Albion Basin

Earlier this year I had placed Albion Basin on my list of spots to photograph but since then had completely forgotten about it until  Barbara H. mentioned it on our Facebook page.  I took an opportunity to go there a few days ago and captured this on my hike up:

As I continued up the trail and rounded a large rock outcrop I was greeted (startled actually) by a large moose barely 50 ft away.  We both froze.  I briefly contemplated a career as some sort of wildlife panoramic photographer, but seeing this creature 10 times my weight, the career seemed quite short, and I eased my way back behind the rock.  With the path forward blocked, I hiked back down, and as I reached the point of the first image the sky had cleared very nicely, and the result was this:

Enjoy!   -  Martin van Hemert

Grotto Falls

Along the Nebo Loop Road in Payson Canyon, Utah, lies a great little water fall which is popular among the locals and very easy to get to:

After 5 visits to this spot to get it right, I’ve gotten some exercise, realized that a waterfall doesn’t need to be big to be good looking, and learned that I can screw-up a shot more often than I thought possible.

If you happen to show up without battery packs and lights (but doesn’t everyone carry these?), it looks more like this:

If you have a favorite out of these, I would enjoy reading your comments!

Martin van Hemert

Along the White Rim Trail – Canyonlands

Below the Island In The Sky district in Canyonlands National Park is the White Rim Trail, a two day off-road loop.  This panorama is near the White Crack Campsite:

While sandstone is a extensive component of the earth’s crust, much of it is below the surface.   Southern Utah and the surrounding states feature one of the largest areas of exposed sandstone in the world.

Martin

Statue of Responsibility

I recently had the chance to visit the studio of Utah sculptor Gary Lee Price. I’ve always found the work spaces of creative people to be fascinating.

Gary is working on the Statue of Responsibility, a companion statue to the Statue of Liberty, proposed for location on the West Coast.  More about this project here.  This page also features a cool  object rotation of the six foot prototype.

Martin