If you’re planning a boomer adventure at Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah, experiencing the sunrise at Mesa Arch is a must, even if you’re not a baby boomer photographer. Alan captured this photo during a photography workshop with Exposure36 Photography. We drove to the Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands for a short walk in the semi-darkness (it’s a .5 mile round-trip easy hike) to Mesa Arch, which sits at the edge of a cliff.
I thought it would be fun to publish a he said — she said Saturday’s scene, like I did with Cape Kiwanda Sunset. As you can see Alan’s version is bold and brash. Talk about a vivid wake up call. I, however, offer a softer version of Sunrise at Mesa Arch. What do you think of our dueling photos?
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Twitter: pen4hire
August 13, 2011 at 12:31 pm
Hurray! Glad you’ve added Comment Luv!
Sorry, Alan, I like Donna’s better. Although yours surely does wake up the senses.
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Twitter: DonnaLHull
August 13, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Glad you noticed, Vera. Although I do miss the versatility for monitoring comments that comes with DISQUS. Thanks for looking at both photos. Alan doesn’t mind if you like mine best
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This is tough because I like them both for different reasons–basically the ones you stated. I can’t make a choice!
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Twitter: DonnaLHull
August 13, 2011 at 7:58 pm
Alisa, that’s a very diplomatic but honest answer
. We both thank you.
I like the intense colour in Alan’s photo – I’ve always meen a sucker for colour.
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August 14, 2011 at 4:43 am
Alan thanks you
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Tough call, but I think I like the vivid colors in Alan’s shot best.
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August 15, 2011 at 2:54 pm
The colors are beautiful in Alan’s photo. I like vivid!
Alan’s got my vote on this one, Donna!
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That photo makes me want to book a trip to Utah pronto.
Twitter: DonnaLHull
August 18, 2011 at 8:54 am
Sarah, Utah is an amazing and under appreciated state when it comes to tourism. Good for us – less crowds.
Great colours in Alan’s photo, but I prefer Donna’s.
NB commentluv is no longer working. Clashing with another plugin such as an image compression utlity?
Twitter: DonnaLHull
August 21, 2011 at 6:31 am
Hmm, comment luv was working yesterday. Will Check on this today. I don’t use an image compression plugin, although I do use one that deletes old versions of posts, or it could be Hypercache plugin. Thanks for alerting me.
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