A World Less Seen

       Fine Art International Photography By Thomas Upton       

Desert & Canyons

The name says it all, these images all are views taken of, or from a coastline. For some images, the surrounding coastline itself is the focus, while for others it is the wave action that I emphasized. As for waterfalls, varying the shutter speed can either smooth the water’s flow to enhance its silken beauty, or freeze the motion to show the power of the waves.

White and red striped sandstone formations rise above green desert vegetation in a.
Steep red and cream cliffs surround a green canyon floor beneath clear blue sky.
A twisted tree stands beside a reddish trail under steep Zion sandstone cliffs and scattered shrubs.
The Virgin River bends through green vegetation beneath towering red and cream canyon walls.
Sunlit Zion landscape shows pale cliffs, rocky spires, green trees, and red desert.
Low dunes with footprints and curve ripples stretch toward scrubby vegetation under a clear sky.
Mushroom-shaped sandstone hoodoo rises on eroded orange rock with crisp shadows and.
River carves through a broad desert gorge with cliffs, scrubland, and warm low sunlight.
Layered red walls and green desert shrubs surround a tall, narrow sandstone tower in.
Layered canyon walls stand tightly around a rocky passage, with shadowed slopes and scattered green.
Red sky catches light over open land and silhouetted trees as storm clouds gather near the horizon.
Black-and-white canyon terraces recede into deep shadows as late light catches distant ridgelines.
The Courthouse in the foreground with Tower of Babel in the distance at Arches National Park.
Sunlit sandstone hoodoo rises above eroded canyon walls with pine trees and rugged.
Wide desert view shows isolated sandstone buttes fading into atmospheric haze beneath a pale sky.
From beneath a huge sandstone arch, blue sky, desert shrubs, and layered red rock appear beyond.
Stark monochrome tree anchors the South Rim foreground above layered Grand Canyon, AZ.
Long, thin sandstone arch bridges a rocky alcove above desert trees and weathered red rock.
Joshua trees and rounded granite boulders stand beneath layered desert clouds in monochrome.
Deep red canyon walls descend to the green Colorado River, with a boat visible near the cliff base.
Sweeping view from above shows the Colorado River wrapping around the red rock formation at Horseshoe Bend.
Warm light picks out canyon rims and mesas while deeper ravines remain in blue-gray shadow.
White water descends Several small waterfalls descend from a red sandstone shelf, streaking a dark mineral-stained canyon wall.
Delicate Arch rises in red sandstone with a bright blue sky behind it in Arches National Park, Utah.
Colorado River canyons are so huge that it is difficult to appreciate their size and.
Island in the Sky park district rests on top of an enormous mesa and provides a few routes down such as Shafer.
Dense hoodoo formations and pale stone fins stack across a rugged desert canyon.
Orange, pink, and white hoodoos cover a broad eroded amphitheater beneath open sky.
Rows of red hoodoos rise above pale eroded slopes across the Bryce Canyon amphitheater.
Tall orange hoodoos surround layered amphitheaters and distant blue ridges at Bryce Canyon.
Sheer canyon walls rise above the Gunnison River, with small trees clinging to narrow ledges.
Dark sandstone hoodoos form jagged silhouettes against a pale predawn sky in Arches National Park.
This would be an average view of Balanced Rock in Arches National Park, were it not for the two small.
North Window arch is one of several major sandstone structures in this part of the park.