The Colorado Plateau is a geology masterclass in visual form; and nowhere on the plateau is this more in evidence than within that 70- x 45-mile ancient dome of sandstone, limestone and shale known fondly as the San Rafael Swell. Seen head-on with magnification from Notom Road along the front edge of Capitol Reef National Park, the hodge-podge of tortured rock strata form a graphic design world of color, pattern and shape that might easily find its way into an Dine′ weaving.
A focal length of 450mm gave me the very narrowed angle-of-view I wanted with magnification and compression. An aperture of f/22 provided depth-of-field from the camera-to-subject distance of nearly a mile; and a shutter speed of 1/25th second at ISO 100 gave me an overall medium exposure.
We care for and protect our public lands not only for the beauty of their space but also for their Beauty that comes in other forms to show us the essences of those spaces, the heart of those places, the beating pules of the land itself.
Love the photo and love how you write about it.
Your description and even the title,
When Rock Was Dirt, captures so much about the photo and about your connection to it and to the earth. Thank you once again for your generosity in offering “an image for the asking”! Can’t take you up on it because my thousands of photos would be too jealous.
Love the photo and love how you write about it.
Your description and even the title,
When Rock Was Dirt, captures so much about the photo and about your connection to it and to the earth. Thank you once again for your generosity in offering “an image for the asking”! Can’t take you up on it because my thousands of photos would be too jealous.