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  • Current Residence: Durango, CO
  • Interests: The southwest landscape, esp. canyon country. Hiking, backpacking. Photography.
  • Favourite artist: Degas, Maynard Dixon, Albert Handel
  • Favourite poet or writer: Ayn Rand
  • Favourite photographer: David Meunch,
  • Favourite style of art: Impressionism
  • Tools of the Trade: oils and pastels. Clay. My Nikon.

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:iconpumax84:
Thanks for the :+fav:

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:iconnew-killer-star:
thank you :hug:

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:iconseptsky:
Thank you for the :+fav:! :hug: :wave: Welcome to DA!! :D

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:iconskjohnsonart:
Thanks for the welcome to DA :). I came across your work when I searched the photo category for "Grand Canyon", which brought up your awesome vertical panorama shot :wow:. I've hiked and backpacked extensively through the Grand Canyon, so it's very dear to my heart and soul.

I browsed though your landscape galleries and love how you have so completely captured the essence and emotion that I feel about the southwest and western landscape.

Keep up the great work! I'll definitely keep checking your galleries for new work :D.
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:iconsupaiman:
I'd like to know more about your Canyon hikes. You exhibit a knowledge of geology, place and photography. And your stitching skills are better than average. Nice panoramas.

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:iconskjohnsonart:
Hi there!

Sorry for the late reply; I haven't logged in to dA in probably 6+ weeks.

Thank you for your comments about my GC photos :). The Nankoweap pano is one of my favorites because it shows a very rarely seen perspective of the Canyon (remote and expert-level trail), the unique geologic features of that section of the Canyon, and those glorious clouds! That I managed to capture that moment on my camera (an Olympus P&S) and have it turn out as well as it did makes me happy.

For the panos I took in Feb of this year, I was limited to the less-than-ideal winter light and a cloudless day. I have others posted on my picasa gallery from that same trip. A learning experience in doing post-production editing, and thankfully, I saved all the RAW files on a disk so that as my photoshopping skills improve, I can go back and improve upon them at a later date.

I would rather be in the Canyon than anywhere else on this planet, and when I was living in northern AZ, I spent as much free time as possible hiking, trail running and backpacking. You name the trail/route and I've probably been on it. I developed a fascination with the geology of the area (Colorado Plateau) that lead me to read as much as I could find on it, and have become a bit of a geology nerd as a result. I managed to find a used copy of Beus and Morales' book on Grand Canyon geology that I read cover-to-cover that is superb.

From your dA handle, I take it you're clearly a fan of the region as well. Are you lucky enough to live in/near the area? I am currently living in coastal New England, but am returning to AZ (or possibly southwestern CO) either this fall or early winter.

What hikes/trips have you done in the Canyon? I love sharing trip reports with other hikers/backpackers.

Thank you again for your note; I'm glad that at least someone here appreciated my geology info about the pics!

Cheers,

Sonya
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:iconseptsky:
You are certainly welcome Sonya! Many thanks for such a wonderful compliment too! :hug: I have not had the pleasure to hike the Grand Canyon yet, but am anxiously looking forward to doing so as I have not been to the North Rim or the South in sometime. I do enjoy shooting a good landscape, makes me want to get out more and see what else there is to capture! :D Looking forward to seeing what you capture there on the East coast! :w00t:

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