John Day Fossil Beds, Oregon
Painted Hills are a. photographer's playground. The colors are vivid throughout the day. Sunset brings extra shadows to make the scene even more dramatic. Rain provides additional contrast and even brighter hues. I used a long lens to compress the backgournd and bring the lines close together. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon September 2019 Sony A7rIII 400mm @ 1/90 f/8 Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS at 400 mm ¹⁄₉₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 100 ISO 9/21/19 3:11:12 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS at 324 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 200 ISO 9/21/19 5:42:54 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS at 400 mm ¹⁄₁₀₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 200 ISO 9/21/19 6:17:41 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS at 276 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 200 ISO 9/21/19 5:40:57 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS at 247 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 200 ISO 9/21/19 5:56:17 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 24 mm ¹⁄₂₅ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 200 ISO 9/21/19 7:00:34 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS at 400 mm ¹⁄₁₆₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 200 ISO 9/21/19 6:16:12 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 70 mm ¹⁄₂₀₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 100 ISO 9/21/19 2:15:09 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 53 mm ¹⁄₄₅ sec at ƒ / 16 @ 200 ISO 9/21/19 5:26:32 PM ©savoyeimages.com
I stopped at Painted Hills on my drive back from California to Seattle. I didn’t know what to expect, and the detour was worth every mile. The monument is tucked in central Oregon, away from everything. The monument consists of three geographically separate units: Sheep Rock, Painted Hills. (This image), and Clarno. The Painted Hills are listed as one of the Seven Wonders of Oregon and are named after the colorful layers corresponding to various geological eras, formed when the area was an ancient river floodplain. I took a bit of time to explore the monument. It’s not that big, but it’s different everywhere you look. The geology is a feast to the eyes. The Carroll rim trail is 1.6 miles long and provides breathtaking views. I hiked late in the afternoon and waited for the light to fade—the few people who had ventured up left. The coyotes howled in the distance; their calls echoed through the hills as darkness fell. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon September 2019 f8 @ 1/20 200 ISO Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 38 mm ¹⁄₂₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 200 ISO 9/21/19 7:01:48 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS at 179 mm ¹⁄₃₅₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 200 ISO 9/21/19 12:53:42 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 70 mm ¹⁄₃₀ sec at ƒ / 19 @ 200 ISO 9/21/19 12:25:46 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM at 16 mm ¹⁄₂₀₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 100 ISO 9/21/19 2:18:41 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 70 mm ¹⁄₃₅₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 400 ISO 9/21/19 1:59:10 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS at 259 mm ¹⁄₂₀₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 100 ISO 9/21/19 2:54:47 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS at 400 mm ¹⁄₉₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 100 ISO 9/21/19 3:11:45 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS at 171 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 200 ISO 9/21/19 6:15:03 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 70 mm ¹⁄₃₀ sec at ƒ / 16 @ 200 ISO 9/21/19 5:38:03 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS at 400 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 200 ISO 9/21/19 5:44:08 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 64 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 100 ISO 9/21/19 2:09:18 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 35 mm ¹⁄₄₅ sec at ƒ / 16 @ 200 ISO 9/21/19 5:04:33 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 24 mm 18.0 sec at ƒ / 2.8 @ 1600 ISO 9/21/19 7:51:19 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 39 mm ¹⁄₅₀₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 400 ISO 9/21/19 1:59:01 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 24 mm ¹⁄₁₂₅ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 100 ISO 9/21/19 2:10:04 PM ©savoyeimages.com
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County Oregon Sony ILCE-7RM3 FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM at 70 mm ¹⁄₂₅₀ sec at ƒ / 8.0 @ 100 ISO 9/21/19 2:16:31 PM ©savoyeimages.com
