Sunrise Point - Bryce Canyon National Park

[Dixie]

This photo was taken mid-afternoon from Sunrise Point in Bryce Canyon National Park. Regretfully, I didn't have the time on this trip to play with the early morning and late evening light to get some of the photos I wanted. Looks like a return visit may be order. I have other photos taken from Sunset Point at sunset, but they will have to wait until I get home late night (probably in the wee hours of the morning actually) to process from RAW.

http://dixie.smugmug.com/photos/35744360-L.jpg

[marlof]

When I visited some of the national parks in the USA, I really fell in love with the views in Bryce. Your picture does those views justice, even when they were shot in the harsher light of mid afternoon. :thumb

[Dixie]

Thanks Marlof. I had to underexpose about 1 1/3 stops to keep from blowing the harshly lit areas and then bring out the shadows using threshholds & curves and levels. I also upped the brightness in RAW significantly as I brought the image into PS.

[Andy]

Looks like a return visit may be order.

ahem, koff koff (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=12592)

:thumb lovely shot dix

[PatandRich]

Beautiful shot.

It looks like spun glass or rock candy in some areas. Great lighting:thumb :thumb

[grimace]

GREAT SHOT!! I've been visiting other smugmug sites looking for Bryce Canyon shots/ideas. I don't think I need to look anymore. Great great work!

-Adam

www.adamstravelphotography.com (http://www.adamstravelphotography.com)

[ehughes]

Great shot Dixie...

Ed

[Nikolai]

Here's one from my 2003 trip:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/35855307-L.jpg

Sony 505V, 0x7 WC.

[Dixie]

ahem, koff koff (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=12592)

:thumb lovely shot dix
Andy, I would love to make the trip, but I have a scheduling conflict. I will see what I can work out during the coming week and hopefully there will still be a slot open for the Bryce/Zion trip.

[Dixie]

Beautiful shot.

It looks like spun glass or rock candy in some areas. Great lighting:thumb :thumb
Thanks Rich.

[Dixie]

Thanks Adam, Ed, and Nikolai. Nikolai, that's a pretty wideangle shot. Mine just took up a small portion of that view.