Mesa Arch (HDR, Canyonlands National Park)

            It's hard to believe (even accept) that I actually missed going to this iconic spot and overlook in Canyonlands National Park on my last trip to southern Utah those many years ago! Not this trip and even spending time looking how others approached capturing images. 

Given the rainy weather that morning as I was heading to the Island in the Sky District, I knew getting up early wasn't really much of a need. So in coming later, I had much more opportunity to set up and experiment with angles in what I wanted to capture. Here I went with the much seen view looking across to the Washer Woman, Monster Tower and Airport Tower. Metering the image took a little more experimentation to find that right enough exposure to not blow any highlights with the sunlight caught behind the low clouds and other areas very much in shadows. I later used the NEF image captured and worked with Aurora HDR Pro to export a TIFF image I could work with in Capture NX2. To finish up the image, I used some CEP filters (Low Key, Polarization and Darken Lighten Center) which seemed to bring out a more balanced exposure.

Taken in: United States / Utah / San Juan (show map)

Taken on: October 9, 2017

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Camera: Nikon D800E, f/6.3, 1/320 sec, 50mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800E
Lens:	AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Capture NX 2.4.7 M
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