Bryce Canyon Orange Cliffs and Pine Trees Landscape Photography
Green Pines Among Pale Columns and Layered Canyon Walls
A green pine stands against a wall of orange rock, giving the eye a familiar shape within a much larger geological scene. I made this close landscape view at Bryce Canyon in Utah, where pale columns and deeply coloured cliffs fill the frame from top to bottom. There is no open sky to pull attention away from the canyon.
The colour changes as the rock surfaces turn toward or away from the light. Some areas are peach and pale pink; others deepen into orange and red. Horizontal bands cross the more upright formations, creating a second rhythm within their tall shapes. The scattered pines interrupt those bands with darker, finer lines.
I like the way the trees give the photograph scale. The largest pine is substantial on its own, but it becomes small beside the surrounding walls. Farther back, other trees occupy ledges and breaks in the rock, helping the eye move through the layers. A nearer orange edge on the right partly encloses the view, while the sloping ground at the bottom leads into it.
Keeping the composition tight allowed me to concentrate on that relationship between living trees and exposed rock. The image has the warmth associated with Bryce Canyon, but it also contains delicate branches, shaded gaps, and subtle shifts in surface colour. As a landscape photo print, it rewards both a broad look at the canyon’s forms and a closer study of the pines tucked among them.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2009
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