This set of photos are from the Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Treasure Falls and Garden of the Gods. One of my very favorite moments was on the way back from the Grand Canyon, stopping along the road side to photograph wild horses. This trip has changed my view on life. Life isn't going to wait on us. The world is going to keep growing and changing whether we want to be a part of it or not. It's up to you if you want to let it affect your world and alter your way of thinking. Don't let excuses stop you any more. Get out there and explore.
Shot with a Canon 5D Mark II, 35mm 1.4 Lens. Edited with Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6 and VSCO Presets
I've stood in some of the exact same spots! Awe-inspiring to be sure. I can't wait to go back someday...
ReplyDeleteKinsey, these pictures are amazing!!! you've got an amazing gifts! thank you for inspiring all of us!
ReplyDeleteSisie
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Your pictures are gorgeous! I especially like #1 and 6. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThese photos are incredible! Like truly beautiful. Makes me want to work even harder with my photography. And you are so right about life! Don't let it pass you by.
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Juliette Laura
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I am heading out west this summer & this makes me infinitely more excited! Gorgeous.
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I love your photography! One day I hope to visit the Grand Canyon. :)
ReplyDelete-Anna
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I still haven't been to the grand Canyon, but while looking at your pictures I decided I really have to go!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing all your pictures. What an inspiration.
Beautiful! The sun/light in some of your images is stunning!
ReplyDeleteJoanna
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Oh my gosh...stunning photos. Did you pay the guy to sit on his horse by the edge of the cliff!!
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These photos are incredible! Just how I remember it when I visited 5 years ago!
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Amazing! I visited the Grand Canyon as a child but would definitely love to go back there after seeing these!
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magical.
ReplyDeleteSTUNNING! I long for a road trip even more now.
ReplyDeleteThis is beyond gorgeous!!! When God creates something He sure does know what He's doing!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos! I love the horse shots :)
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures. You've really captured the beauty of the area. Lake Powell is my husband's favorite place on Earth. It truly is God's country :)
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every single photo is stunning! that's part of the country i've yet to see, but hopefully there will be some in my future and I will be ready, camera in hand!
ReplyDeleteYou take breath taking photos!
ReplyDeletexo Jennifer
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grajgfkfdhfg, HOME. ♥
ReplyDeleteyou are such an amazing artist. i am pinning everything. sell prints someday!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures and an even more beautiful quote. Thanks for the inspirational words!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos! The first one took my breath away!
ReplyDeleteThese are so magical, I absolutely love the west and I feel like you captured its essence perfectly. The wild horses are definitely a favorite :)
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ReplyDeletei've loved your blog since the first post. i was just wondering about that first picture. which lens did you use? its inspiring.
ReplyDeleteWow, all of these photos are absolutely stunning. So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photographs! The canyon photos are just stunning!
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Nat
Modern Buttercup
Adore these photos! So still and incredible.
ReplyDeleteIncredible! It is a different world out there! Can't wait to explore like crazy once we move cross country to Portland. So much grandness to take in!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! I love every photos!
ReplyDeleteI hope I can take photos like that.
xx The Expert Dreamer
Amazing- absolutely stunning. So inspired to drive out there! The color and the depth of your Horseshoe Bend photo is just so rich. And the wild horses..wow!
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А где это находиться?
simply stunning. You captured the beauty of the west perfectly. I am so glad you got a chance to travel there! Aren't wild horses the best?!
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Gorgeous pictures! You really captured the beauty and the greatness.
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These photos are magic! :-)
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Gorgeous pics ! love the post.
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These are gorgeous!!! Amazing job!
ReplyDeletetotally magical
ReplyDeleteSo, so good, Kinsey! Thank you for sharing this bit of your trip. I hope to make it out there in person one of these days.
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ReplyDeleteThese photos, especially the first, are truly breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking places!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your words, Kinsey, they might just have turned my day around...
stunning. These make me want to dig out mine from a few years back....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!! This kind of landscape is unusual to me, because I'm from Siberia, Russia :)
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful. Just flew overhead and thought wow but these up close shots are wonderful!!
ReplyDelete100% agree with you.
ReplyDeletethese are so beautiful. i seriously would love to have #5 as a poster print on my wall -- it has the most gorgeous composition.
ReplyDeleteohh my goodness. I want these all on my wall, now. would be so pretty all together in a den or living room!
ReplyDeleteWOW! The first and last ones are just GLORIOUS. I'm ravished by these!
ReplyDeletethese photos and words are just what i needed. super inspiring. thank you!
ReplyDeletecharity
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These photos are breathtaking; I can't imagine what this was like in person. Thanks for sharing.
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kinsey, these photos literally make me want to cry they are so beautiful. the word beautiful just doesn't even seem right. you are such an amazing photographer, and im so happy to got to experience this trip. this is the part of the country i want to visit so badly. hope your moving is going well!! xo
ReplyDeleteThese photos are absolutely INCREDIBLE! you inspire me so much as a fellow photographer. keep it up, pretty!
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hannah
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amazing!
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Gosh, these pictures are amazing, x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images, amazing places. I live close... ;)
ReplyDeleteI love seeing my home state from other people's perspectives. Just reminds me how beautiful it is. Thanks for sharing :-)
ReplyDeletexo Jac
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these are so. good.
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ReplyDeleteThese photos are amazing Kinsey.
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Such gorgeous vistas - I really loved looking at these photos!
ReplyDeleteThese landscapes (and the horses!) - so breathtakingly gorgeous. What an incredible experience it must have been to see such wild beauty in person.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are gorgeous. I'm going to start saving my pennies for a trip out west, just based on these photos alone. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI literally gasped when I saw the first photo. Absolutely gorgeous. I aspire to become a photographer like you. When I see photos like yours, it keeps me motivated to improve and practice because I know the end result will be amazing. I love your style.
ReplyDeleteKinsey! You need to make a book out of these. Beautiful images.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are beautiful. They brought my memories of my visit to the grand canyon back to life.
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These photos are AMAZING!!! I love how you captured the southwest's beauty!! I was super excited to see Lake Powell and Horse Shoe Bend because that is my town!! I feel like a celebrity was in town knowing you were here ;) Hope you enjoyed your time traveling to all these beautiful places!!
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Shio
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wow, this photos :o great work
ReplyDeleteSuch mindblowing scenery captured by a talented photographer. I can't wait to visit the US and stand in these spots. Thank you for these shots.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a brilliant, brilliant set of images.
ReplyDeleteThank you for inspiring me!
Dangggg you make me want to travel!!
ReplyDeleteLydia
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This is incredible!
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These are just breathtaking! Fantastic work :)
ReplyDeleteYour photos are incredible, you are so talented - they turned out much more impressive than mine from out West.
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WOW. Incredibly stunning. Timeless.
ReplyDeletewow. So so beautiful. Thanks for sharing!!!! I hope I can take fab photos in a stunning place like that some day :) Inspiring.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are breathtaking! Thank you so much for sharing them. =)
ReplyDeleteWow. All I can think of watching these pictures is I LOVE GOD! (And thanks for those last sentences; maybe I really needed to hear them..)
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amazing, amazing photos! and thank you for sharing the camera/lens/editing programs - great to know for those of us looking to improve our photography!
ReplyDeletelook at those incised meanders!...yeah, literally said that when looking at these amazing pictures. never have i been so aware of my geology geekiness. i've been to garden of the gods once, but would love to go again. and grand canyon is obviously a must.
ReplyDeletelike i said, these pictures are amazing.
Your photos are always so beautiful! If you don't mind me asking, what VSCO pretests do you most often use for color and black and white photographs? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are always so beautiful! If you don't mind me asking ... which VSCO presets do you most commonly use for color and black and white photos? Thanks
ReplyDeleteThank you! With various VSCO settings I've created my own presets to fit my personal style!
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I love this!
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