-- Gallery 13 -- The American Southwest

From Arizona, summer of 2000. The desert sun brings out some very interesting subtleties of color and light. I found the subdued color palette of this view intriguing, with just the right dash of warm color from the sunset.

Another experiment with a subdued palette. These are chunks of fossilized logs from the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.

Another aspect of the desert sun's affects on the landscape. The following two shots come from Bryce Canyon national Park in Southern Utah. The color contrast is amazing. One can really see how the Native Americans came up with the color schemes for their own art.

I took a hike down into Bryce canyon (just the short trail). The ambience of the sun and shadows give the surrounding rock walls an almost garish, painterly quality. Nothing looks quite real down there with all the pinks, blues and russets. This was made more striking by the use of Fuji film, which I've noticed tends to pop out the colors. This was my first time using Fuji, and love it now.