A busy 2010

Written by Alpenglow Images on January 19th, 2010

Its been a very busy 2010; so far I’ve taken photos in 3 states, as many national parks (Bryce Canyon, Yosemite, and Zion), and have added 2 new pages of landscapes (here and here) to my website.  I’m finally home in southern California, and we’re in the midst of what the TV weatherman is calling an “epic” series of storms.  This gives me time to catch up on image editing, as well as sharing images here on my blog.

About a week and a half ago, I had two posts on the “icons” (here and here), and I shared several of my images from Yosemite National Park.  The week after returning from Yosemite, we headed to northern Arizona in hopes of photographing parts of the Vermillion Cliffs wilderness.  Wet weather made the dirt roads impassable (bummer), but we spent a couple of days in Zion National Park before heading to our next destination instead.  Zion isn’t as photogenic in winter as in summer or fall, but there are few (if any) crowds, which is virtually an unknown if you’ve visited in the summer!

I found winter a great time to explore the more intimate scenery of Zion.  While in the canyon one morning, I was struck by the colorful reflections the sandstone walls were casting on the Virgin River.  By playing with different exposures, I got an intimate, abstract image I’m very happy with.

Sandstone reflects in the Virgin River, Zion National Park, Utah

Virgin River Reflections, Zion National Park, January 2010

In my next post, I’ll share some images of the wildlife that can be found in Zion in the winter…

 

3 Comments so far ↓

  1. Mac Danzig says:

    Sounds like a great series of trips.
    I wish I had this time of year off… Once February rolls around, I’ll be able to start planning something.

    I always wanted to go to Zion in the winter… The one thing I can’t stand about it in the spring and autumn is the hordes of tourists… Must be pretty cool to get that solitude there.

    I can’t wait to see all your keepers from this winter!

  2. Thanks for the comments, Beth and Mac.

    Mac, its not too bad to have January off, but I wish I could swing some time during autumn–having some beautiful fall days in the canyons would be just perfect. That said, Zion is really sweet in the winter. I just wish the Pizza Noodle were open in Springdale 🙂

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