October 2012

New Work

New Work – October 2012

I've been remiss about publishing my new photography and have only released two groups of images on my website in 2012. Tracy and I are about to head off for some R&R in Paris and I figured I should publish a blog post about my new photographs before we leave.…

Phil CollaOctober 18, 2012

Astrophotography and Night Scapes Canyonlands The American Southwest Utah

False Kiva at Sunset, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

False Kiva Photo, Sunset Canyonlands National Park, Utah One afternoon in Canyonlands National Park I came up with an ambitious plan: to hike to False Kiva on the edge of the Island in the Sky mesa, photograph the dusk and early evening there, hike out and then shoot Mesa Arch…

Phil CollaOctober 16, 2012

Arches Astrophotography and Night Scapes The American Southwest Utah

Delicate Arch and Milky Way Stars at Night, Arches National Park, Utah

Delicate Arch at Night, Milky Way and Stars Overhead. Arches National Park, Utah. I spent a wonderful evening photographing Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. It was warm and dry, with a clear star-filled sky overhead and just a speck of breeze. I photographed Delicate Arch and the moon at…

Phil CollaOctober 15, 2012

Canyonlands The American Southwest Utah

Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Island in the Sky is the most accessible and popular of the three "districts" in Canyonlands National Park. I spent a day there earlier this year and photographed a number of viewpoints during late afternoon waiting for the sunset to arrive. Next time I plan to descend into the canyons…

Phil CollaOctober 14, 2012

Arches Astrophotography and Night Scapes The American Southwest Utah

Pillar of Stone, Milky Way, Stars and Clouds, Arches National Park, Utah

This sandstone pillar in Arches National Park, which probably has an official name, looks to me like an enormous totem pole. I photographed it at night with a short enough exposure to freeze the stars but long enough that the quick moving clouds blurred across the sky. Lighting was tough…

Phil CollaOctober 11, 2012

Arches Astrophotography and Night Scapes The American Southwest Utah

Balanced Rock and Milky Way at Night, Arches National Park, Utah

Balanced Rock at Night, Arches National Park Balanced Rock rises 128' (39m) above the surrounding land, just off the main road in Arches National Park. It is an outstanding example of erosion and sandstone layering. The precariously perched capstone rock is made of harder sandstone than the layers beneath. As…

Phil CollaOctober 8, 2012

California Sierra Nevada

A Taste of Fall Color

Tracy and I will be looking for fall colors in a different place this autumn: Paris and the Loire Valley. A friend who has just returned from Paris says the Luxembourg Gardens are in magnificent bloom and trees should be turning along the Seine, so we are hopeful for some…

Phil CollaOctober 7, 2012

Arches Astrophotography and Night Scapes The American Southwest Utah

Photo of Delicate Arch and Milky Way, Hiker, Light Painting

Photo of Delicate Arch At Night and The Milky Way Galaxy, Arches National Park, Utah I recently made a short trip to Arches National Park to do some photography. One of the photos I made is a self-portrait, showing me light painting Delicate Arch at dusk with the Milky Way…

Phil CollaOctober 6, 2012

California Surf

Evan Slater, Brock Little, Grant Baker, Tyler Smith, Greg Long, Mavericks 2006

Tonight I received a request for a shot of Evan Slater at Mavericks, for use in an upcoming documentary series on big wave surfing. Looking over some of the shots I made that day, at the Mavericks Contest in 2006, I was struck by how perfect the conditions were. For…

Phil CollaOctober 4, 2012

California Sierra Nevada Yosemite

Unicorn Peak and Cockscomb Peak, Yosemite National Park

Some years ago I stood with my young daughter in the far northwest end of Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park, watching a group of mule deer graze and enjoying the grassy expanse, when we turned around and realized we had this great view of Unicorn Peak (10,880' left) and…

Phil CollaOctober 3, 2012

Astrophotography and Night Scapes Canyonlands Panoramas The American Southwest Utah

Milky Way Over Mesa Arch, Panorama, Canyonlands National Park

Panoramic Photo of the Milky Way Arcing Over Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah Earlier this year I spent an evening photographing Mesa Arch, the famous and oft-pictured natural stone arch at the precipice of Canyonlands National Park. I photographed Mesa Arch at sunrise twice previously -- quite fortunately alone…

Phil CollaOctober 2, 2012

Astrophotography and Night Scapes California Sierra Nevada Yosemite

Stars Over Half Dome and Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park

Stars Over Half Dome and Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park If you want to be alone at Glacier Point, the popular overlook in Yosemite National Park, there are two ways to have the place to yourself: visit in the depths of winter, or visit in the wee hours of the…

Phil CollaOctober 1, 2012

New Work – October 2012

False Kiva at Sunset, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Delicate Arch and Milky Way Stars at Night, Arches National Park, Utah

Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Pillar of Stone, Milky Way, Stars and Clouds, Arches National Park, Utah

Balanced Rock and Milky Way at Night, Arches National Park, Utah

A Taste of Fall Color

Photo of Delicate Arch and Milky Way, Hiker, Light Painting

Evan Slater, Brock Little, Grant Baker, Tyler Smith, Greg Long, Mavericks 2006

Unicorn Peak and Cockscomb Peak, Yosemite National Park

Milky Way Over Mesa Arch, Panorama, Canyonlands National Park

Stars Over Half Dome and Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park

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