Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park, Wall Street Trees, Navajo Loop Trail

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020Posted in Bryce Canyon National ParkTagged Bryce Canyon, Navajo Loop Trail, Utah, Wall Street6 Comments

Returning back to Bryce Canyon, here is an image taken in a section called “Wall Street” on the Navajo Loop trail.

Feature Image Details

I used a Canon 11-24 F4.0 L lens at 11mm.

To get this shot I am flat on my back with my tripod perhaps 1 foot off the ground. I was halfway between those two trees with the camera pointed straight up.

Leveling the camera a foot off the ground and squaring it perfectly between the trees is what makes the shot work.

I took a sequence of exposures and blended them manually in Photoshop. Here is an additional image.

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Bryce Canyon National Park, Milky Way, Sunrise Point

April 23, 2020Posted in Bryce Canyon National ParkTagged Bryce Canyon, Milky Way, Panorama, Sunrise Point, Utah4 Comments

Due to the direction of the canyon walls, Bryce Canyon generally presents more opportunities at sunrise than sunset.

This image is a panorama composite (two panorama images merged) from the same location.

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Bryce Canyon National Park, Sunset, Bryce Point Overlook

April 8, 2020Posted in Bryce Canyon National ParkTagged Bryce Canyon, Bryce Point, national park, Sunset, Utah4 Comments

Due to the direction of the canyon walls, Bryce Canyon generally presents more opportunities at sunrise than sunset.

The Bryce Point Overlook provides a genuine Sunset opportunity. These images were taken at sunset on the same day.

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Bryce Canyon National Park, Sunrise, Bryce Point Overlook

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020Posted in Bryce Canyon National ParkTagged Bryce Canyon, Bryce Point, national park, Sunrise, Utah1 Comment

Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah is a fairyland of red, orange, and white hoodoos and spires. The rim elevation varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet.

Rooms in the park can be difficult to obtain, so book early.

The images in this article were taken in Late July and Early August. As is typically the case at Bryce Canyon, sunrise generally presents more opportunities than sunset.

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Bryce Canyon National Park, Sunrise, Fairland Canyon Viewpoint

March 20, 2020March 26, 2020Posted in Bryce Canyon National ParkTagged Bryce Canyon, Fairyland Canyon, national park, Sunrise, Utah1 Comment

Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah is a fairyland of red, orange, and white hoodoos and spires. The rim elevation varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet.

Rooms in the park can be difficult to obtain, so book early.

The images in this article were taken in Late July and Early August. As is typically the case at Bryce Canyon, sunrise generally presents more opportunities than sunset.

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Bryce Canyon National Park, Thunderhead at Sunset, Sunrise Point

March 11, 2020March 26, 2020Posted in Bryce Canyon National ParkTagged Bryce Canyon, national park, Sunrise Point, ThunderheadLeave a comment

Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah is a fairyland of red, orange, and white hoodoos and spires. The rim elevation varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet.

Rooms in the park can be difficult to obtain, so book early.

The images in this article were taken in early August. Both are panoramas taken just behind the railing at Sunrise Point and just before sunset.

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Bryce Canyon National Park, Winter Sunrise, Sunset Point

March 3, 2020March 26, 2020Posted in Bryce Canyon National ParkTagged Bryce Canyon, national park, Snow, Sunrise, Sunset Point, Utah6 Comments

Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah is a fairyland of red, orange, and white hoodoos and spires. The rim elevation varies from 8,000 to 9,000 feet.

Winter comes early. The park is open year-round but rooms at the lodge are generally closed January and February.

Rooms in the park can be difficult to obtain, so book early.

The shots in this article were taken in November. We were booked at Zion National Park which is about 90 minutes away, but when the weather forecast called for snow at Bryce, I double booked for a night hoping to catch snow on the hoodoos. These are the resultant images.

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