Category Archives: From the Road

“The Castle”, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Efraín M. Padró

All Materials © Efraín M. Padró/Padró Images, All Rights Reserved Located in Southern Utah, Capitol Reef National Park preserves the 100-mile-long wrinkle of earth known as The Waterpocket Fold, and features classic Colorado Plateau scenery: eroded jumble of colorful cliffs, sinuous canyons, massive domes, sandstone spires, and graceful arches. One of the park’s most recognizable features is known as The Castle, conveniently located close to the visitors center. Eye level views of The Castle can also be had from the Freemont Gorge Overlook Trail. To geologists, The Castle is a great example of different layers of sandstone (like Wingate or Kayenta) stacked on top of each other. To photographers, the different colors of layers and ship-like formation simply look cool. I took this … Continue reading →

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From the Road: It’s all in the details

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Efraín M. Padró

© Efrain M. Padro, All Rights Reserved As a travel photographer, it’s important that I capture a variety of a location’s subjects so that, as a whole, the images give the viewer a good idea of what visiting the place is like. This means photographing wide-angle (establishing) shots; medium distance shots; and detail shots. Common detail subjects include souvenirs, food, drinks, architectural details, clothing, and so on. Because detail images are usually printed small, they should be colorful, graphic, and simple, to insure they are easy to see and “understand”. The image here depicts a colorful collection of hand fans, a very common souvenir found in Seville, Spain. I took it with my Canon Rebel “walkaround” camera, which I use for … Continue reading →

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From the Road: Soaked in Scotland

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Efraín M. Padró

© Efrain M. Padro, All Rights Reserved Unfortunately, no amount of planning will insure good weather during a trip. I have been in Scotland for 8 days and have faced overcast skies, wind, cold, and even volcanic dust. What to do when the weather does not cooperate with my plans? Here are a few tips: Don’t get down; get inside: It’s natural to become disappointed when poor weather gets in the way of good photography, but there are always interiors of interesting subjects to photograph even in bad weather.  Churches, castles, pubs and restaurants, shops, and even whiskey distilleries (in this part of the world) usually feature excellent interiors to photograph. Get out (during twilight): If you are willing to … Continue reading →

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