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BistiArt > 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 sandstone caps covering softer eroded shale's. Natural light transitions quickly after sunset; when the sky is clear, direct light is reflected off particles in air, turning the sky pink. Indirect light turns the sky blue. An Edge of Light exists, but is diffuse. I stood in the Bisti that evening, watching the hoodoo still retain a little bit of the gold from sunset. When the light combination of hoodoo and edge of light was just right, I shot an image. Later, with a telephoto lens, I captured a moon whose lustrous mares gave strong character. I wanted the moon to dominate, yet be a trusted companion, giving a surreal nature to the distinct other-world hoodoo landscape. It's software marriage of the two which creates this truly amazing fine art opus... Evening hoodoos still retained a little bit of sunset’s gold while the sky behind was tinged by a diffuse edge of light. As pink light rose and blue deepened, when the light was right, I shot the hoodoos. Hoodoos are water carved sandstone caps covering softer, eroded shale. Light changes quickly after sunset; with clear sky, direct light is reflected off particles in air, turning the sky pink and blue. A diffuse Edge of Light moves upward. Wandering the Four Corners, seeing how the moons orientation affected how Anasazi dwellings were constructed, I wondered, "Did ancient Anasazi view the moon in secret kivas as a larger-than-life figure giving nature a surreal sense?" Finally, searching for Rowell's dynamic landscapes, I shot a full moon. This image combines alluring hoodoos, a diffuse edge of life, and an ancient Anasazi's moon. Anasazi Moon received 1st Place, Outdoors, Member's Choice, Enchanted Lens Camera Club, Annual Banquet, June 21, 2008.
BistiArt > Tranquility Sunset's allure can add soft drama to a peaceful scene. It's nightfall at Bosque del Apache. Although the sun has just dropped below the horizon, direct rays in the clear atmosphere are reflected into golden ripples of water. A jet contrail forms a hook in the sky. The soft breeze across the pond creates a ripple effect which nicely dissipates the contrail's reflection. The combined effect is that of the frame tending to capture the eye where ducks tranquilly feed. Digital imaging included levels with Photoshop CS3, capture sharpening with Pixel Genius Photokit Sharpener, some sharpening of the dark land mass, quick selecting and masking the sky, then channel mixing to create a Velvia touch of land and water below the sky mask. Tranquility received an Honorable Mention, Enchanted Lens Camera Club, May 15, 2008, from Phyllis Crossley.
BistiArt > 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 created a gorgeous sweep of sand. The dune's horns point in the direction of wind motion ~ from the northeast. The sun has not topped mountains east of Alamogordo. Yet, its reflection off the downwind dune face is a slightly lighter pink. The upwind face, part of the sky, and the region embraced by the horns is a darker, almost lavender color. The clouds capture direct light adding a lively golden warmth to this image. I really love the pastel subtlety as light's tone varies while softly coloring White Sands and the sky mauves and lavenders. It's almost as if someone dipped a cosmic spoon into a bowl of the most tasty ice cream... one can even see little raisin-like remnants for the next bite. Lavender Dawn received 2nd Place, Story/Mood, Member's Choice, Enchanted Lens Camera Club, Annual Banquet, June 21, 2008.
BistiArt > Dawn's Early Light Driving north before dawn, departing storm clouds began to break up. Scrambling up the slope of Wilson arch, near Moab, Utah, I was excited to see the first sun's golden rays clearly grace distant southern mountains. Excitement reached a new peak as I precariously balanced on the steep slope to quickly shoot two hand-held, raw images. Original raw images appeared flat, with relatively subdued colors. Initial digital processing used Pixel Genius Photokit Sharpener to capture sharpen with a medium brush using Photoshop CS3. A creative sharpening brush was then used at an opacity of 30% to outline the rocks. The quick selection tool easily captured just the sky to create a mask where color burn used an opacity of 26%. Final processing included a channel mixer action to create lustrous rock colors at an opacity of 33%. Dawn's Early Light received a 1st-place, Enchanted Lens Camera Club, May 15, 2008, from Phyllis Crossley.
BistiArt > Long Ago and Far Away… Salvadore Dali was famous for creating surreal paintings, with sepulchural effects. On another planetary world long ago, we found an ancient hoodoo, falling in disrepute. The icy evening’s reflection from the large but distant moon merely says, “If Salvadore did it, why can’t I?”
BistiArt > Restin'... A soft winter’s dusk is gracious host to a solitary bird, perched against a glowing sky. The tree's graceful arch, from cold, icy water to sweep over faint, distant mountains, focuses your eye to a reed patch near the tree. The tree, reed patch, and distant mountains create a second image within Restin’. The tree's graceful arch, distant mountain's subtle shape, and shoreline reeds are framed between the sky's soft glow and windblown water. Faintly, perhaps subtly, thin saffron clouds seemed to reflect the far shore line with its golden accent of reeds. Could our lone tenant not feel a sweet, deep peace in such enchanting light? Restin’ received a 2nd - Place Tie in digital competition from Andrew Neighbour at ELCC, April 17, 2008!
BistiArt > Storm Across the Valley, Clouds are rollin’ in… John Denver’s immortal song rarely has a better billboard than this memorable shot of Slaughter Canyon near Moab. May’s thunderstorm cuddles a distant rainbow seeming to leap straight up from the canyon’s right edge.
BistiArt > Peach Landing I love inverse symmetry of this image. Five sand hill cranes, eager to land, are a left-handed question mark. Sunset, deep peach in color, gives the cranes a gorgeous ambience. In a few moments, they will land in ice-fringed waters of Bosque del Apache. Just like Tranquility, a long, peaceful night’s rest will prepare these birds for tomorrow’s search for one of life’s necessities – food.
BistiArt > Washer Woman Arch If you’ve traveled to Mesa Arch on Island in the Sky, Canyonlands, you are familiar with Washer Woman. She is often captured in a distant series of monuments above the far away Colorado River. Yet, Washer Woman is a towering figure when seen from the White Rim Trail. Late afternoon sunlight creates a slight haze while creating gray cloud textures which are offset by the shadowed layers of sand and shale bordering the Trail.
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 sandstone caps covering softer eroded shale's. Natural light transitions quickly after sunset; when the sky is clear, direct light is reflected off particles in air, turning the sky pink. Indirect light turns the sky blue. An Edge of Light exists, but is diffuse.
I stood in the Bisti that evening, watching the hoodoo still retain a little bit of the gold from sunset. When the light combination of hoodoo and edge of light was just right, I shot an image. Later, with a telephoto lens, I captured a moon whose lustrous mares gave strong character. I wanted the moon to dominate, yet be a trusted companion, giving a surreal nature to the distinct other-world hoodoo landscape.
It's software marriage of the two which creates this truly amazing fine art opus...

Evening hoodoos still retained a little bit of sunset’s gold while the sky behind was tinged by a diffuse edge of light. As pink light rose and blue deepened, when the light was right, I shot the hoodoos. Hoodoos are water carved sandstone caps covering softer, eroded shale.
Light changes quickly after sunset; with clear sky, direct light is reflected off particles in air, turning the sky pink and blue. A diffuse Edge of Light moves upward.
Wandering the Four Corners, seeing how the moons orientation affected how Anasazi dwellings were constructed, I wondered, "Did ancient Anasazi view the moon in secret kivas as a larger-than-life figure giving nature a surreal sense?"
Finally, searching for Rowell's dynamic landscapes, I shot a full moon. This image combines alluring hoodoos, a diffuse edge of life, and an ancient Anasazi's moon.

Anasazi Moon received 1st Place, Outdoors, Member's Choice, Enchanted Lens Camera Club, Annual Banquet, June 21, 2008.
BistiArt > 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 sandstone caps covering softer eroded shale's. Natural light transitions quickly after sunset; when the sky is clear, direct light is reflected off particles in air, turning the sky pink. Indirect light turns the sky blue. An Edge of Light exists, but is diffuse. I stood in the Bisti that evening, watching the hoodoo still retain a little bit of the gold from sunset. When the light combination of hoodoo and edge of light was just right, I shot an image. Later, with a telephoto lens, I captured a moon whose lustrous mares gave strong character. I wanted the moon to dominate, yet be a trusted companion, giving a surreal nature to the distinct other-world hoodoo landscape. It's software marriage of the two which creates this truly amazing fine art opus... Evening hoodoos still retained a little bit of sunset’s gold while the sky behind was tinged by a diffuse edge of light. As pink light rose and blue deepened, when the light was right, I shot the hoodoos. Hoodoos are water carved sandstone caps covering softer, eroded shale. Light changes quickly after sunset; with clear sky, direct light is reflected off particles in air, turning the sky pink and blue. A diffuse Edge of Light moves upward. Wandering the Four Corners, seeing how the moons orientation affected how Anasazi dwellings were constructed, I wondered, "Did ancient Anasazi view the moon in secret kivas as a larger-than-life figure giving nature a surreal sense?" Finally, searching for Rowell's dynamic landscapes, I shot a full moon. This image combines alluring hoodoos, a diffuse edge of life, and an ancient Anasazi's moon. Anasazi Moon received 1st Place, Outdoors, Member's Choice, Enchanted Lens Camera Club, Annual Banquet, June 21, 2008.
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 sandstone caps covering softer eroded shale's. Natural light transitions quickly after sunset; when the sky is clear, direct light is reflected off particles in air, turning the sky pink. Indirect light turns the sky blue. An Edge of Light exists, but is diffuse.
I stood in the Bisti that evening, watching the hoodoo still retain a little bit of the gold from sunset. When the light combination of hoodoo and edge of light was just right, I shot an image. Later, with a telephoto lens, I captured a moon whose lustrous mares gave strong character. I wanted the moon to dominate, yet be a trusted companion, giving a surreal nature to the distinct other-world hoodoo landscape.
It's software marriage of the two which creates this truly amazing fine art opus...

Evening hoodoos still retained a little bit of sunset’s gold while the sky behind was tinged by a diffuse edge of light. As pink light rose and blue deepened, when the light was right, I shot the hoodoos. Hoodoos are water carved sandstone caps covering softer, eroded shale.
Light changes quickly after sunset; with clear sky, direct light is reflected off particles in air, turning the sky pink and blue. A diffuse Edge of Light moves upward.
Wandering the Four Corners, seeing how the moons orientation affected how Anasazi dwellings were constructed, I wondered, "Did ancient Anasazi view the moon in secret kivas as a larger-than-life figure giving nature a surreal sense?"
Finally, searching for Rowell's dynamic landscapes, I shot a full moon. This image combines alluring hoodoos, a diffuse edge of life, and an ancient Anasazi's moon.

Anasazi Moon received 1st Place, Outdoors, Member's Choice, Enchanted Lens Camera Club, Annual Banquet, June 21, 2008.
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