Black and white photograph. Monument Basin and Storm, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Radeka Photography

The remote wilderness area known as Monument Basin is located on the White Rim, a rugged area accessible only by four-wheel drive vehicle or hiking trail. This image was exposed on 4x5 tri-x film and given normal minus one development in Kodak HC-110 developer. I believe I used a yellow filter. A stronger filter might have reduced the three-dimensional effect of the extreme distances by overly cutting through the distant haze. I feel the storm clouds enhanced the mood of this image. On another trip to the same area, I made a nearly identical exposure of this same subject, but without the storm clouds. Comparing the two, the image without the storm appears bland and sterile, while the image shown here is full of character. I used a shadow contrast increase mask and a fog mask to achieve the tactile values in both the shadows and highlights of this image.