Earlier this year, I learned that this year is the centennial year for Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho. Having been there before and also enjoyed Bryce Canyon’s centennial celebration last year, I wanted to go and participate. Unexpectedly, we recently found an opportunity to visit the area. This opened up the chance to go. Here’s how things went.
Sadly, there weren’t any centennial events and I couldn’t take as much time as I wanted out at the national monument. We had other plans which we couldn’t reschedule. This left a couple hours which we could wander around the monument before we needed to leave. I did my best to make the most of it.
The light was terrible during that afternoon. However, there are ways to make harsh direct sunlight work. I felt that I could in these lava flows. It’s a harsh landscape which the plants are working on conquering back. It seemed a good fit if I could work the scene right. What do you think?
On the way back out, I stopped at a wide spot in the road to capture a scene I saw on the way in. The road points straight into the buttes from the right angle. Thankfully there’s a good spot to pull off and also a safe spot on the road for me to stand. It’s a highway and the cars are speeding by. That harsh direct sunlight was all I had to work with again.
It isn’t easy to work with harsh direct sunlight. You really need to know what you’re doing. I did my best to work the scenes and came back with these. I do wish there was more centennial activities for us at Craters of the Moon than the merch. But at least there was that.
So, what do you think of these new landscape photos? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.
