I confess, I read a lot of science fiction.
When I visit places like the Alabama Hills it's easy to pretend these structures are ancient relics from an extinct civilization.
What did these time eroded monoliths look like 50,000 years ago?
What events did they witness?
What stories could they tell?
The deafening silence of desert places such as this allows my imagination to run wild.
What do you imagine when you spend time in these holy places?
Just minutes before creating this image, I'd recorded a tutorial with Greg Snell for the F4 Road Trip. We wrapped the shoot and so Greg dashed off to film Adams tutorial just on the other side of that spikey rock there.
As I was walking out of the ravine in the crease of that big pointy rock, I spotted this strangely shaped boulder looking like a frozen wave.
As soon as I saw it, I thought 'that would make a perfect frame'. So, I shambled over to give it a closer look and went all of a quiver when I realized it would work and that the clouds were lighting up majestically.
As always, I assumed I had mere seconds before the light faded. With shaking hands and sweat pouring down my back, I went into full frenzy mode to capture the necessary frames to create this image.
I often wonder what I must look like muttering to myself in fits of joy and rage, faffing with my tripod, screaming at flat batteries and then whooping at glowing clouds.
Thankfully it was just the desert and I. Sharing a moment.
Thanks for looking
Gavin Hardcastle
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