http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/ "Light, not objects, is the source of color!" Isaac Newton, 16th Century Creative Fine Art Magic Creating Fine Art Magic is an upward path to crafting award-winning digital nature photography. You will use light in some of nature's finest wilds to enhance unique landscapes. Digital magic lies in overcoming capture, software, presentation, and marketing barriers as your images are transformed to fine art. Our Magic Arc teaching path ~ simple talk about complex capture, digital darkroom procoessing, and presentation issues combined. We take you into gorgeous nature, show you incredible landscapes, teach you how to capture, pick keepers, and do global tone mapping, then give workshops for final digital darkroom presentation steps. Your goal – fine art images reaping rich rewards. 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 atmospheric qualities. Light 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 during light's rapid change to capture a captivating landscape in nature’s wilds. 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… White Pocket Adventures ~ Exotic, Highly Colored Sand Dunes Swirl like Candy Bisti Adventures ~ Step onto Mars and Photograph Surreal Hoodoo Shapes Anasazi Adventures ~ Photograph Anasazi Ruins in Natural Settings 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 3 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! 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. Dr. Joe Bridwell is an Award-Winning Photographer, Tour Guide, Writer, and Storyteller... A Blog (http://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://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:45:24 -0800 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:34:26 -0800 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Bisti-Art/Bisti-Art/JoeCamelVanDSC44437x4/115577625_aRU3t-Ti.jpg http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/ http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Utah/2270722_BLneZ#118606327_AKFKt <p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com">BistiArt</a><br />Grosvenor Arch Out by itself in the lonely, Grosvenor Arch becomes a target from Cottonwood Canyon. The lofty cliff is capped by a graceful arch, seeming to be propelled skyward...</p><p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Utah/2270722_BLneZ#118606327_AKFKt" title="Grosvenor Arch Out by itself in the lonely, Grosvenor Arch becomes a target from Cottonwood Canyon. The lofty cliff is capped by a graceful arch, seeming to be propelled skyward..."><img src="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Utah/GrosvenorArchDSCN48598x10/118606327_AKFKt-Th-2.jpg" width="119" height="150" alt="Grosvenor Arch Out by itself in the lonely, Grosvenor Arch becomes a target from Cottonwood Canyon. The lofty cliff is capped by a graceful arch, seeming to be propelled skyward..." title="Grosvenor Arch Out by itself in the lonely, Grosvenor Arch becomes a target from Cottonwood Canyon. The lofty cliff is capped by a graceful arch, seeming to be propelled skyward..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes Sun, 24 Dec 2006 08:49:25 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (BistiArt) http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Utah/GrosvenorArchDSCN48598x10/118606327_AKFKt-Th-2.jpg 2005-10-12 14:41:53 b250b17c0968a569fb4f86368e2a80a6 6f496c2f1757d4723be94e2854a41a93 734a0a6368265ee2032f35c1fc8b587b 4bd116abbc22e5feb16ae6e3880c69e9 abf0c0fdf337b3682025921401c9f3cb Grosvenor Arch Out by itself in the lonely, Grosvenor Arch becomes a target from Cottonwood Canyon. The lofty cliff is capped by a graceful arch, seeming to be propelled skyward... <p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com">BistiArt</a><br />Grosvenor Arch Out by itself in the lonely, Grosvenor Arch becomes a target from Cottonwood Canyon. The lofty cliff is capped by a graceful arch, seeming to be propelled skyward...</p><p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Utah/2270722_BLneZ#118606327_AKFKt" title="Grosvenor Arch Out by itself in the lonely, Grosvenor Arch becomes a target from Cottonwood Canyon. The lofty cliff is capped by a graceful arch, seeming to be propelled skyward..."><img src="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Utah/GrosvenorArchDSCN48598x10/118606327_AKFKt-Th-2.jpg" width="119" height="150" alt="Grosvenor Arch Out by itself in the lonely, Grosvenor Arch becomes a target from Cottonwood Canyon. The lofty cliff is capped by a graceful arch, seeming to be propelled skyward..." title="Grosvenor Arch Out by itself in the lonely, Grosvenor Arch becomes a target from Cottonwood Canyon. The lofty cliff is capped by a graceful arch, seeming to be propelled skyward..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes cottonwood canyon, page arizona, autumn foliage, landscape, photoshop, cs2, cs3, nikon, canon, the wave, antelope canyon, horseshoe bend, utah BistiArt BistiArt http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah-Moab-Country/Moab-Country/2889765_JTt6Z#155626812_vCBwx <p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com">BistiArt</a><br />Standing Up Country This image was one of those do something different shots - the rainbow seemed to make such a powerful line with the cliff edge I could not resist the shot.</p><p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah-Moab-Country/Moab-Country/2889765_JTt6Z#155626812_vCBwx" title="Standing Up Country This image was one of those do something different shots - the rainbow seemed to make such a powerful line with the cliff edge I could not resist the shot."><img src="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah-Moab-Country/Moab-Country/StandUpCountryDSC0739-40s/155626812_vCBwx-Th.jpg" width="65" height="150" alt="Standing Up Country This image was one of those do something different shots - the rainbow seemed to make such a powerful line with the cliff edge I could not resist the shot." title="Standing Up Country This image was one of those do something different shots - the rainbow seemed to make such a powerful line with the cliff edge I could not resist the shot." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes Wed, 23 May 2007 13:32:05 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (BistiArt) http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah-Moab-Country/Moab-Country/StandUpCountryDSC0739-40s/155626812_vCBwx-Th.jpg 070db3ae1b4ffc5d88ba68dbe67a58fd 67e7c927259b371b0aeb7f2672b968e9 64cb30a0704983b3ea243c14e7888b43 f188a622ec7c565a4bc1799a7cc3a952 59e86cb837b03a90897f18ed643cbf69 Standing Up Country This image was one of those do something different shots - the rainbow seemed to make such a powerful line with the cliff edge I could not resist the shot. <p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com">BistiArt</a><br />Standing Up Country This image was one of those do something different shots - the rainbow seemed to make such a powerful line with the cliff edge I could not resist the shot.</p><p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah-Moab-Country/Moab-Country/2889765_JTt6Z#155626812_vCBwx" title="Standing Up Country This image was one of those do something different shots - the rainbow seemed to make such a powerful line with the cliff edge I could not resist the shot."><img src="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah-Moab-Country/Moab-Country/StandUpCountryDSC0739-40s/155626812_vCBwx-Th.jpg" width="65" height="150" alt="Standing Up Country This image was one of those do something different shots - the rainbow seemed to make such a powerful line with the cliff edge I could not resist the shot." title="Standing Up Country This image was one of those do something different shots - the rainbow seemed to make such a powerful line with the cliff edge I could not resist the shot." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes moab, moab country, utah, colorado plateau, arches, arches national park, arches np, canyonlands, canyonlands national park, canyonlands np, island in the sky, the needles, the maze, grandview point, white rim overlook, white rim, white rim road, buck canyon overlook, green river overlook, mesa arch, musselman arch, lathrop trail, white rim trail, upheaval dome, shaffer canyon overlook, shafer canyon overlook, aztec butte, red sea flat, shafer trail, mineral bottom road BistiArt BistiArt http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Utah/2270722_BLneZ#149812536_w5dty <p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com">BistiArt</a><br />Standing Rocks A naked hoodoo, splendidly set against dark red foreground and azure blue sky, seems to beckon... "Come Hither..." The subtle interplay of light and shadow in this mid-afterno ...</p><p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Utah/2270722_BLneZ#149812536_w5dty" title="Standing Rocks A naked hoodoo, splendidly set against dark red foreground and azure blue sky, seems to beckon... "Come Hither..." The subtle interplay of light and shadow in this mid-afterno ..."><img src="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Utah/StandingRocksIVDSCN4850s/149812536_w5dty-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Standing Rocks A naked hoodoo, splendidly set against dark red foreground and azure blue sky, seems to beckon... "Come Hither..." The subtle interplay of light and shadow in this mid-afterno ..." title="Standing Rocks A naked hoodoo, splendidly set against dark red foreground and azure blue sky, seems to beckon... "Come Hither..." The subtle interplay of light and shadow in this mid-afterno ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes Sat, 05 May 2007 19:53:14 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (BistiArt) http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Utah/StandingRocksIVDSCN4850s/149812536_w5dty-Th.jpg 2005-10-12 14:11:29 3bcc53bc354aa0e73bbbef1f39cb9b79 6d23420256b7005df48140fbf8d7bd61 57a151c29cb5ccf2dcea1f75d6a4c061 84526c24965b8731b598650615c41ea9 18916863072f4c115b2293abb1647a36 Standing Rocks A naked hoodoo, splendidly set against dark red foreground and azure blue sky, seems to beckon... "Come Hither..." The subtle interplay of light and shadow in this mid-afterno ... <p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com">BistiArt</a><br />Standing Rocks A naked hoodoo, splendidly set against dark red foreground and azure blue sky, seems to beckon... "Come Hither..." The subtle interplay of light and shadow in this mid-afterno ...</p><p><a href="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Utah/2270722_BLneZ#149812536_w5dty" title="Standing Rocks A naked hoodoo, splendidly set against dark red foreground and azure blue sky, seems to beckon... "Come Hither..." The subtle interplay of light and shadow in this mid-afterno ..."><img src="http://bistiart.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Utah/StandingRocksIVDSCN4850s/149812536_w5dty-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Standing Rocks A naked hoodoo, splendidly set against dark red foreground and azure blue sky, seems to beckon... "Come Hither..." The subtle interplay of light and shadow in this mid-afterno ..." title="Standing Rocks A naked hoodoo, splendidly set against dark red foreground and azure blue sky, seems to beckon... "Come Hither..." The subtle interplay of light and shadow in this mid-afterno ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Landscapes cottonwood canyon, page arizona, autumn foliage, landscape, photoshop, cs2, cs3, nikon, canon, the wave, antelope canyon, horseshoe bend, lake powell, utah, grand staircase escalante, grand staircase, escalante BistiArt BistiArt