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Photography © John Baker Photographer LLC/Travel Images.com/JayBeeStock.com
The following images represent the typical range of subjects for this particular Travel Images photo tour or workshop. They were selected with the knowledge that all our clients are able to obtain similar images, but should a particular technique be new to you I will share everything I know so that you reach every one of your photographic goals.
Please scroll down for images taken on Travel Images photo tours by the leader John Baker.
In most cases, links to client images from this destination are at the bottom of the page
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The first major stop on this trip is Aspen, Colorado, which is central for two locations . . . left, Maroon Lake and Maroon Bells peaks, and below, the ghost town of Ashcroft.
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A scene on Independence Pass east of Aspen, Colorado. |
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The Dallas Divide at the top of the 8,970' pass. The highest peak in the image is Mt. Sneffels at 14,150'. |
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Near Telluride is this scene topped by Mt. Wilson at 14,246'.
You might recognize this mountain via the Coors beer marketing efforts. |
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Also near Telluride, Colorado. |
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One last look at Mt. Wilson framed by Aspen trees. |
The low light in Box Canyon Falls near Ouray is a challenge, but a tripod combined with a slow shutter speed will yield pleasing results. |
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Remote and historic Silverton taken on a moody dawn morning during an autumn trip.
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The wide view of Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde NP which was built by the Anasazi Indians. The Cliff Palace ruins contained 151 rooms and 23 kivas and had a population of 100 to 150 people at any given time. The word ‘Anasazi’ is a Navajo Indian word meaning ‘ancient ones’ or ‘ancient foreigners’.
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Teardrop Arch on the Utah side of Monument Valley looking back into Arizona.
At right, the Totem Pole group in Monument Valley with the patterns in a small dune included for 'lead-in'. The lens was a 28mm, and the aperture f.22.
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A petroglyph in Monument Valley, and as with any similar situation where the light is limited, one should use a tripod for the best results.
At left, colorful art made by local Navajo and available for purchase.
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| This is the pre-dawn approach shot to Monument Valley, and all that's missing are Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner. Did someone say "Mi-mi!"? |
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'Two and a bit' shots at dawn in Monument Valley. Above is the left Mitten with a 'strong foreground' - a personal favorite - while below we have the Mittens and Merrick Butte.
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The bottom two are the same shot but with and without cropping. What is your preference?
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Native American Frank Jackson sits on his horse at 'John Ford Point' in Monument Valley.
This was a scene in John Ford's movie 'Stagecoach'.
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A small Yucca plant provides the symmetry,
with minimal depth of field used to reduce the 'distraction' of the background.
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The San Juan River winds it's way through Goosenecks State Park near Mexican Hat, Utah.
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Above and right: This is Hovenweep National Monument, with 'Hovenweep' being a Ute Indian word meaning ‘deserted valley’. It was established as a National Monument on March 2, 1923, and the square, oval, circular, and D-shaped towers date to around 1200 A. D.
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| South of Moab is Newspaper Rock which contains excellent examples of petroglyphs which date to around 2,000 years. Their Navajo name is ‘Tse Hane’ . . . “the rock with a story”. |
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| A Lizard basks in the sun while the group gets it's shots. The trick with any wildlife is get one shot off then move in closer and so on. Go too close from the off, and it's likely that you won't get the shot at all!
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A 'tight' shot of the classic Mesa Arch 'Washerwomen' cluster in Canyonlands National Park in Utah at right, and below, a wider image that was also shot with three frames and then merged.
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| This is the view from Deadhorse State Park where 'Thelma and Louise' concluded, and is adjacent to Canyonlands National Park in Utah. |
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Landscape Arch in the north of Arches National Park.
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The South Window frames the Turret Arch in Arches National Park, above. It's a bit of a scramble for this particular composition, and is a definite morning light shot. Then below, a wider shot from a different dawn, and put together with four verticals which were stitched together in PhotoShop.
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| Delicate Arch in Arches National Park as you don't often see it. The shot at right is through an arch, with the image below being another less familiar angle. They are a reminder that each of us should look at familiar subjects with fresh pairs of eyes as often as possible. |
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The Red Rock Country photography workshop ends just inside the western edge of Colorado,
and these are three Colorado National Monument panoramas to close this particular photo gallery.
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Utah east, Colorado west brochure | Back to the Photo Galleries A to Z
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