Good Morning and welcome to 2011. I wanted to share a few images that I have had the pleasure to see these past couple of days in Northern Arizona. I hope that you will check back periodically as I resolve to spend more time populating my blog and bring you new images and ideas!
I photographed this image last night as the clock struck twelve in chilly (4 degrees) Monument Valley. Very soon after I shot this image, high clouds rolled in putting a stop to my evening work. As I left the park, it began to snow again and left another inch of snow coating this fairytale land.
Here is another images that I shot yesterday as the Year 2010 came to a close. It was a great Infrared day, so I was able to visit my favorite friends in the park. Here is a view from Artists Point. It looks Lunar to me. What do you think?
I started my visit this day with a stop by my tree. We as photographers tend to take ownership of some of our subjects. I found this tree, when it was still old, but healthy and alive. Unfortnately time has taken its toll on this tiny iconic guardian of Monument Valley! I have spent 20 years enjoying the company of this friend. I hope that he will still be with us for years to come. It allows me to frame my favorite shapes in the universe, the fabled Mittens.
And lastly for this post, just an awesome display of how clouds become and are a huge part of a Landscape photograph! Clouds are my motivation to get out and shoot. I remember my high school “theme” for the prom was “we will never pass this way again” way back in 1975. That is my mantra when it comes to clouds. They are with us for spice and will never be there again. I can draw a partallel to my other passion, Hot Air Ballooning! We pass places and we will never again be in that same place!
I will be teaching a location Photography Workshop at a Hot Air Balloon festival in New Jersey at the end of July. There will be 16 lucky participants who will fly and photograph from very special vantage points for the July 29-31 Weekend! Keep tuned, I will have details listed here and on the CANON USA website very soon.
I hope that you will embrace changes in your life and business for the 2011 year. Please visit here ofeten to see where I will be visiting and holding hands on workshops to help you elevate your vision in photography and raise the bar!
Happy 2011!
Ken
