"Vegas" -- Zion and Red Rock Canyon

[kimberkit]

Oddly enough, I have not taken any of the stereotypical Strip photos yet, and the car has been flying by at 80 mph, too fast to accurately shoot some of the crazy billboards around here. (And I mean it when I say the billboards are nuts. I don't think I've seen a single "normal" billboard for cell phones or the latest movie or anything yet.)

We did make it up to Zion, where I took a number of absolutely terrible photos, and a few good ones. I couldn't get the white balance on my camera right -- the entire place is red rock, so how do you not end up with just a ridiculously red photo? Argh. The best I could do was to correct in post-processing.

I seem to remember that if I had been a little more clever, I could have used some white paper to bounce the on-camera flash, and that might have helped, but it totally just didn't occur to me until after the deed was done. Live and learn.


So this is Zion, during that terrifying sunset run down the mountain:



And here is some of the beautiful scenic drive from Red Rock Canyon.

Comments

[entropicangel.livejournal.com]

Wow love, that first shot is breathtaking, and the clouds you captured in the others are amazing! *nuzzles*

[zaofan.livejournal.com]

Beautiful pics -- and I have high standards for desert photography. The first two are especially excellent.

[kimberkit.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Jessebear! *hug* I feel better already :)

[sir-graeme.livejournal.com]

How wonderful! I'm vaguely reminded of when I went hiking in the Negev Desert in Israel, and realized that I could fall in love with a desert. Every place has its own personality, of course, but I see some of the same elements that I loved so much.