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Photography
© John Baker,
Travel Images
The following images represent the typical range of subjects for this particular Travel Images photo tour or workshop. They were selected in the knowledge that every client is able to obtain similar images, but should a particular technique be new to you I will share everything I know so that you reach every one of your photographic goals.
Please scroll down for images taken on Travel Images trips by John Baker.
In most cases, links to client images from this destination are at the bottom of the page
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The first major stop on this trip is Aspen,
Colorado, which is central for these three locations . . .
above left, Maroon Lake and Maroon Bells peaks, above
right, the ghost town of Ashcroft, and below,
the late light on Independence Pass. |
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The Dallas Divide at the top of the 8,970' pass. The highest
peak in the image is Mt. Sneffels at 14,150'. |
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Near Telluride is this
scene topped by Mt. Wilson at 14,246'. You might
recognize this mountain via the Coors beer marketing
efforts.
Below
is another
scene in the Telluride vicinity. |
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One last look at Mt. Wilson framed by Aspen trees. |
The low light in Box Canyon Falls near Ouray is a
challenge, but a tripod combined with a slow shutter speed will
yield pleasing results. |
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Remote and historic
Silverton taken on a moody dawn morning during an autumn
trip. |
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The wide view of Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde NP which was built
by the Anasazi Indians.
The Cliff Palace ruins contained 151
rooms and 23 kivas and had a population of 100 to 150 people at
any given time. The word ‘Anasazi’ is a Navajo Indian word
meaning ‘ancient ones’ or ‘ancient foreigners’.
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Teardrop Arch on the Utah side of
Monument Valley looking back into Arizona.
At right, the
Totem Pole group in Monument Valley with the patterns in a small
dune included for 'lead-in'. The lens was a 28mm, and the aperture f.22. |
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A petroglyph in Monument Valley, and as with any similar situation
where the light is limited, one should use a tripod for the best
results.
At left,
colorful art made by local Navajo and available for purchase. |
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This is the
pre-dawn approach
shot to Monument Valley,
and all that's missing are Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner. Did
someone say "Mi-mi!"? |
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'Two and a bit' shots at dawn in
Monument Valley. Above is the left Mitten with a 'strong
foreground' - a personal favorite - while below we have the
Mittens and Merrick Butte. |
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The bottom two are the same shot but with and
without cropping. What is your preference? |
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Native American Frank
Jackson sits on his horse at 'John Ford Point' in Monument Valley.
This was a scene in John Ford's movie 'Stagecoach'.
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A small Yucca plant
provides the symmetry,
with minimal depth of field used to reduce the 'distraction' of the
background. |
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The San Juan
River winds it's way through Goosenecks State Park near Mexican Hat,
Utah. |
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Above and right: This
is Hovenweep National Monument, with 'Hovenweep' being a Ute Indian
word meaning ‘deserted valley’. It was established as a National
Monument on March 2, 1923, and the square, oval, circular, and
D-shaped towers date to around 1200 A. D.
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South
of Moab is Newspaper Rock which contains
excellent
examples of petroglyphs which date to around 2,000 years. Their
Navajo name is ‘Tse Hane’ . . . “the rock with a story”. |
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A
Lizard basks in the sun while the group gets it's shots. The trick
with any wildlife is get one shot off then move in closer and
so on. Go too close from the off, and it's likely that you won't get
the
shot at all! |
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A 'tight' shot of the
classic Mesa Arch 'Washerwomen' cluster in Canyonlands National Park in Utah
at right, and below, a wider image that was also shot
with three frames and then merged. |
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This is the view from
Deadhorse State Park where 'Thelma and Louise' concluded, and is
adjacent to Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
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Landscape Arch in the
the north of Arches National Park. |
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The
South Window frames the Turret Arch in Arches National Park,
above. It's
a bit of a scramble for this particular composition, and is a
definite morning light shot. Then below, a wider shot from
a different dawn, and put together with four verticals which were
stitched together in PhotoShop. |
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Delicate
Arch in Arches National Park as you don't often see it. The shot
at right is through an arch, with the image below
being another less familiar angle. They are a
reminder that each of us should look at familiar subjects with
fresh pairs of eyes as often as possible. |
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The Red Rock Country photography workshop ends just inside the
western edge of Colorado,
and these are three Colorado National Monument
panoramas to close this particular photo gallery. |
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Utah east,
Colorado west brochure
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