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bircher
2nd of October 2007 (Tue), 15:28
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Sunrise at Bryce Canyon National Park. I just got back from a week in Southern Utah. I spent a couple of days at Bryce which is definitely a sunrise park.

On my first morning there was a great sunrise but no clouds. On my last morning there it rained the night before and throughout the morning but I was rewarded with clouds and a magical "light show."

Notes: Canon EOS 5D ,Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD IF, Tripod Mounted, Split Neutral Density Grad Filter

Bryce Gallery:

Bryce Canyon National Park Photo Gallery by Sam Antonio at pbase.com (http://www.pbase.com/bircher/bryce_canyon)

Cheers,

Sam
G-Unit
2nd of October 2007 (Tue), 15:41
like them very much, nice job!
sparker1
2nd of October 2007 (Tue), 15:53
Beautiful, Sam. Too bad about the flares in # 2, but it's still nice.
sparcd
2nd of October 2007 (Tue), 19:35
Cracking photos. Patience is a virtue.
bryanj87
2nd of October 2007 (Tue), 19:43
Holy moly, those are spectacular!
tom1s
2nd of October 2007 (Tue), 20:13
Fantastic photos! Beautiful! Where did you take them? I will be up that way in a few weeks and I've read that Bryce Point is a great sunrise spot.
toneyw
2nd of October 2007 (Tue), 20:33
Wonderful pictures. I'm headed to Bryce next summer. I can't wait.
bircher
3rd of October 2007 (Wed), 01:59
These were taken at Sunset Point (don't let the name fool you this is best place to watch the sunrise along with Bryce Point).

Cheers,

Sam


Fantastic photos! Beautiful! Where did you take them? I will be up that way in a few weeks and I've read that Bryce Point is a great sunrise spot.
Win
3rd of October 2007 (Wed), 07:46
Those are really nice. Patience certainly paid off!

Win
ajayclicks
3rd of October 2007 (Wed), 10:44
Loved the first one
Quarantine
3rd of October 2007 (Wed), 11:02
beautiful shot
D.C.
3rd of October 2007 (Wed), 12:55
Great pics! Was going to go last month, but ended up on the Oregon coast. When were you there and what were the temps?
bircher
3rd of October 2007 (Wed), 14:28
I was there last month and the temperatures were about 70 degrees during the day and about 40 degrees at night.

Cheers,

Sam


Great pics! Was going to go last month, but ended up on the Oregon coast. When were you there and what were the temps?
Airon
3rd of October 2007 (Wed), 16:39
It definately paid off! Great photos!
curiousgeorge
3rd of October 2007 (Wed), 17:12
I prefer the first one. But it seems you couldn't decide between including more sky or more foreground. Both are interesting but I'd like to see the horizon moved up or down. I'd probably go for more sky in this case.

That said, I don't think Bryce is the best place for sunset/sunrise shots because at sunset you're going to lose a lot of detail in the foreground, and the 'foreground' at Bryce is of course what makes it so special. So here the hoodoos are mostly lost in the darkness. Perhaps blending exposures would help?