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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

WARNING: The text accompanying some of these images is either graphic, idiotic, or blatantly untrue. Proceed at your own risk and don’t come crying to me if you freak out. If you are a glutton for punishment, examine more of this material in some of the rephotography galleries.

Many photos were taken during road trips to Utah, and most of those were shot around Moab. Most images were captured with the unwavering support of Joe Tripod, my photographic assistant in the field. Ralph Tripod contributed his stable support for a few shots. She Who Must Be Obeyed helped too. Newest postings appear at the top of the gallery.

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Dead Horse Point State Park background for a light experiment
Dead Horse Point State Park background for a light experiment		 Dock Boy at the Clearwater River
Dock Boy at the Clearwater River 		Cut the frivolity!
Cut the frivolity!		 I am properly parked
I am properly parked		 Bored atop Lakeside Butte
Bored atop Lakeside Butte		 Me, cropped
Me, cropped
Lawn Mower Man
Lawn Mower Man		 First digital me
First digital me		 Self-portrait in a convex mirror
Self-portrait in a convex mirror		 Basking in the morning sun
Basking in the morning sun		 Baptism in the Columbia River
Baptism in the Columbia River		 Huge flood ripple dwarfs a person
Huge flood ripple dwarfs a person
Ready for the firing squad at a basalt boulder
Ready for the firing squad at a basalt boulder		 Why the worried look?
Why the worried look?		 Joining of the waters
Joining of the waters		 The patient
The patient		 Tree climber
Tree climber		 Magnetic personality?
Magnetic personality?
Reflected in the laundry room window
Reflected in the laundry room window		 With Abby at the vet's
With Abby at the vet's		 Garden work
Garden work		 Animal house
Animal house		 June 2004
June 2004		 Blue light special?
Blue light special?
How to look goofy on top of a hill
How to look goofy on top of a hill		 Butte Boy suppressing a nasal explosion
Butte Boy suppressing a nasal explosion		 Your photographer soaking up the view
Your photographer soaking up the view		 Jetty Guy
Jetty Guy		 Lying on the sacrificial altar
Lying on the sacrificial altar		 Standing on cattle guard with salty sandals
Standing on cattle guard with salty sandals
Out in the middle of nowhere
Out in the middle of nowhere		 Book Cliffs Boy smiles for the camera
Book Cliffs Boy smiles for the camera		 Looking in vain for Thelma and Louise's spinning tires
Looking in vain for Thelma and Louise's spinning tires		 What I look like below the equator
What I look like below the equator		 Fixing a trail
Fixing a trail		 Backing out of the driveway
Backing out of the driveway
Huh?
Huh?		 Digital conflict of interest: working in a darkroom
Digital conflict of interest: working in a darkroom		 Time to clean the boots!
Time to clean the boots!		 Plastic Man
Plastic Man		 You can't come in---I'm busy!
You can't come in---I'm busy!		 Office window
Office window
Dune Boy, alone with the sand (and Joe Tripod)
Dune Boy, alone with the sand (and Joe Tripod)		 Start of hike on the backside of the mesa
Start of hike on the backside of the mesa		 Taking in the view from the summit
Taking in the view from the summit		 Look---I've been there!
Look---I've been there!		 Window blinds
Window blinds		 A disadvantage of beards
A disadvantage of beards
Kris and I
Kris and I		 Power line hike
Power line hike		 Thinning hair
Thinning hair		 A photographer, at arm's length
A photographer, at arm's length		 Highest person downtown
Highest person downtown		 Daves by the dozen, more or less
Daves by the dozen, more or less
Taking this picture was no picnic
Taking this picture was no picnic		 Parking garage handstand
Parking garage handstand		 Updating my journal under the stars and moon
Updating my journal under the stars and moon		 Shafer Boy and tent with moon light, candlelight, and Photoshop
Shafer Boy and tent with moon light, candlelight, and Photoshop		 Breakfast at the precipice over the Colorado River
Breakfast at the precipice over the Colorado River		 Morning inspection
Morning inspection
Success at last!
Success at last!		 Amphitheater Boy amid four levels of consciousness
Amphitheater Boy amid four levels of consciousness		 Trek over for Thelma's Boy
Trek over for Thelma's Boy		 Parked for a hike to Round Mountain
Parked for a hike to Round Mountain		 Sun-shy Summit Guy
Sun-shy Summit Guy		 Almost done descending
Almost done descending
My little world
My little world		 Smile City!
Smile City!		 Mesa Boy has a snack on the rocks
Mesa Boy has a snack "on the rocks"		 Taking it all in
Taking it all in		 Goose Neck Guy (aka Boulder Boy)
Goose Neck Guy (aka "Boulder Boy")		 Canyon panorama #1: looking east
Canyon panorama #1: looking east
Blob Boy relaxes between picture-taking sessions
Blob Boy relaxes between picture-taking sessions		 Rest break below Castleton Tower
Rest break below Castleton Tower		 Clockwise ridge panorama #4: lunch break and towers
Clockwise ridge "panorama" #4: lunch break and towers		 I am a fan of fins
I am a fan of fins		 Sock Boy dries his socks on a bush
Sock Boy dries his socks on a bush 		Stretching the truth
Stretching the truth
If there were a sailboat in the background I could title this Window sail
If there were a sailboat in the background I could title this "Window sail"		 Playing with toilet paper again
Playing with toilet paper again		 Repetition in chrome
Repetition in chrome		 World land speed record attempt rained out
World land speed record attempt rained out		 Inside myself
Inside myself		 Rest break in rocks
Rest break in rocks
Phoning home from Tetzlaff Peak's summit ridge
Phoning home from Tetzlaff Peak's summit ridge		 PARENTS: shield your impressionable offspring from this debauchery in the wilderness
PARENTS: shield your impressionable offspring from this debauchery in the wilderness		 Scenery dispoiled by uncaring visitor
Scenery dispoiled by uncaring visitor		 Cobb Peak reconnaissance
Cobb Peak reconnaissance		 Marker Boy resting by a trail marker
Marker Boy resting by a trail marker		 Corridor Boy, almost up against the wall
Corridor Boy, almost "up against the wall"
Huge hoodoo in Jackson Hole
Huge hoodoo in Jackson Hole		 Your reporter in the field
Your reporter in the field		 View of Delicate Arch (dead center on the horizon) is spoiled by an insensitive tourist
View of Delicate Arch (dead center on the horizon) is spoiled by an insensitive tourist		 I better not have heard you say I can't go to Moab this year
I better not have heard you say I can't go to Moab this year		 High pressure automatic sprinkler standpipe
High pressure automatic sprinkler standpipe		 Six of me
Six of me
Fin Boy takes a break on the toe of a fin; Joe Tripod (not visible) just stands there
Fin Boy takes a break on the toe of a fin; Joe Tripod (not visible) just stands there		 Desire to see + fear of heights = prone position at precipice
Desire to see + fear of heights = prone position at precipice		 From atop a huge fin I gaze at other fins (Behind the Rocks)
From atop a huge fin I gaze at other fins ("Behind the Rocks")		 Desert bum in a one-person line-up to identify an ice cream extortionist
Desert bum in a one-person line-up to identify an ice cream extortionist		 Resting in the reef
Resting in the reef		 Talking to my wife via cell phone before heading down (thank you, Verizon)
Talking to my wife via cell phone before heading down (thank you, Verizon)
End of first hike in the reef
End of first hike in the reef		 Up against the wall (in the alcove)
Up against the wall (in the alcove)		 Fulfillment: gazing upon the canyon
Fulfillment: gazing upon the canyon		 Pensive at the precipice
Pensive at the precipice		 Taking a break from the hard job of PBase exploration
Taking a break from the hard job of PBase exploration		 I felt like a slice of meat in a sandstone sandwich, and I relished it
I felt like a slice of meat in a sandstone sandwich, and I relished it
Standing as straight as a bamboo stick
Standing as straight as a bamboo stick		 Taking in the view from near Monitor Butte
Taking in the view from near Monitor Butte		 I am forced to display my wife's opinion of Moab
I am forced to display my wife's opinion of Moab		 I am forced to display my wife's opinion of PBase
I am forced to display my wife's opinion of PBase		 Beach Boy explores something other than Moabian sandstone!
Beach Boy explores something other than Moabian sandstone!		 On the Bonneville Salt Flats, ready to set a new world land speed record
On the Bonneville Salt Flats, ready to set a new world land speed record
Campsite on the Floating Island causeway
Campsite on the Floating Island causeway		 Walking on the playa toward the south summit
Walking on the playa toward the south summit		 On the south summit of Floating Island (cell phone photo)
On the south summit of Floating Island (cell phone photo)		 On the summit, looking at the vehicles far away on the salt flats
On the summit, looking at the vehicles far away on the salt flats		 I play around a playa mound
I play around a playa mound		 Pondering a descent into the trench
Pondering a descent into the trench
Heading back to the car
Heading back to the car		 Tourist points the way at a junction
Tourist points the way at a junction		 Standing above Negro Bill Canyon, in awe of the scenery
Standing above Negro Bill Canyon, in awe of the scenery		 Satisfied to be standing on (Moabian) sandstone
Satisfied to be standing on (Moabian) sandstone		 Exploring the sandstone fins at Sand Flats
Exploring the sandstone fins at Sand Flats		 Surrounded by canyons and fins
Surrounded by canyons and fins
Moon Boy framed by Delicate Arch's moonlight shadow
Moon Boy framed by Delicate Arch's moonlight shadow		 Wash Boy, all washed up
Wash Boy, all washed up		 Relaxing below Ring Arch
Relaxing below Ring Arch		 Finally---a visit to Jug Rock, a formation that called to me about three years earlier
Finally---a visit to Jug Rock, a formation that called to me about three years earlier		 Taking in the view of the canyon of Salt Wash
Taking in the view of the canyon of Salt Wash		 Between a pothole (left) and an alcove
Between a pothole (left) and an alcove
Atop the blob
Atop the blob		 Cottonwood trees in the canyon
Cottonwood trees in the canyon		 Lunch break by a pour-off pool
Lunch break by a pour-off pool		 Rest break in the canyon
Rest break in the canyon		 Bland person on colorful sandstone
Bland person on colorful sandstone		 Sandstone nirvana
Sandstone nirvana
Resting on a boulder
Resting on a boulder		 Waiting for a meeting that never happened
Waiting for a meeting that never happened		 Yes, a large pizza with extra olives---and I'd like it delivered
"Yes, a large pizza with extra olives---and I'd like it delivered"		 Hurray!---snowshoeing again after a four-year absence
Hurray!---snowshoeing again after a four-year absence		 YEE-HAH !!!
YEE-HAH !!!

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Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)19-Jan-2010 10:34
Excellent captures,nice work Dave! Vote.
Paolo
1moremile22-Dec-2008 22:54
Wish I had your talent and your patience, Dave.
Ali Majdfar15-Jul-2008 08:49
Spectacular set of SPs. Excellent. GMV
Dave Beedon20-Nov-2007 05:10
Gary---there is such a gallery:http://www.pbase.com/listorama/photo_joe .
Gary Winters20-Nov-2007 04:52
How come there's no gallery of Joe Tripod's SP's?
Lee G03-May-2007 16:54
More chrome sp shots would take this gallery to the top of the charts Dave. I know, it's hard to find reflective surfaces on rocks and sand.
Dave Beedon26-Jan-2007 22:54
The lens is all right, but I'm cracked.
Lion26-Jan-2007 16:58
So many shots of yourself I would think the lenes would of cracked Ha Ha Ha !!!!!
1moremile05-Sep-2006 00:52
A truly great gallery, Dave. Classics.
jeromee18-May-2006 22:24
Very cool!!! I like your sense of humor!!! "Toothpaste" is my favorite!! I hate when it drops on my shirt, only to realize 4 hours later that it's there:)
J
Guest 25-Mar-2006 20:51
Nice to meet you, blue-genes !
Robin Reid03-Feb-2006 15:38
I see you love to do crazy SP's also. Fun gallery Dave.
Guest 27-Jan-2006 04:23
Dave - you look a lot better in person - these pictures don't do you justice :-)
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