We returned to the area refered to as White Rocks in Southern Utah for an early morning shoot. I switched from the Nikon D850 and 24-70mm lens to the Nikon Z8 and Nikon Z14-24mm for this shoot.
To be continued,
Ken
This is the final part for the first afternoon visit to White Rocks in Southern Utah in March 2025.
Late day sunlight reflects off of the bodies of these hoodoos and illuminates the underside of the flat tops, which would otherwise by in shadow.
I’ve made up names for these hoodoos, which seem fitting to me, but others might think of other names they like better.
After climbing out of the White Rocks canyon, which was already nearly all in shadow, I paused to capture a few shots over the canyon and the landscape around the canyon. The sun was low in the sky, not quite golden hour, but the lighting was good. We still had to hike back to our vehicle and make a slow drive out of this area, which is best done in daylight, so we never quite waited for sunset.
This wraps up this late day shoot in White Rocks.
Until next time and thanks for following,
Ken
More photography in an area known as White Rocks in Southern Utah.
This group of hoodoos seem to be looking about for the fallen head of the headless stump in the background.
There are many of these “Flat Top” hoodoos in this area and many headless ones as those flat tops eventually fall off.
The square shape of the head on this hoodoo looks as if it could have been purposely shaped. Getting this image with that georgeous sky behind it was a bonus.
Maybe those rocks in the foreground are from previous hoodoos here?
The creases and lines in these rocks remind me of baked rolls.
As the various layers of rock erode and collapse from a wall here, interesting textural features are created with lines, shapes and fractures.
The sunlight disappears well before sunset over most of this erroded valley, limiting the opportunity for golden hour light.
Shooting from “behind” these hoodoos, looking down and over the valley of their dominion, seeing that valuey as they see it.
Thanks for following and stay tuned for more White Rocks photography,
Ken
More photos from Southern Utah, March 2025.
If one looks very closely, for a sense of scale, there is a photographer in the upper left of this image.
Thanks for following and stay tuned for more Utah landscape photographs,
Ken
