Arches, a photo from Utah, West

Photographer's Note

Walking along the Devil's Garden Trail in Arches National Park, there are numerous arches to see and explore. This particular arch is called Pine Tree Arch. Luckily there was another hiker standing underneath the arch as I took the picture. One can get a feel for the enormous size of this natural sandstone arch. It was a stormy day as one can see the gray sky through the archway.

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dta (98848) 2011-06-09 8:53

Hello Karen ,
Wow ! Fantatstic ! The landscape is superb , but you've captured it with the best light , increasing the colors and contrasts with the dark sky .
Thanks for the share ?

batalay (41261) 2011-06-09 8:56

Hello Karen,

You have been chronicling the beauties of the rugged West, and a number of genuinely beautiful works "hang" in your growing gallery. I like the way you have framed the rocks and the dark sky in the distance with the opening in rocks. When shafts of light illuminate subjects selectively against dark foreboding skies, you really do get wonderful images. One of my favorites is a scanned 36 year old Kodak-25 slide, showing the Parthenon.

Warm regards,

Bulent

wojtpod (774) 2011-06-09 10:23

Hello Karen!
You show very interesting part of the United States. Exellent colors and light. Awesome sky on the horizon.
Perfectly well done.
Best regards,
Wojtek

bennyfunky (795) 2011-06-09 11:06

Beautiful colors, nice frame and light.
TFS
Benoit

COSTANTINO (116580) 2011-06-09 11:08

Hello
wellcome to the friends of T.E.
a walk along the Devils Garden is fantastic
a different view from the usuals with
vivid,impressisve colors
thanks for sharing it with us
regards
Costantino

i9l2y1m8a8t3 (4814) 2011-06-09 11:16

HI Karen!

This is one amazing arch! I agree with Dennis, the lighting is surreal which creates this unusual glow on the rocks giving you vibrant and naturally saturated colors. It's just fantastic! Great capture!

Cheers!
Matt

lousat (139332) 2011-06-09 15:37

Hi Karen,what a beautiful place and what a magnificent pic! A fantastic choice of point of view to create this beautiful perspective,excellent details too and a high saturation as i like.My best compliments,have a nice day,Luciano.

leyman (6) 2011-06-29 1:53

You prove you can have nice colors even on a cloudy day.

fritzi007 (14698) 2011-10-12 11:05

Hi Karen,
unusual, beautiful surroundings, photographed very well, congratulations!
many greetings
Wolfgang

Robert1969 (7160) 2012-04-09 9:40

Hello Karen,

Beautiful surrounding and a picture
with beautiful bright colors.
Light management and composition are
also great.

Friendly regards,
Robert

CLODO (45116) 2013-01-14 6:01

hi Karen again

Wandering in your gallery, I find this picture remarkable by its composition, by the light and the bold and contrasted colors you got. The walking persons give the scale of this giant arch.
Greetings
CLODO

Curious_Eye (1320) 2013-02-19 21:24

Hello Karen,

This trail must be a stunning place! I like your composition and the inclusion of the hiker to give us a sense of size of those rocks. Very lucky to have the stormy clouds as a background, it creates a great contrast with the colour of the rocks. TFS this beautiful scenery.

Best wishes,
Izabela

KristinsCamera (2384) 2013-06-30 19:40

hello karen ~

i love sunny shots set against a dark & stormy sky, you have captured that beautifully here. the colors are delicious, good enough to eat, and i didn't realize the enormous scale of this until i spotted the hiker.

well done!
kristin

NorthernLight (2383) 2013-10-13 12:37

Hi Karen,

so far I have not yet managed to me to see this area, but someday I'll do that, I swear.

A landscape with great details and a photographer, who has perfectly captured this! Very well done!

With kind regards from Sweden

Peter

Valensiaa (244) 2013-10-19 3:55

Amazing photo. i love colors, shapes and mood of it. That person fits perfectly. Looks like he is part of nature and shows true size of structures.

Coming storm adds some dramatic mood. Stuning landscape.

Thank you for sharing.