Our tour with Joseph Rossbach concluded this morning at Valley of Fire.  We climbed up the rocky hillside to get a close-up view of one of the park’s famous formations, Elephant Rock (it really does look like an elephant!). Then Joe led us to a lesser known area to view the fantastic patterns and colors within the park.

This more out-of-the-way  area is rarely visited by the majority of those who come to Valley of Fire and the solitude and silence of this spot was very peaceful.

The last shot of the day came as we passed through a small canyon where we noticed that one side was reflecting the color of the morning sun light and the other shaded side held a cooler color and this became my final composition of the tour.

This tour was exhilarating AND exhausting and without a doubt, a great photography experience.  I highly recommend you consider a workshop or tour with Joe Rossbach if you are interested in improving your photography. My collection of photographs from the tour can be found in Zion and Southwest in my Image Library.