Photos

There is an area in Arches National Park that is a valley of petrified dunes. The wavy terrain of the sand dunes has petrified and with the cloudy and dark weather condition, the place looks surreal to me. What I cannot capture are some sunlight going through and to a lighted portion of the petrified sand.

This was done using HDR process but I did not change the colors. I want to remember it as I saw it then.

American Indians roam and used this area of Archers National Park for thousands of years. The Archaic people, the Puebloan, the Fremont, and Ute people searched the desert for food animals, wild plant foods, and stones for tools and weapons. They left evidence of their passing on a few pictographs and petroglyph panels. Towering spires, pinnacles and balanced rocks vie with the petrified sand dunes as scenic spectacles here.

Nikon D90
2009/06/03 12:36:56.00
JPG (8-bit)converted from RAW (12 bit)
Image Size: Large (4288 x 2848)
Color
Lens: Nikkor VR 18-200 F/3.5-4.6G
Focal Length: 70mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure Comp.: -0.5 EV
Shutter Speed: 1/750s
Aperture: F/8
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: More Vivid
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode III (Adobe sRGB)
Tone Comp.: High Contrast
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: High
Image Comment: Copyright (C) 2009 Andre' Salvador
Long Exposure NR: Off
High ISO NR: Off