I took the photo on a cloudy morning around sunrise. I placed a magenta filter over my lens to create the overall magenta hue in the sky and in the water.
Arches National Park was this morning’s destination, and we were ready to shoot before sunrise.
The clouds cooperated perfectly this morning. We entered the park around 0630 and drove right in. By 0730 cars were backed up at the entrance, and faced a 30-minute wait. The early bird gets the sunrise!
North and South Windows, two of the more than 2,000 arches in the park. Mark was reminded of a pair of eyeglasses!
Turret Arch
Delicate Arch, the most photographed of all the Park’s arches. Most are visible only after a strenuous hike.
Balanced Rock, one of dozens, but this is the most well-known.
After lunch we drove the Gemini Bridges 4×4 trail. The first section was a shelf road, hugging the edge of the rock face and winding around with amazing view of the Moab Valley far below. We didn’t have a chance to pull over to take photographs on this very narrow trail, and I did not look over the edge most of the time. If all of Utah’s roads with dizzying drop-offs required the installation of guard rails, the state would go broke!
One of the Gemini (twin) bridges. A bridge is an arch that goes over water, at least during the rainy season.
Looking under the bridge- enough to make my stomach do flip-flops.