Bisti – May 2019 – Day 2 – Early to Mid-Morning Photography

After the best early morning golden light was gone, I continued to move around the nearby area looking for interesting compositions in the early morning light and evaluating the best time for shooting whatever I found nearby.

A north Bisti petrified tree stump casting an early morning long shadow. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 38mm, f/16, 1/15s, ISO 64.

There are a number of petrified tree stumps in this area, so I made

North Bisti Petrified Tree Stumps casting long shadows in early morning light. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 30mm, f/16, 1/30s, ISO 64.

a few images of those.

North Bisti Petrified Tree Stumps in early morning light. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 27mm, f/16, 1/20s, ISO 64.

There are many rocks in various shapes scattered around the desert here.  Some are short hoodoo or toadstool like features.

North Bisti rocks casting long shadows on the desert floor in early morning light. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 48mm, f/16, 1/25s, ISO 64.

I converted a number of my shots from this shoot to monochrome, since I think this time of the morning with long shadows is really good for monochrome.

The rock in the top right of this photo maybe should have an xxx rating:

An apparently virile male Bisti rock. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 46mm, f/16, 1/25s, ISO 64.
An early morning scene in north Bisti. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 34mm, f/16, 1/40s, ISO 64.

I like the diagonal line of rocks and their shadows set against the wide open desert in the above photo.

Bisti Toadstool Rocks and Shadows. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 40mm, f/16, 1/25s, ISO 64.

These short toadstool like rock features cast interestingly shaped shadows and I like the little rock with a sliver of light highlighting it in the shadow in the foreground in the above image.

A north Bisti wilderness scene in early morning. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 24mm, f/16, 1/25s, ISO 64.

A stark image of the Bisti desert environment is presented in the above image.

North Bisti Rocks in early morning. Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm at 27mm, f/16, 1/50s, ISO 64.

As the sediment in the desert here erodes, linear features are often revealed, hinting at the original geological deposition.  Fortunately, all of the rock does not weather at the same rate.  Otherwise, there might only be a flat desert with no interesting features.

Scouting photos from this day will be posted soon.

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Ken

 

 

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