The Flying Angel

To capture the complex, contrasting light that creates the flying angel pattern in the cavern, Steve relies on some basics. “For my first exposure, I use no filters, naked lens, and expose for the mid-tones.” The resulting image shows four stops difference between shadows and highlights. He adds various filters and exposes several more frames, which allows the option of creating a composite in post production.

Join pro shooter Steve Kossack for landscape photography tips on capturing the flying angel in a canyon cavern.

MORE IN THIS COURSE:

• Telling a Story with Pictures—Course Preview
• Taking a Warm-Up Shot
• Bringing Out the Elements in Your Photos
• Capturing a Desert Photography Scene
• How to Use a Tilt-Shift Lens
• Photographing a Desert Wave
• Photographing a Geographic Story
• Capturing an Iconic Image in Outdoor Photography
• The Backwards Image in Landscape Photography
• The Flying Angel
• The Flying Angel Reversed
• The Exit
• Capturing Canyon Debris Inside an Arizona Canyon
• Composition for Abstract Photographs