Josh Andrews Photography

Journal

Fortymile Falls Abstract I

June 01 2009

June’s image of the month was taken on a recent trip to Escalante Canyon in Southern Utah.  I spent five days with a group of photographers in this amazing part of Grand Staircase, exploring slot canyons and seeing some ancient Anasazi sites.  This image was taken at the falls in Fortymile Gulch, which was a few hours from our base camp and well worth the water-logged hike to get there.  Standing waist-deep in water (bring some shoes you don’t care about if you go!), I composed this image tripod-mounted with a 70-200mm lens with a slow shutter speed to give the falls a sense of movement.  I chose a tighter composition with a zoom lens in order to capture more abstract detail in the scene.  The lighting when we arrived at the falls was harsh, which made me look for options closer to my subjects where I had more even light.  For the month of June, this image is available at a 20% discount off of my standard print prices.