January 1st, 2007 found me on the Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, hiking to Mesa Arch in the predawn, 19 degree...
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Red Dawn, Sunrise at Mesa Arch

Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

January 1st, 2007 found me on the Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, hiking to Mesa Arch in the predawn, 19 degree darkness. My goal was to haul my 40 pounds of large format camera gear--vintage Kodak 2D 8x10 View Camera, heavy wooden tripod, backpack stuffed with lenses, film holders, and other assorted gear--not to mention parka, winter hiking boots, flashlight, trekking poles, etc. I was the first to arrive but was soon joined by two other photographers who had chosen to spend sunrise on New Year's Day greeting the sun at the famous arch. Alas, the appointed time for sunrise came and...no sun. Clouds on the eastern horizon completely blocked the first rays, and with them, the famous red light on the underside of the arch. The view of the canyons below was awe-inspiring, but the dull light matched our moods as we broke down our gear and stowed it away for the hike back to the trailhead. I don't remember much about the rest of that day. But I vividly remember the next morning, repeating the process of rising in the early morning cold, driving through the deserted streets of Moab and out to the mesa, hiking solo to Mesa Arch in the frigid temperatures, setting up the heavy camera and trying to compose in the dim light, hoping the top of the arch, only feet away, as well as the La Sal Mountains, miles away, would all come into focus when I stopped down the lens aperture blades. Alone in the cold, waiting for the light. No clouds on the eastern horizon this morning, only freezing haze and mist in the canyon below from the snows a few days earlier. I wondered if anyone else would show up on this second day of the year. No one did. I had sunrise at Mesa Arch all to myself. Only a pair of ravens who startled the bejesus out of me as they swooped past me and through the arch interrupted my solitude and reverie as the day's first light met and then slowly began to warm the Island in the Sky.

I still recall this vivid experience every time I repeat the hike to Mesa Arch. I count myself lucky to have begun my photographic journey before the overcrowding of sites like Mesa Arch. Very different from the experience years later of being there with a tour bus of full of 50 year-old Japanese women, one of whom actually crawled underneath my tripod. But that's another story... Photo © copyright by Michael Lynn Roberts.

Lumachrome TruLife Ultimate Acrylic Print

Red Dawn, Sunrise at Mesa Arch print

LUMACHROME TruLife Acrylic: The ULTIMATE in acrylic fine art prints.

Lumachrome luxury fine art prints face-mounted to TruLife Acrylic exceed the limitations of traditional printing processes. Lumachrome prints allow 3D-like details to emerge from the depths of the image. The transparency layer is infused with iridium particles and encapsulated between the TruLife Acrylic and the white poly surface base layer.

Qualities include: • Brilliant Colors Lasting Over 120Yrs • Superior Color Gamut vs Traditional Fujiflex Prints • Incredible 3D Depth and Dimensionality • Unsurpassed Detail and Ability to Hold Highlights • Superior Shadow Luminosity and Detail • Radiant Glowing Response Under Art Lighting

These are face-mounted, UV-protected acrylic prints, frameless, and ready-to-hang. For details, see this page.

If needed, custom sizes also can be provided. Contact Michael if you need a custom size.

Please allow 21 business days for printing, finishing, and delivery.

Select a print size:

Roma Framed Lumachrome TruLife Ultimate Acrylic Print

Red Dawn, Sunrise at Mesa Arch print

This is the same LUMACHROME TruLife Acrylic fine art print shown above PLUS framed in Hand-Crafted Italian Roma Moulding for an added, exceptional level of artistic presentation!

Choose your frame style from this page, then place your order below for the framed print. I will email you to confirm your order and to find out which frame style you want. Ordering the artwork YOU LOVE, framed YOUR WAY is as easy as that!

Lumachrome luxury fine art prints face-mounted to TruLife Acrylic exceed the limitations of traditional printing processes. Lumachrome prints allow 3D-like details to emerge from the depths of the image. The transparency layer is infused with iridium particles and encapsulated between the TruLife Acrylic and the white poly surface base layer.

Qualities include: • Brilliant Colors Lasting Over 120Yrs • Superior Color Gamut vs Traditional Fujiflex Prints • Incredible 3D Depth and Dimensionality • Unsurpassed Detail and Ability to Hold Highlights • Superior Shadow Luminosity and Detail • Radiant Glowing Response Under Art Lighting

If needed, custom sizes also can be provided. Contact Michael if you need a custom size.

Please allow 21 business days for printing, finishing, and delivery.

Select a print size:

Ultimate Quality Satin Finish Canvas Print

Red Dawn, Sunrise at Mesa Arch print

These Giclee canvas prints are like nothing you have seen. They are created with 8 color OIL BASED PIGMENT INKS on the finest canvas using custom tone curves. You will be blown away by the oil like original quality of these Ultimate Quality Satin Finish Canvas Prints. These prints have incredible photographic resolution, clarity, vibrancy and Dmax, producing amazing photographic image quality. Ultimate Quality Satin Finish Canvas Prints are waterproof and don't crack like water based canvas.

Characteristics:

VIBRANT COLORS

OIL PAINTING QUALITIES

RICH DEEP BLACKS

These are Gallery-Wrapped, UV-protected canvas prints, unframed, and ready-to-hang. For details, see this page.

If needed, custom sizes also can be provided. Contact Michael if you need a custom size.

Please allow 21 business days for printing, finishing, and delivery.

Select a print size:

Roma Framed Ultimate Quality Satin Finish Canvas Print

Red Dawn, Sunrise at Mesa Arch print

This is the same Ultimate Quality Satin Finish Canvas Fine Art shown above PLUS framed in Hand-Crafted Italian Roma Moulding for an added, exceptional level of artistic presentation!

Choose your frame style from this page, then place your order below for the framed print. I will email you to confirm your order and to find out which frame style you want. Ordering the artwork YOU LOVE, framed YOUR WAY is as easy as that!

These Giclee canvas prints are like nothing you have seen. They are created with 8 color OIL BASED PIGMENT INKS on the finest canvas using custom tone curves. You will be blown away by the oil like original quality of these Ultimate Quality Satin Finish Canvas Prints. These prints have incredible photographic resolution, clarity, vibrancy and Dmax, producing amazing photographic image quality. Ultimate Quality Satin Finish Canvas Prints are waterproof and don't crack like water based canvas.

Characteristics:

VIBRANT COLORS

OIL PAINTING QUALITIES

RICH DEEP BLACKS

Please allow 21 business days for printing, finishing, and delivery.

Select a print size:

Prints are delivered by FedEx and should arrive within 3-4 weeks or sooner. I will email you the tracking link once the print(s) have shipped out.