This shot is on Artist’s Drive. I honestly craved to shoot h..
Added 2020-11-18 20:14:43 +0000 UTCThis shot is on Artist’s Drive. I honestly craved to shoot here from the photos I saw online, but it just wasn’t a realistic goal once seeing it in person. The best light that saturates the colors hits at sunset; but it being a National Park, it draws in a crowd to see it. Had we had more time, we could have brought a lot of water and hiked back there and waited for the perfect light. But we’d have to be cautious of others (always the case with nude shoots), and that would put us trying to set up camp after sunset, in the dark. Which, isn’t a very smart choice given the general uncertainty of the area. Shooting in nature is difficult. You don’t know what you’re up against until you familiarize yourself with the area. Then, you’re working either against or with the natural elements. I’ll include a photo of what it looks like in other light, likely edited (photo 2, not mine). These multicolored, eroded hills are due to oxidation of natural metal deposits in the mountains (that’s what produces the shades of green, blue and purple that resemble an “artist’s palette.”)
