not too far from Arches NP...

[Culprit]

Great pic dmartinc! I like it! I was not too far from you when I took this...
1/50 SP
18mm FP
200 ISO
F 3.5



Any input would be much appreciated!

[dmartinc]

Is that Canyonlands? An awesome place.
Very nice picture. Lightening up the shadowed area in the deep part of the canyon just a bit would help the photo.

[JessicaO]

That is an utterly beautiful place-- reminds me of reading Desert Solitaire!

I would suggest using a narrower aperture, around f/11, f/16 or higher. It will help keep all the elements of the landscape in sharper focus. f/3.5 is very wide and will not be able to have all close and far distances in focus.

Hope this helps. You have a very nice picture, the sky is not too bright or blown out which is sometimes hard to get.

[Culprit]

Thanks for the input! I was using a wide aperture because it was getting pretty dark and I was thinking the more light the better? Wouldnt a narrow aperture have made the shot even darker? It was a hand held shot so I couldnt have a shutter speed much slower? Im still trying to figure it all out.
The shot was from Muley Point which is up on the Mesa above the Goose Necks State Park

[JessicaO]

Yes, if you didn't have a tripod then the only way to get that shot would have been to go with the wide aperture, which you did! If you had a tripod or could have set your camera on a rock or something then you would have been able to get the narrower aperture.