Much of my landscape photography and painting focus on a small section of what my eyes see in a given location. In other words, my eyes see a great deal, but the goal is to drill down to only that portion of a scene that is interesting artistically, balanced compositionally, and beautiful to the eye. Once I find that sweet spot, I use the camera to set up the exact composition before clicking the shutter.
But sometimes, it is important to capture a larger view, not only for beauty, but for putting the entire area in perspective. In the case of this picture, the goal was to how Bryce relates to the rest of its surroundings. Most of the previous photos I’ve shown of Bryce Canyon focus on many of the park’s fascinating geological structures.
But this photograph, taken from high up on Inspiration Point, shows the heart of the canyon and enough of the surrounding land to give you a feel for all the land…thereby adding to the appreciation of the entire park.
It also helps to have beautiful light, some clouds, and some interesting surrounding landscape. This photo is better than most panoramic shots as it still captures not only the endless array of hoodoos, but also it captures some interesting light and clouds. If it were only a cloudless blue sky, I probably would not have shown you the photo as it would not be very interesting.
And, here is a tip for adding the sky to you photos…first some clouds are always nice, but more importantly never photograph 1/2 scenery and 1/2 sky. Very boring compositionally. Use either 3/4 landscape and 1/4 sky…OR 3/4 sky and 1/4 landscape. Remember that the next time you raise your camera to shoot a landscape.
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