{"id":27254,"date":"2015-08-07T05:55:21","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T11:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=27254"},"modified":"2026-03-29T10:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T15:22:15","slug":"bryce-canyon-national-park-hoodoos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/08\/07\/bryce-canyon-national-park-hoodoos\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryce Canyon National Park Hoodoos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HoodoosThe Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon<\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to moving to Utah I made a long journey from Florida to the Western United States by car which ended up being a total of 7584 miles in September of 2007. One of the places on that 2007 trip that I most wanted to see was Bryce Canyon National Park<\/a><\/span> because I wanted to view the hoodoos in person and I am very glad I went because it is beyond gorgeous.<\/p>\n

\"BryceBryce Canyon National Park Hoodoos<\/span><\/p>\n

I had seen photos of Bryce Canyon but there is nothing like experiencing the grandeur of this location in person.<\/p>\n

\"PanoramicPanoramic view of Bryce Canyon National Park<\/span><\/p>\n

My long journey was hampered by smoke from wildfires much of the time so I was disappointed in many of my photos due to the smoke but thanks to the new haze filter in Photoshop’s ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) I was able to process these images and easily remove some of the haze from the effects of the smoke.<\/p>\n

\"HoodoosHoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park<\/span><\/p>\n

Utah has spectacular scenery and Bryce Canyon National Park is a location that simply took my breath away. I should go back there to photograph the hoodoos again without the smoke. Living in Utah rocks!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my landscape and travel photos.<\/p>\n

All of these images were taken with my trusty old Nikon D70 and a wide angle lens.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the places on that 2007 trip that I most wanted to see was Bryce Canyon National Park because I wanted to view the hoodoos in person and I am very glad I went because it is beyond gorgeous. 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