Haymes Images

©2010 Tom Haymes

This is an image from my latest trip to Big Bend National Park with my friend, Alex Suarez. We decided to do a photographers trek without kids so that we could shoot with minimal distractions. As usual, we had great weather, it being Spring Break. The Lost Mine Trail was a 1200 ft. climb but well worth it.

I had some good effects with the fisheye and I went with black-and-white to defeat the haze but was happy with the results. I really like the effect of dark skies in my black-and-whites as I find this creates a rather dramatic effect. It also helps to accentuate the forms of the cliffs and the rocks which stand out brightly against the darkened sky. One of my favorite shots so far this year.