Friday, July 18, 2008

Chase This Light With Me

Today's blog title comes from a fairly recent Jimmy Eat World song, that you can check out here:

Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light


So, one of the most important things for a photographer is light. The light can make or break a photo. Deserts have amazing light in the evening and early morning, and Wadi Rum is no exception. So with these photos from the desert and Petra, I invite you to chase this light with me…




Dawn's light on windswept desert floor in Wadi Rum



Mid-Afternoon sun on rock formations in Wadi Rum


Late evening light on wind carved sandstone

Photographer's shadow cast by sunset


The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Wadi Rum


The canyon floor in Petra


Early morning riders in the Canyon of Petra


The narrow path leading to the temple known as "Al Siq"


The famous view of the temple through the canyon walls


Nabotean Temple of Petra



4 comments:

Unknown said...

Oh wow, Petra...the temple from the Indiana Jones Last Crusade. I always wanted to visit. Can you show the pictures from the inside of the temple?

KL said...

i was gonna say that narrow canyon looks like the one from "300" until i saw that last one (the 'money shot', non?). i can't believe you got to go where they filmed the exteriors for "Duded Where's My Car"?

Sandy said...

beautiful pics... i wondered if you had stole those pictures from the web, but then i remembered you have one of those awesomely big cameras. color me jealous.

Akshay said...

wow...crazy pics.