Vista Encantada, Grand Canyon North Rim – By the time we made our way to the North Rim’s Vista Encantada, the skies had improved considerably, and more importantly, the foggy haze that had kept the depth of the canyon in a shroud for most of the day was finally clearing out. Our trips from Yellowstone …
Lone Tree in Portrait – I enjoy shooting trees in various ways. I particularly liked the look of this image with the tree and the canyon wall in focus. Knowing that some prefer the tree to be more of the subject I chose to frame the image in portrait rather than landscape. I made this …
Lone Tree in Landscape – I enjoy shooting trees in various ways. I particularly liked the look of this image with the tree and the canyon wall in focus. Knowing that some prefer the tree to be more of the subject I chose to frame the image in landscape rather than portrait. I made this …
Hardy Tree – While waiting for better looks inside the Grand Canyon I was drawn to this tree growing near the edge. Of great interest to me was the massive size of the exposed roots. This specimen has had a hard life standing on the edge of this iconic canyon. Thus my title, Hardy Tree. …
Clear View From The North Rim – Finally, a respectable image was made shooting into the Grand Canyon from the North Rim without any real haze. By now it was after 3:30 PM and the fog and haze had finally burned off enough to be able to see all the way across the canyon. The …
A near-side view of the North Rim – A closer look at the near side of the Grand Canyon as seen from the North Rim. As clouds cleared the sun and as the haze burned off, I was finally starting to see some of the great colors on the canyon walls. This image was made …
The near side of the North Rim – While keeping my focus on the near side of the canyon, I was finally able to make a few good photographs that highlight the details of the layers of sediment that the Colorado River had to cut through in order to form the Grand Canyon. This photograph was …
Angels Window From The North Rim – I made several photographs from the Angels Window and Cape Royal overlook area. There was a lot of haze in the canyon making it difficult to make bright images even though the sun was bright and the partly cloudy skies were brilliant. This was one of the better …
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The Grand Canyon’s North Rim – I have strived throughout the years to keep good notes of the locations from which I make my photographs. Sadly, I failed to do so for this image. I know we were continuing our drive from the Visitor Center back to the park entrance. This was one of the …
Angels Window – From the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, there is a feature called Angels Window, which is a hole in an outcropping that offers a view across the canyon to the South Rim. During our visit, the view across the canyon was a hazy one to be sure. However, it was still …