Arches National Park – Moab, Utah
5:30 a.m., Arches National Park near Moab, in Utah, before sunrise this image looks across the landscape to sand stone buttes. The edit is true to the exposure as observed; still, it seems quite dark in my first look at it and then, as my eyes adjust to the image I am able to find my way through the landscape the same way I would cycling in dusk’s half-light. What has also been extraordinary, lately, is viewing images on the computer monitor, but from across the room What has also been extraordinary, lately, is viewing an image on the computer screen from a distance; the perception of the image is different – it’s either a better sense entirety or encapsulation as well as being able to see more clearly highlights in the image.
Listening to – Colbie Caillat’s ‘I Won’t’ and Ben’s Brother’s ‘Beauty Queen.’
Quote to Consider – “If photographs are messages, the message is both transparent and mysterious.” – Susan Sontag, ‘On Photography’
