Tapestry in Storm

Posted by on Jun 4, 2009 in Desert, Landscapes, Photography | 16 comments

Over Memorial Day weekend we took three (rainy) days to float the San Juan River in southeastern Utah. One evening as we set up camp near my favorite San Juan Rock Formation – the Navajo Tapestry – a thunderstorm blew through, turning the sunset light golden and the sky a bruised dark purple and blue. I abandoned tent setup and raced to a knoll with my tripod and camera. I made it back to my tent just as the wind picked up and the first splotches of rain came down.

16 Comments

  1. very nicely done. i like the fact how you captured the sunlight shining on the mountains, yet it is surrounded by the dramatic dark storm-like clouds. excellent shot!

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  2. Lucky you you didn’t get soaked ;)

    But the shot was well worth it. Gorgeous!

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  3. the light is fantastic! great capture!

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  4. great colour! love the light.

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  5. The way the light is gorgeous. This is excellent.

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  6. I like it.

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  7. very nice panoramic view

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  8. perfect title, it sure is.

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  9. Waouh! Stunning landscape :)

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  10. Beautiful photo and your words describing it approach poetic. F29! Overkill, perhaps, but the sharpness is amazing.

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  11. yep, moments like that are hard to come by.. good decision to shoot first.. ;D great shot! :)

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  12. Wow…what an amazing shot! I love this composition and these colours are stunning!

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  13. Like the lighting on the mountain

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  14. wonderful landscape shot and great light atmosphere!

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  15. Stunning landscape shot! Congrats :)

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  16. Absolute beautiful, wonderful colours, nature from its best side, wonderful sun/shadow here.

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