Turret Arch & Both Windows
Jun, 2013Views
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In Arches National Park, in Utah. This is a feature called "The Windows." It involves arriving very early (at least a half hour before sunset) and climbing up on a ledge to the south east of this formation. It's a popular location to photograph, so come early if you want to get a good spot from which to shoot it.Time
Morning, around sunrise.Lighting
Very early morning sunshine. You need the early morning sunshine to get the colors right. And it helps if there are some clouds in the sky.Equipment
Pentax K-5, Pentax DA 10-17 fisheye zoom, Feisol tripod. This shot was taken with a fisheye lens, which is the only way you can get both arches (i.e., both "windows") in the same shot.Inspiration
I know that this particularly rock formation/arch had been photographed many, many times, nearly all from the exact same spot. But I thought I could do something a bit different: shoot it with a fisheye lens, a type of shot I had not yet seen, and shoot both the arches, the north and south windows, in a single shotEditing
There were some people trying to photograph the "Turret Arch" in the distance. I cloned them out. Also did some minor exposure tweaks.In my camera bag
Pentax K-5iis, Pentax DA 15 f4 Limited, Standard Zoom lens, specialty lenses (fisheye, telephotos, etc.) as needed.Feedback
This shot is all about the light. Get soft "magic hour" sunlight (at or near sunrise), preferably with some soft clouds, and you can't go wrong. Try to mix things up with different angles, wider angles, etc., since this scene has been way over-photographed.
