Occasionally I get requests for vertical images of the Mesa Temple. For those familiar with the Temple, you know that it's much wider than it is tall. It naturally lends itself to horizontal compositions. One possible vertical scenario is the front of the Temple cropped tightly to include the reflection in the west reflection pool. The image below was one I found on the north side of the Temple while playing with a new medium format camera I bought online. By the way, photographers are practically giving away film cameras and equipment as they move more into the digital world. The one exception seems to be large format, which is seeing a resurgence in popularity as photographers discover its huge advantages in image quality.
     The medium format camera I employed for this image uses rolls of film, but the images are nearly four times larger than a 35mm frame. The camera itself looks like a 35mm on steroids. It doesn't have any of the perspective controls of large format, but is easier to use and offers higher quality than 35mm or digital.
     The image was made just after sunset when the warm, refracted light was coming off some high clouds near the horizon. The absence of hard, well-defined shadow boundaries is evidence that the light was not direct sunlight. Also, this image was made when the sun was in the northern sky. It wouldn't be possible in the winter when the sun sets in the southern sky.
     Notice the light reflecting off the furthest part of the Temple. It looks a lot different from the light on the nearest part of the Temple. The difference lies in the angle of reflection. The light on the further surface reflects at a shallower angle and is more direct into the camera. The light reflecting off the nearest part is deflected more to my left and the camera sees a less direct reflection. Sorry if I wax a little technical from time to time.