein, I found this tree near the rim of the Canyon. It had pushed and pulled by the forces of the wind. And over time the tree’s trunk had twisted around its self. I made this photograph with my Nikon D600 at ISO 100, 70mm, f/11, and a shutter speed of 1000th of a second.
Sunset at Yavapai Point 2019
For Shelley and I’s final location of the day, we went to Yavapai point. Here we intended to photograph the setting sun. Once there we were represented with the crowds. Shelley and I searched for differing compositions. We knew where the Sun would be setting that evening. I was able to set up on the path with enough height. Allowing me to exclude the portions of the crowd that were located closest to me. I did not want to exclude everyone from the composition. For this composition, I needed people to help convey the scale of the location. I made this photograph with my Nikon D600 at ISO 100, 70mm, f/16, and 1/60 of a second.
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