2010 Photo Gallery
All Photos Copyright © 2010 Henning Umland
This was not exactly a nature trip since my wife and I were accompanied by people who were interested to see
some of the most famous places of the Southwest including Las Vegas (I abhor this place), San Francisco, and the Pacific coast. Therefore a few photos show
sceneries and objects familiar from calendars and posters. The RAW image files supplied by the camera (Nikon D200) were processed with RawTherapee 2.41 and
The Gimp 2.6.
RawTherapee was used to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, color temperature, and sharpness, and to convert the RAW files to the PNG format. Afterwards
The Gimp was used to remove unwanted objects (dust speckles, vapor trails, wires, cars), correct perspective distortion, and convert the PNG files to the JPG
format. Both open-source programs proved to be extremely useful.
Blooming Desert, Death Valley NP, California
Eroded Hills, Zabriskie Point, Death Valley NP, California
Manly Beacon, Zabriskie Point, Death Valley NP, California
Mono Lake, California
Tufa Columns, Mono Lake, California
Clouds, San Francisco Bay, California
Horseshoe Bay & Fort Baker, Marin County, California
Pier 41, Forbes Island, Alcatraz, San Francisco, California
Pacific Coast from Pigeon Point, California
Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pacific Coast, California
Trees, Pacific Grove, California
Point Piños Lighthouse, Pacific Grove, California
Pebble Beach, 17 Mile Drive, Pacific Grove, California
Lone Cypress, Pebble Beach, 17 Mile Drive, Pacific Grove, California
Cypresses, Pescadero Point, 17 Mile Drive, Pacific Grove, California
Pacific Coast near Big Sur, California
Pacific Coast with Bixby Creek Bridge, Big Sur, California
Point Sur, Pacific Coast, California
Morro Rock, Morro Bay, California
Seagulls at Sunset, Morro Bay, California
Sunset, Morro Bay, California
Grand Canyon, Arizona
Grand Canyon, Arizona
Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Checkerboard Mesa, Zion NP, Utah
Dead Wood, Checkerboard Mesa, Zion NP, Utah
Rock with Tree, Zion NP, Utah
Wash, Zion NP, Utah
Vicinity of Zion NP, Utah
Bryce Canyon NP, Utah
Rocks, Bryce Canyon NP, Utah
Bryce Arch, Bryce Canyon NP, Utah
The Hunter, Bryce Canyon NP, Utah
Calf Creek Canyon from Hwy 12, Grand Staircase - Escalante NP, Utah
Landscape, Burr Trail, Capitol Reef NP, Utah
Waterpocket Fold, Capitol Reef NP, Utah
Sulfur Creek Canyon, Capitol Reef NP, Utah
Lake Powell from Hwy 95 Turnout, Utah
Monitor Butte & Merrimac Butte near Canyonlands NP, Utah
Colorado River from Shafer Trail, Canyonlands NP, Utah
Buck Canyon Overlook, Canyonlands NP, Utah
Green River Overlook, Canyonlands NP, Utah
Candlestick Tower, Green River Overlook, Canyonlands NP, Utah
Distant Rain Shower, Pothole Point, Canyonlands NP (Needles District), Utah
Rocks, Pothole Point, Canyonlands NP (Needles District), Utah
Rock Landscape, Pothole Point, Canyonlands NP (Needles District), Utah
Tree and Rocks, Canyonlands NP (Needles District), Utah
Church Rock from Hwy 191, Utah
The Organ, Arches NP, Utah
Sheeprock, Arches NP, Utah
The Three Gossips, Arches NP, Utah
La Sal Mountains seen from Arches NP, Utah
On April 19, 10:00 a.m. MDT, I noticed a halo while I drove from Moab to Monticello, Utah. This optical phenomenon looks like a circular rainbow of 22° semidiameter with the sun at its center. It is caused when sunlight is refracted by small hexagonal ice crystals suspended in the upper atmosphere. The halo was visible for approx. 1 hour.
22° Halo
Approaching Stormcloud, Natural Bridges NM, Utah
This is the same cloud as shown above, but 30 minutes later. Now it displays the typical anvil shape of a thundercloud.
View from Highway 261 Turnout, Utah
Goosenecks of the San Juan River, Goosenecks State Park, Utah
Valley of the Gods, Utah
Wash, Valley of the Gods, Utah
Wash, Valley of the Gods, Utah
Mexican Hat Rock near Mexican Hat (Hwy 163), Utah
Alhambra Rock from Highway 163, Utah
Monument Valley from Highway 163, Utah/Arizona
Monument Valley from Visitor Parking Area, Utah/Arizona
East Mitten Butte, Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona
Monument Valley from Artist Point, Utah/Arizona
The Window, Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona
Totem Poles, Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona
Skeleton Mesa from Hwy 160, Arizona
Navajo Mountain from Hwy 98, Arizona
Horseshoe Bend (Colorado River), Page, Arizona
Ruin, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona