I was invited by a friend of mine to be part of a jeeping adventure in Moab, Utah. Although the trip was mostly a “jeeping” adventure, there were times during the day when I could go off and explore photo opportunities. The experience was fantastic and I had a great time.
Moab is an incredible place for photographers. I solicited advice from a friend who had visited the area before. He said “look for puddles” as they make for great subjects and sometimes you can get some great reflections. Well, I found this set of puddles and decided they would make a great subject despite the fact that it was in the middle of the day. Although not reflecting the famous Moab rocks they did make for an interesting photo. So, I took my camera over to these natural carvings and captured this image.
This image was taken with my Sony A7II using my Sony FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 set on 28 mm. The camera was set on Aperture Priority mode with the aperture set at f/11, shutter speed at 1/200th of a second and the ISO set at 100. I took 5 bracketed images (-2, -1, 0, +1, +2) and used Photomatix Pro to put together the HDR image. I then used Photoshop and Lightroom to finish the processing.
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Duncan
October 12, 2015
I love this shot! Great composition. Welcome back.
TK
October 12, 2015
Thanks Duncan! I appreciate the comment!
Lucas
October 12, 2015
Love this shot. So much going on with curves, edges and twisted landscape.
TK
October 12, 2015
Thank you Lucas! That’s exactly what drew me to that area.