the wave

From above.

Wave Detail

I used a strong red filter in Silver FX for this high contrast early morning shot.

My wife and I lucked out on our second day of entering The Wave permit lotto in Kanab. We camped near the trailhead and got a chilly dawn start that got us in before the sun had hit the whole formation. We also had it to ourselves for a couple hours, which was precious. I'll be posting a number...

As I was packing up my gear and getting ready to hike out of the Wave, I stopped to take a phone picture of this scene. That led me to pull out my tripod and capture it with my camera. I really liked the swirls in the sandstone and the patterns in the foreground. Although I'll acknowledge it is...

I spent some time trying to figure out if this structure has a name, as it seems everything else does, but couldn't find anything online. If someone else knows what it is called, please chime in. Until then, I'm going with "spiral tower". This is just outside the west "slot" entrance into the...

Here's another view from the Wave, looking North back in the direction of the trailhead. I was trying to use the swirls in the rock to lead into the scene.

Here are a couple more angles from the Wave with Alejandro last weekend. We had great clouds on the way in, with a stormy look consistent with the rain in the forecast for later in the day. They did briefly break up just in time for the classic "Wave" shot: I also took my turn at the small...

I managed a permit to hike into Coyote Buttes North on Saturday with Alejandro. Rain was in the forecast for later in the day, but the clouds gave us some soft light and saturated colors. We were the first to arrive that morning, Alejandro started at the "main" entrance on the North side and I...

From the Wave. An archive image since I am still on the road. I rarely do abstracts or tight shots, but I did here. All comments welcome, Jim

A photo where I focused on those fabulous lines and swerves found around The Wave. All comments are welcome, Jim

A more abstract view from the The Wave.

There is an area not far from The Wave that has these really cool honeycombed rocks. All comments are welcome, Jim

Here is one from a few years back at The Wave is South Coyote Buttes. While this might feel like an abstract it was shot at a 35mm focal length. Still it's a bit mind bending I think. :) All comments are welcome, Jim