Spring 2019 Road Trip – Bisti – Day 7 Sunrise

[Followers may have noted that there is no day 6 sunset post.  This is because it became very windy and dusty prior to time to go out for sunset photos that evening.  So we elected to skip the planned shoot for that evening].

For sunrise photos on day 7 in Bisti, my son and I returned to the area just outside the Bisti north area.

Sunrise Day 7 March2019
An interesting rock form silhouette at sunrise. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 70mm, f/11, 4.0s, ISO 64, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik Color Efex Pro 4.

I captured this early morning silhouette of a bird like hoodoo here.

Sunrise Day 7 March2019
The smaller rock feature in the upper left looks like a satellite dish. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 31mm, f/11, 25s, ISO 64, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik Color Efex Pro 4.

I shot this particular rock formation mainly due to the rock shape at the upper left that has a satellite dish look.

Sunrise Day 7 March2019
A row of rock forms with sunrise light. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 56mm, f/11, 0.5s, ISO 64, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik Color Efex Pro 4.

The sunrise light was very good today, but the sky was boring.

Sunrise Day 7 March2019
Rock forms in the BLM area near North Bisti. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 56mm, f/11, 0.5s, ISO 64, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Silver Efex Pro 2.

A monochrome conversion of the previously posted image.  Even though the sunrise light was good, I’m inclined to like the monochrome version better, maybe due to lack of interest in the background sky.

Sunrise Day 7 March2019
A hoodoo and other rock forms in the near North Bisti Area. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 56mm, f/11, 1/6s, ISO 64, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik Color Efex Pro 4.

The hoodoo cap on the left has features that make it look almost alive and it looks like it is displeased with the jumble of rocks on the right.

Sunrise Day 7 March2019
The smug rock from another view point. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 36mm, f/11, 0.5s, ISO 64, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik Color Efex Pro 4.

The smug looking rock, that readers will have seen in an earlier post, seems to be staring at the contrails in the sky.

Sunrise Day 7 March2019
Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 48mm, f/11, 1/4s, ISO 64, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Nik Color Efex Pro 4.

I think this would be a really interesting photo, if only the sky was not so boring.  The light falls upon several features as if purposely spotlighted.

Sunrise Day 7 March2019
Black and White with spotlight effect. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 48mm, f/11, 1/4s, ISO 64, edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO Silver Efex Pro 2.

The black and white version looks even more dramatic; although, the image here looks muted.  Click on the photo to view it on Flickr, where it will look much better.

That is it for this post,

Ken