A year ago, I got invited to go on a trip to Utah with Peter Carey and Josh Ulloa, and we got to see some incredible landscapes on our trek. Here’s a brief trip report from that adventure.
Layers Upon Layers
One thing I was eager to experience on this trip was being amongst the many layers of the Canyonlands region for sunrise and sunset, watching the changing light illuminate the landscape. On our second morning, we quickly lost the dramatic light as the clouds soon obscured the rising sun. That said, I was quite taken by this scene in the flat, even morning light, and it is one of my favorites from this year. But the view was still exquisite, as you can see in the image below.
Woodgrain
Our third night in Utah, we camped next to a fallen cottonwood tree. In the waning light of blue hour, I quickly set up my tripod and camera to get some detail photos. The varying textures and grains made it a treasure trove subject. This particular composition was a focus stack of nine shots.
Mudcracks
Five days before our trip to Utah, the region got some rain, and we got to see the beautiful after-effects. Mudflows and cracks in the washes were abundant, like the one pictured above. One serendipity I discovered while processing this image was faint animal tracks, which added a little extra detail to the composition. You can see more mudcrack images in the full gallery.
I hope you enjoyed these highlights from the trip. It was one for the memory books. If you’d like to see the full gallery click here.