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Category: 24 Trees

Canyonlands, Utah
The daylight had been harsh all day but when twilight came I could see the shot I wanted. The softer light gave the scene a painterly feel. I tried shooting from different angles but I liked the way the lone tree curved from this perspective. It almost looks like it’s been draped there. The snow patches added a nice contrast and gave the shot another dimension. Although this photograph conveys simplicity, often simplicity is the hardest thing to shoot. But it can also be extremely powerful. I feel I captured that here and hope you can feel that power and purity when you look at this photograph. 

45 Artist Proof / 950 Limited Edition

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Alexander A. ★★★★★

Twilight shots like this are exactly why I keep coming back to canyon scenes—the way the shadows deepen into that painterly glow is just stunning. I've hung it in my hallway and catch myself stopping to look at it every evening.

Scarlett ★★★★★

The way the softer evening light turned Canyonlands into a wash of muted color is exactly what I was hoping for, and the photographic detail holds up beautifully even when I zoom in on the sandstone layers. I spent a good while just flipping between the different angles, each one feels like its own

Zoe V. ★★★★★

The twilight shots in this set are stunning—the softer light really brings out that painterly, almost watercolor feel across the canyon walls. I’ve already used three of them for my portfolio and the depth in the shadows is exactly what I was hoping for.

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