pointy rocks Friday, May 28, 2010 | 1

even more of Kasha-Katuwe Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | 3

One of these days, I'll post a picture from somewhere else. I'm glad to have some picture from Kasha-Katuwe to post since it is a really unusual and beautiful place.

I do not know how anyone can see places like this and not see the evidence of God. It reminds me of Romans 1:19-20, which we've lately been focusing on with the youth in my youth group.

...what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

slot canyon Friday, May 21, 2010 | 4

more tent rocks Thursday, May 20, 2010 | 5

Okay, this picture is actually 3 pictures combined into one. It's a technique called HDR where you use a tripod and take multiple pictures with drastically different exposures. So, I took one normal, one incredibly bright picture and one really dark picture. When you combine them together, both the bright sky and the heavily shadowed rocks are visible. I have never messed with HDR and wanted to test it out. I know many HDRs end up looking a little cartoony, and I think this one looks a little bit unrealistic.

For reference, here is the picture properly exposed, and you can see how you lose the detail in the rocks.

even further down the trail Wednesday, May 19, 2010 | 0

a little further down the trail Tuesday, May 18, 2010 | 0

a preview of what's to come Monday, May 17, 2010 | 2

Look, it's one of those amazingly rare things: a blog post from me! Woohoo! I know I haven't been around much lately (sorry, Judy), but I will post more. Lately, my camera and camera bag have been at the office or somewhere I was not when I was going to post. But, it's in the house today, so here's a post for you.

As for this picture, this is from Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. I got to spend a morning hiking there about three weeks ago, and I have to say that it is an amazing place. There are unreal rock formations around and even a slot canyon there! That is one of the main reasons I chose to hike there since I have wanted to see a slot canyon since I was in junior high. Now, I finally have, and I even have the pictures to prove it. I'll try to post more from Kasha-Katuwe this week, and I will try to use my camera more with all the youth stuff I'll have going on this summer in order to have more stuff to post.