Spooky Gulch - Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA
A very narrow slot canyon appropriately named Spooky Gulch twists and turns for several hundred meters through a dry desert landscape. Its walls tower many meters overhead while the opening in front of you seems to get smaller and smaller. Those hikers that are both brave and thin enough to fit through will find that they are able to make it to the opposite side. At its narrowest point, the little canyon is only about 30 centimeters wide!
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Megan Owens, 2 months ago
Awesome shot Brian. I love that you have chosen black and white for this image. Because the landscape in this area is so rich and vibrant, most would have chosen color. The contrast is exquisite.
Cheers,
MO
Rosina Lamberti, 2 months ago
love this brian,looks awesome in b/w
berisme, 2 months ago
great movement and contrast!...keeps your eye moving through out the piece….great shot!
salsbells69, 2 months ago
Excellent shot. Well done on the B&W.
GeoGecko, 2 months ago
The pebbles in the middle bed seem to have bulges behind one side of them giving an allusion of movement. Is this bulge a real feature or is it the result of shadows?
Brian W. Schaller in reply to GeoGecko’s comment, 2 months ago
not sure what you mean…the pebbly surfaces are real and there are pockmarks all around too, but the dark areas below the pebbles are just shadows from the overhead light. cheers
GeoGecko, 2 months ago
OK, the shadows give, to my eye, a kind of motion effect – almost as if that part is rushing towards the camera. Just a trick of ?my eye and the play of the shadows.
Brian W. Schaller in reply to GeoGecko’s comment, 2 months ago
yes, i see that now too! it’s an interesting effect, but not due to real motion since the camera was on a tripod because of the low light conditions in this very narrow canyon. i did not zoom the lens during the exposure either :)
being a geologist, i’m sure you’d love to explore this place. cheers
stephaniek, 2 months ago
What color is this normally? Nice photo!
Lynda (Lindy) ..., 2 months ago
Does seem to have an eerie movement to it…a space ship rocketing through a galaxy. Like it!
Brian W. Schaller in reply to stephaniek’s comment, 2 months ago
it’s a reddish-brown sandstone. thanks for the comment! cheers
Tom Vaughan, 2 months ago
wonderful capture… such great texture on the walls, and the B&W lets the curves shine!
niggle, 2 months ago
awesome shot, well captured
Lenka, 2 months ago
Wonderful photograph, nice in B&W, great structures, lovely shadows!
Marion Chapman, about 1 month ago
just incredible – from the design to the colour to the angle. huge wow!!!