Arches National Park’s Double Arch

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Arches National Park’s Double Arch

October 28, 2008 by mrgrosky

Arches National Park

This gorgeous double arch at Utah’s Arches National Park was merely a 10-minute hike over medium terrain. As you can likely tell, I used my circular polarizer to cut glare and haze and to bring out the blue in the sky.

I probably took about 75-100 photos of this double arch, most of them without tourists showing. I posted this one, however, because I think that the people included (particularly the young lady with arms extended in the lower arch) help to give it a sense of scale.

I don’t mind admitting that it was a bit of a challenge when I decided that I had to experience the feeling of getting way up there inside that arch. It was quite a climb over solid rock, but I did experience a feeling of triumph, mixed in with trepidation.

When people ask me what was most surprising about my cross-country trip, I often start with mentioning the sheer beauty of those three Utah national parks: Arches, Bryce Canyon, and Zion national parks. Stay tuned for some photos from the latter.

Photo info: Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-200 VR lens at 18 mm, f 7.0

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Posted in national parks, nature, Nikon | Tagged America, Arches, D200, National Park, nature, Nikon, photography, Polarizers, scenery, scenics, United States, Utah | 7 Comments

7 Responses

on January 2, 2011 at 11:27 am | Reply 2010 in review « Mitchell R. Grosky Photography Blog

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on November 5, 2008 at 9:14 pm | Reply marceathephotogirl

Love the scale… as well as the angle… looking up makes it look even more spectacular!
on November 5, 2008 at 6:22 am | Reply mrgrosky

Thank you all for your very supportive comments. It mean a lot, especially since I’m very new to this blogging business. Mitch
on October 29, 2008 at 3:22 pm | Reply Jonathan

Great work with the polarizer. The people featured certainly add scale to the scene. Can’t wait to see your Zion photo, I was there around 6-7 years ago and it was truely breathtaking.
on October 29, 2008 at 12:47 pm | Reply bluesuit12

This is beautiful. I don’t know if you live in Utah or not (I do) but it just so happens that for Thanksgiving this year a friend of mine and I are going to hike these arches and take pics. I hope they turn out as nice as this one!
on October 29, 2008 at 12:22 am | Reply amyphotogirl

Very nice. I love the orange against the blue sky. I’ve always wanted to go see this. Thanks for commenting on my blog. Do you Flickr? Have a great night.
on October 28, 2008 at 11:47 pm | Reply maggiescamera

Great colors and usage of shawdows. Perfect idea of having people in the photo. It gives a better idea of the size of the arches.