Artist’s Statement "Light, not objects, is the source of color!" Isaac Newton, 16th Century Nature photography is all about capturing dynamic light! Naturally, you want to know 'What is dynamic light?' At dawn or dusk, light passes through miles of atmosphere. Whether direct or reflected, such light takes on qualities of the atmosphere. It then paints nature in remarkable, dramatically vivid colors. As a nature photographer, I find dynamic light is the process of waiting for just the right moment in light's rapid change to capture a captivating landscape in nature’s wilds and wilderness. Paths of Light is a book which illustrates lights transition from dawn to dusk. Many of these images come from the Four Corners area, Southwestern United States. In competition with peers, judges, juried exhibitions, and magazine contest solicitations, we've been accorded awards and a magazine cover. We provide three venues to help you explore Paths of Light. We show you the image; many won competition awards. We describe the challenge, excitement, and emotion of each capture. And finally, we discuss technical aspects from capture to competition display. We lead Digital Photography Adventure Tours to 4 Corners of southwest US… Anasazi Adventures ~ Photograph Anasazi Ruins in Natural Settings Bisti Adventures ~ Step onto Mars and Photograph Surreal Hoodoo Shapes When you start with a camera and end up with an award-winning image - a lot of learning, careful thought, and deep emotion goes into this intricate process. We take you into wilderness, help you compose, talk about the best light, tell you the History and Heritage of each region… We present Lightroom 2 and CS4 Workshops. When the Light is NOT Right, we show you how to gather high dynamic range images (HDR) and panoramas, quickly process, then display in such enduring collections as Keepers, Fine Art, and Competitions! Dr. Joe Bridwell is an Award-Winning Photographer, Tour Guide, Writer, and Storyteller... Come with Joe; Joe enjoys bringing Natural History and a talented photographer’s eye to Digital Wilderness Tours. The 4 Corners Region has ancient rainforests, dinosaurs, Anasazi civilizations, magnificent archeological ruins in remote, protected canyon heads, and scarred remnants of relatively recent volcanic explosions. A Blog (www.PathwaysofLight.blogspot.com), Books, Digital Tours, and Workshops are available from Joe to offer expert guidance for your Cultural, Heritage, Natural History, and Digital Instincts! http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Bisti-Art/Bisti-Art/JoeCamelVanDSC44437x4/115577625_aRU3t-Ti.jpg http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/ 2009-11-29T07:39:21Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com">BistiArt</a><br />Anasazi Moon Fine Art Photography results from skillful use of a number of tools; a subject, light, a camera, and digital imaging software. Our subject consists of hoodoos - water carved s ...</p><p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/2369171_N2dsp#309180620_VN2fQ" title="Anasazi Moon Fine Art Photography results from skillful use of a number of tools; a subject, light, a camera, and digital imaging software. Our subject consists of hoodoos - water carved s ..."><img src="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/AnasaziMoon1stOuutdoorsMemChoi/309180620_VN2fQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Anasazi Moon Fine Art Photography results from skillful use of a number of tools; a subject, light, a camera, and digital imaging software. Our subject consists of hoodoos - water carved s ..." title="Anasazi Moon Fine Art Photography results from skillful use of a number of tools; a subject, light, a camera, and digital imaging software. Our subject consists of hoodoos - water carved s ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-07T22:54:32Z BistiArt http://bistiart.smugmug.com http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/AnasaziMoon1stOuutdoorsMemChoi/309180620_VN2fQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com">BistiArt</a><br />Bisti Badlands One autumn mid-afternoon, my path branched and I began a new road. As I look back now, it's very reminiscent of Robert Frost's immortal lines, "Two roads diverged in the woo ...</p><p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/2369171_N2dsp#124993865_XkYv3" title="Bisti Badlands One autumn mid-afternoon, my path branched and I began a new road. As I look back now, it's very reminiscent of Robert Frost's immortal lines, "Two roads diverged in the woo ..."><img src="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/BistiBadlandsMatte2x3VDSCN0890/124993865_XkYv3-Th-2.jpg" width="110" height="150" alt="Bisti Badlands One autumn mid-afternoon, my path branched and I began a new road. As I look back now, it's very reminiscent of Robert Frost's immortal lines, "Two roads diverged in the woo ..." title="Bisti Badlands One autumn mid-afternoon, my path branched and I began a new road. As I look back now, it's very reminiscent of Robert Frost's immortal lines, "Two roads diverged in the woo ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-07T13:21:46Z BistiArt http://bistiart.smugmug.com http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/BistiBadlandsMatte2x3VDSCN0890/124993865_XkYv3-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com">BistiArt</a><br />Fajada Moon Fajada Butte is a famous Anasazi landmark at the south entrance to Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Chaco Canyon was a site of ceremonial Pueblo development and is now Chaco Cultural ...</p><p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/2369171_N2dsp#145265376_8YWjx" title="Fajada Moon Fajada Butte is a famous Anasazi landmark at the south entrance to Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Chaco Canyon was a site of ceremonial Pueblo development and is now Chaco Cultural ..."><img src="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/FajadaMoonIVFrameDSC9874s/145265376_8YWjx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Fajada Moon Fajada Butte is a famous Anasazi landmark at the south entrance to Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Chaco Canyon was a site of ceremonial Pueblo development and is now Chaco Cultural ..." title="Fajada Moon Fajada Butte is a famous Anasazi landmark at the south entrance to Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Chaco Canyon was a site of ceremonial Pueblo development and is now Chaco Cultural ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T06:19:38Z BistiArt http://bistiart.smugmug.com http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/FajadaMoonIVFrameDSC9874s/145265376_8YWjx-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com">BistiArt</a><br />God&#8217;s Hand An early autumn morning begins the next epoch, nearly 2 years later. New Mexico's summer had been unusually rainy. We were to have autumn in a calmer mode. Yet, filmy, fir ...</p><p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/2369171_N2dsp#124993867_b6Ghm" title="God&#8217;s Hand An early autumn morning begins the next epoch, nearly 2 years later. New Mexico's summer had been unusually rainy. We were to have autumn in a calmer mode. Yet, filmy, fir ..."><img src="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/GodsHandMatte2x3HDSC4888CS210x/124993867_b6Ghm-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="God&#8217;s Hand An early autumn morning begins the next epoch, nearly 2 years later. New Mexico's summer had been unusually rainy. We were to have autumn in a calmer mode. Yet, filmy, fir ..." title="God&#8217;s Hand An early autumn morning begins the next epoch, nearly 2 years later. New Mexico's summer had been unusually rainy. We were to have autumn in a calmer mode. Yet, filmy, fir ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-07T12:59:31Z BistiArt http://bistiart.smugmug.com http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/GodsHandMatte2x3HDSC4888CS210x/124993867_b6Ghm-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com">BistiArt</a><br />Lavender Dawn Pre-dawn light can be some of the softest, most enticing light on earth. A barchan dune field at White Sands, New Mexico, has been swept clean by wind. Wind’s action creat ...</p><p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/2369171_N2dsp#309176488_nn2WS" title="Lavender Dawn Pre-dawn light can be some of the softest, most enticing light on earth. A barchan dune field at White Sands, New Mexico, has been swept clean by wind. Wind’s action creat ..."><img src="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/LavenderDawn2ndMoodMemChoiceEL/309176488_nn2WS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Lavender Dawn Pre-dawn light can be some of the softest, most enticing light on earth. A barchan dune field at White Sands, New Mexico, has been swept clean by wind. Wind’s action creat ..." title="Lavender Dawn Pre-dawn light can be some of the softest, most enticing light on earth. A barchan dune field at White Sands, New Mexico, has been swept clean by wind. Wind’s action creat ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-07T22:54:01Z BistiArt http://bistiart.smugmug.com http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Awards/Awards/LavenderDawn2ndMoodMemChoiceEL/309176488_nn2WS-Th.jpg