The geological formations in Bryce Canyon National Park have the most unusual colors, often with a strong “salmon” hue. Low-angle light bouncing from adjacent surfaces can produce the strange results on film that are evident here.   In this case, a Singh-Ray enhancing filter was used, to emphasize this effect.

At least one sunset at Zion National Park should be spent on the  veranda of your motel room at Flanigan’s, watching the play of light on the peaks that overlook the town of Springdale.

The rock formations glow gold or pink in the last light of the day, depending on the quality of the sunset. In this case, a heavy thunderstorm was moving off, while the sky had cleared in front of the setting sun. The effect of the glowing rock had far more impact against the glowering black sky, then would have been the case had the sky been blue.

This image was made with a 300mm telephoto lens, using a polarizing filter and a Cokin P028 warming coloured filter.

We were lucky to find this photographer, happily working away at dawn, on the rim of Bryce Canyon National Park. The rising sun has outlined him beautifully with rim lighting, a phenomenon not often encountered. Use of a 300mm telephoto lens allowed his image to fill the frame, isolating him from the background, while not disturbing his photography. If he doesn’t read this article, he may never know we were there.

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The various arches, found while hiking in the canyon at Bryce Canyon National Park, can often be used as frames for photographing fellow walkers, or the background scenery. It’s generally not necessary to use fill flash to light the interior of the arch, as bounced light seems to fill the shadows very nicely.

A wide-angle lens, such as a 28mm or a 24mm, is usually necessary to include the full arch as part of the composition. Be sure to have the framed person(s) looking toward the camera (a nicely timed shout often works!), as “tushy shots” are not so effective.