Jerry Baumann
July 2026 - Cox Canyon Arch
About the Image(s)
This is the Cox Canyon Arch, south of Durango and a few miles over the line into New Mexico.
The image was captured with a Canon 90D, with a Canon 10-22mm lens at 10mm (APS-c equivalent to full frame 16mm), ISO-400, f-11, 1/320 sec, hand held. In Photoshop ACR, the evening lighting was slightly color-corrected, a slight haze filter applied, and a tad of contrast.
2 comments posted
Jerry - Your photo is quite dramatic with a good flow. The brightness on the arch contrast well with the dark storm clouds. To me there are two subjects, the arch and the twisted pinion tree that play off each other well. I would have liked to see your original. I don't have any improvements to offer. Good job! Posted: 07/20/2026 13:45:44
Bradford, Thanks for your comments. I'm going to be away from home for another 2 weeks, and don't have access to my originals. When I get back home, I'll send the original jpeg from camera - no editing. From memory, there was some color temperature, contrast, haze reduction, miniscule cropping, highlight reduction, optical lens corrections, etc., but nothing dramatic. I just stumbled into an ideal photo op! Posted: 07/20/2026 14:34:47