BRYCE CANYON - southwest Utah Photo

Photographer’s Note

Bryce Canyon may have a dusting of snow in October. The air is cooler and the crowds are gone.
The only bad news is some of the hiking trails into the hodoos may be closed because snow and rain can turn the porous ground into 'muck'.

Bryce Canyon is not a canyon but uplifted layered sea beds eroded away over millions of years. The headward erosion has excavated large amphitheater shaped features in the Cenozoic aged rocks of the Paunsagunt Plateau. The amphitheaters run north to south more than 20 miles long. This image is a portion of the largest 12 mile long amphitheater, Bryce Amphitheater.

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JanD (14885) 2009-09-22 7:47

Howdy PhotoRay!
Excellent mountains, excellent rocks, amazing colors, good contrast and sharp.
Regards.

DannyJ (282) 2009-09-22 8:08

Ray,

What a great shot! So many different colors and lines at play! I really like seeing the occasional landscape without the sky, and this is a great example of such! Nice work!

porto62 (1775) 2009-09-22 8:10

Hy Ray got some great natural colours on that one winter on Brice are particular,the contrace between white and gold are spectacular,great done.Alain

robmal (50) 2009-09-22 8:11

Hello Ray
Super foto, beautifull colours of mountains and very interesting POV.
Regards Robert.

mkamionka (4472) 2009-09-22 8:16

Hi Ray,
I plan a trip to Utah this November. I see the snow may be present there since October already.
I am a bit scared of it especially that the clouds become to heavy but the photos semm to be even more interesting with the snow.
Very good work,
TFS
M

smarcell (14279) 2009-09-22 8:48

I like this close-up view, almost an abstract picture, with those beautiful patterns of snow on the red sand
Regards Stefano

s_lush (2188) 2009-09-25 2:22

Hello Ray,
Absolutely unusual and beautiful colors and the scene itself! The photographic quality is very high despite the fact that the picture was taken 5 years ago. Perfect image and very good commentaries! Great job!
Best regards,
Sergiy

dvlazar (6476) 2009-09-28 17:49

Very spectacular! Your vertical crop works well on this scene full of lines, and shapes.

Great work
Dave

ManuMay (10810) 2009-10-11 9:03

Hello Ray!!

Impressive view!!

Excellent colour tones and details for this amazing view really well composed, very good!!

Have a nice sunday...

Best regards

Manuel