Keep Walking by DaniloFaria

Swirls and lines naturally formed naturally over millions of years. Those rock formations sit near the same park in which "The Wave" is located. Thank you all for your support and feedback! via 500px http://ift.tt/Rn8eC7

All in All You're Just Another Brick in the Wall by DaniloFaria

"The Narrows" hike at Zion. It's definitely a very beautiful site to see, early morning light glows in the massive canyon walls while the clear and cold waters of the Virgin River continues the erosion process. Thank you all for your support, I appreciate it very much! via 500px http://ift.tt/1fKuKAv

Counterbalance by JustinGrimm

I definitely stepped 1000 miles out of my comfort zone with this shot. Not because I was that far away from home, but because of how rushed I was when I captured it, and due to it not having colour! Justin Grimm Photography Buy a Print Typically for me to be happy with an image, I need to spend a good amount of time in an area scouting and figuring out my favourite comps. Then I'll usually post up and wait for something exciting and colourful to happen, then run between my spots... Uneventful for the most part, but I have learned that photography is a waiting game if you want something worthwhile. In any case, after shooting sunrise at a wave formation nearby, my friends and I got to talking about all the little black marbles of stone on the ground here. Having never visited the SW before I had no idea they would be everywhere we went. As I looked at some of them, wondering how many I could fit in my baggage without airport security taking them from me, the sun peaked through the clouds and started to light up this circular patch of swirls. In less then 1 minute, I grabbed my packed up camera, put together a decent comp, rattled off some shots, and the sun dipped behind the ever prevalent mid-morning haze before I could even shoot my typical f8 focus stack. I made a conscious effort to study what the light was doing just above the horizon for the rest of the trip because of this shot, so get used to seeing direct lighting in my images! At least for now, until I get more atomic colour. ....Oh wait, we did get atomic colour a day later. Well, never mind then! Thanks for looking and following. via 500px http://ift.tt/1pYamzW

Reflection Canyon by bangbing

Best viewed on black :) Reflection canyon is a remote side canyon of Lake Powell. And I believe it was Michael Melford’s awarded photo collection "A Dry Red Season" (taken in 2005, and initially published on National Geographic Magazine in April 2006) that revealed this incredible landscape to public -- make sure to check his fantastic photo here and here. Fascinated by Michael’s pioneer work, many photographers and outdoor enthusiasts started to search the route to the view point he reached – a few of them succeeded indeed. However, the water level increased significantly since 2005, and the rock fins forming the stunning curves, regarding as the unique feature of the canyon, were partly submerged. Until this spring, the water level finally dropped down below 3600’, and the spectacle captured by Michael was expected to be shown again. After 2-hour drive on the Hole-in-the-Rock Rd before sunrise, I started the 16-mile round-trip day hike over rough pathless terrain, with the company of my friends Wan and Guang. Following the contours indicated by GPS, we tried to stay at the same height as long as possible, and crossed or walked around a few deep washes and canyons. We arrived at the view point right before noon. However, the entire sky was covered by storm clouds at that time. Let alone the lack-of-contrast canyon, we were more worried about possible flash flood that may cause the Hole-in-the-Rock Rd impassable. After waiting anxiously for an hour, miracles finally happened to reward our efforts -- the sky cleared up; the wind stopped; the sun broke through clouds and created speechlessly stunning reflection in the water! Such a spectacular scene of Reflection Canyon was NEVER shown by any other photo before. So grateful that Mother Nature chose us as the witnesses! via 500px http://ift.tt/1jjFGnm