The car effortlessly follows the graceful curves of the road. I sit, relaxed, tranquil, at peace, hands resting gently on the steering wheel, more a passenger, an observer. The car, the road, the deep gorge, the gibbous moon overhead, the moonlight reflecting from the river below, the driver – all are in blissful harmony. The pavement with its stripes and multi-colored retreating spots of light looms out of the darkness, dim in the distance and growing in intensity as it approaches, becomes clear for a brief moment and then disappears underneath me into nothingness, eternity. I feel as though I have swallowed it up, absorbed the whole intimate scene into my body, fusing it into the oneness I feel.
Posts Tagged ‘Arizona’
Driving through the Virgin River Gorge Late at Night
Tags: Arizona, photography, Ralph Nordstrom, workshop
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Ralph Nordstrom Photography now in Facebook
I just set up a page for Ralph Nordstrom Photography in Facebook. I invite you to become a fan and join in the adventure. Here’s the link.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ralph-Nordstrom-Photography/112254382772
Tags: Arizona, California, fine art, Ralph Nordstrom Photography, Utah, Workshops
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February Print of the Month
Announcing the February Print of the Month – Upper Antelope Canyon 4.
Nearly every landscape photographer aspires to photograph the Upper and Lower Antelope Canyons. And thousands have. For the February Print of the Month I have chosen a photograph I took back in February of last year. I think it’s different from the typical Antelope Canyon photograph you see – no shaft of light, no tortuous corridor, but rather a glorious, dramatic portal into another existence.
Upper Antelope Canyon #4 is available for the month of February, 2009 for 1/3 the normal price. This applies to 16X20 open edition prints, both matted and framed.
Tags: Arizona, fine art photography, Print of the Month, Ralph Nordstrom, slot canyon, Upper Antelope Canyon
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How to Photograph Antelope Canyon
I certainly don’t want to presume to hold myself up as the definitive expert in shooting Antelope Canyon but I wouldn’t mind sharing my thoughts and welcome feedback from anyone who has shot there and has similar or dissimilar impressions.
Anyone who has been to Antelope Canyon in northern Arizona just outside Page knows there are two canyons - Upper and Lower. They are about five miles apart. The two canyons are distinctly different. Let’s start with Upper.
Tags: Antelope Canyon, Arizona, photography, Ralph Nordstrom, workshop
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