Ilford Delta 100 developed in ID-11; Mamiya RB67 Pro-S, 90mm lens;
Oriental Seagull VCFB 11x14 in Dektol, selenium toned.

2001 Zion National Park, UT. While taking a break from lugging my 40 or so pounds of camera gear up to the top of Angels Landing in Zion, I noticed this odd hole and crack in the wall. As a general rule, sandstone photographs beautifully, and the collision of these 4 very interesting substructures was quite unique. This is one of those sort images that I am always on the look out for: simple, clean, and an almost architectural form in the natural world. Beauty in simplicity.

It was a bit of a precarious position for taking the shot, a few hundred foot tumble would follow any misplaced step. The contrast between the upper and lower sections is present naturally and emphasized slightly in the darkroom.

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