Right Time, Right Place.

My trip on Thursday to the Superstition Mountains was rained out. But on the way back to Phoenix I stopped by Lost Dutchman State Park to see this.

It's the trailing edge of the rain storm I had been in all day long. The sun was pouring through a single hole in the cloud spilling onto a cliff face. It only lasted for a minute and then it was gone.

More Time Lapse

I spent an entire day shooting time lapse photos in and around Phoenix last week. This shot was made while leaning against the 202 loop on a 45 degree angle. Proof that a tripod is good for something.

Downtown Phoenix from Carl Stevens on Vimeo.

Outside Phoenix

I spent Saturday driving around with my camera finding something to take a picture of. Three locations later I found this little spot just outside phoenix.

Big Red Rocks from Carl Stevens on Vimeo.

Monument Valley

Monument Valley Sunrise from Carl Stevens on Vimeo.

This valley is deserving of it's name. The shapes these huge rock structures take truly are monuments. This is the sunrise on the first day of this decade so I also make a time lapse of the occasion. When I drive back through the valley in March I am going to walk down and see some of the other rock features.

Overcast Skies

I drove through bad weather for most of the trip so I did not stop nearly as much as I would have liked. I had to skip the Grand Tetons because of overcast and they wouldn't even let me in Arches National Park. This landscape is some where between Jackson Hole and Salt Lake City. The sun was struggling to break through those clouds and bouncing of the red rock face behind me. I love the purple hue the clouds took on.

Yellowstone

Yellowstone was amazing, so amazing in fact that my camera could not take it and stopped working. It was that or the -21 weather we had that morning. I was able to take two photos but still had a great time. The rivers that run through the park never freeze because they are both fast moving and thermally active. Because of this they steam which freezes in the air and falls very slowly to the ground. The air literally sparkles because of these microscopic ice particles. A group of us took 10 snow mobiles 30 miles into the park to old faithful. It was one of the most inspiring things I have ever seen. You have to go if you get a chance.

The Long Drive

It was a long trip but I am finally here in Phoenix Now that I have arrived and got some work done I can start a series of posts on my trip. Bad weather forced me to skip several landmarks I wanted to photograph. You will see that first hand in this time lapse of my drive to Yellowstone.

The drive to yellowstone from Carl Stevens on Vimeo.