A Walk in the Park

The sun doesn’t even begin to set in the Texas High Plains until after 9:00 PM during the summer months and the heat of the day lingers for hours after that. This is a part of Texas that makes you work for a living, no matter what your calling in life might be. It’s the heart of the old west and even a quiet stroll through the canyons before dark is no walk in the park.

But if you wander a little farther and sweat a little harder you can find yourself surrounded by the simple majesty of the canyon. Alone out here, a sense of solitude and quiet permeates your soul as you gaze across the canyon floor. Watching and waiting for the sun to dip below the canyon rim, it’s easy to understand why the Apache thought this land sacred. For a photographer like me, it’s about as close to heaven as you can get on Earth.

A Walk in the Park at Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
Copyright 2010 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on Aperture (Av) priority using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens tripod mounted. The exposure was taken at 22mm, f/16 for 1/50th of a second at ISO 100 with a Singh-Ray LB Warming Polarizer. Post capture processing was done in Adobe’s Lightroom 3. Click on the image above for a larger version.

Follow the Trail – Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
Copyright 2010 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on Aperture (Av) priority using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens tripod mounted. The exposure was taken at 27mm, f/11 for 1/160th of a second at ISO 100 with a Singh-Ray LB Warming Polarizer. Post capture processing was done in Adobe’s Lightroom 3. Click on the image above for a larger version.

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