52 Rolls Week #17: Results for Worldwide Pinhole Day!

The results from Worldwide Pinhole Day posted on the 52 Rolls Project.  My favorite shot below with an interesting effect cause by the sun.

It was a busy day at the park.  The History of Red Rocks Amphitheatre and the rest of the project posts here.

Arches Sunset

We say goodbye for now to Arches and Moab.  I will return in a few weeks with comparisons of film scans vs. prints.  Next Week we'll move on to a new subject.

Arches Color Crops

Only shot 2 rolls of color film.  Sunsets our last day in Moab.  I like this one the best:

I doubt if few people at Balanced Rock ever focus on the other rocks in the view finder.  But I like this perspective.  This also works, isolating the group of rocks:

See original full frame below:

How Do I Crop Thee?

Another from the Garden of Eden at Arches National Park:

I thought I was adding interest to the image by including the rocks.  However as seen below, the Rocks were a distraction:

A crop including the rocks brings home this point:

Not the greatest contrast, but I'm better able to fix that in the dark room.........I will have a print vs. negative scan comparison soon.

Sillouette: Garden Of Eden, Arches National Park

I think this image looks best as a sillouette:

Compared to the actual exposure:

The View from Park Avenue, Arches National Park

Hunter's Canyon #2: More or Less?

Do you prefer more Contrast (above), or Less (below)?

The Garden of Eden #1

From the Garden of Eden at Arches National Park, Utah.

If you look closely you can see a small figure in the lower right......Didn't feel like cropping out my husband.

Back to Photography: 11th Moab Photo Symposium

The was the Last Moab Photo  Symposium in it's current format.  Something new will return next year.  And there will probably be multiple workshops throughout the year.

From Hunter's Canyon, Near Moab, Utah

Heading for Utah!

Red Rocks Sunday: Fun with Photomerge

Photomerge of two Mamiya 6X6 Images

Saturdays On-line

I read about lot of interesting photography.  I wanted to set up a time to share this with you.  I've done this before from time to time........For Example:

Meet the Kamra-e-foaree 

Most of the time I just start following Blogs and add them to my favorite blogs list,  You may or may not notice.  But I want to start highlighting the ones that inspire:

ProjectOneRollFifty2:  Video Summary HERE.

I would suggest starting with 1Roll12 (as in 1 per month). What are some project's you are thinking about?  

And we Can't leave without a photo:

Red Rocks Sundays: The Classic View

How many times have you seen this view in a John Ford movie?

Red Rocks Sundays: Monument Valley & Self Protrait

We did a drive by of Monument Valley during our Christmas Trek....We'll spend the next few Sundays there:

Can you see the "self portrait"?

Calendar 2013: Red Rocks of the West

Calendar 2013 will be posted each month on our other Blog.  Here is the Cover photo, made from two stitched images of Bryce Canyon:

I've decided that we do need to change the Banner Photo.  So we'll try this one for a while!

Today I hope to develop some of the twelve rolls of film from our trip.  Sorry, but I sank into the abyss of the Australian Open for a few days.

Calendar 2013: Canyonlands & Miscellaneous

Last entries for the Calendar Sweepstakes:

Canyonlands (near Big Bend)

View of the Manti LaSal from Dead Horse point

Manti LaSal through a Natural Bridge

From Negro Bill Canyon

Calendar 2013: Canyonlands

Big Bend #1 

Big Bend #2

Calendar 2013: Canyonlands

Views of the LaSal Mountains:

Manti LaSal #1

 Manti LaSal #2

Calendar 2013 Wraps up this week with Canyonlands

The Final entries for Calendar 2013 from Canyonlands National Park.  These are Donald's because mine were all B&W:

White Rim #1

White Rim #2

White Rim #3

Remember to enter your votes for earlier postings, I'll be tallying the results after Thanksgiving........

Calendar 2013: Grand Canyon, North Rim

A few shots from the North Rim Of the Grand Canyon:

Grand Canyon #1

Grand Canyon #2

Grand Canyon #3

In recent years the haze has increased from coal-fired power plants in the areas.  If you have suggestions for dealing with teh Hazr let me know.

We'll be taking a few days off from the Calendar Postings to Celebrate Halloween........