Moon Setting over Cathedral Rock Metal Print

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I arrived at the parking area about 30 minutes before sunrise. I knew from an app on my iPad, "The Photographers Ephemeris", that the moon would be setting very near to the saddle of the iconic rock formation slightly before the sun came up. Because the scene would be dimly lit by the full moon, I had decided to shoot this series of shots in HDR mode. HDR is a photographic technique to capture a greater dynamic range between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. HDR images can represent more accurately the range of intensity levels found in real scenes, from direct sunlight to faint starlight, and is often captured by way of merging differently exposed pictures of the same subject matter.

I processed the photos in a program called Photomatix Pro that merged the frames together and adjusted the exposure levels to be arrive at the photograph you see. The great beauty of this landscape was enhanced by the pre-sunrise light on Cathedral Rock bathing the sky with a pink g...

I am an artist and photographer with more than twenty years of experience in the photographic arts, I started out in the film era developing my own black and white and color slides in a home darkroom in Tempe, Arizona. My nature and fine art images reflect my travels throughout the American Southwest with extensive photo excursions in Arizona, New Mexico and California. I photograph Major League Baseball Spring Training at Surprise Stadium, home of the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals. My color images capture the brilliant greens and blues of nature, while my black and white images feature strong contrast utilizing techniques that present tack-sharp subjects with interesting composition. Many of my black and white...