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Thousands of delicately carved spires rise in brilliant color from Inspiration Point of Bryce Canyon National Park. Millions of years of wind, water and geologic mayhem have shaped and etched the pink cliffs at Bryce, which isn't actually a canyon but the eastern slope of the Paunsaguant Plateau.

People have lived in the Colorado Plateau region for about 12,000 years, but only random fragments of worked stone reveal their presence. Artifacts add details of human use at lower elevations. Paiutes lived in this region when settlers and other people came to southern Utah. The settlers accounted for the "hoodoos" as the "Legend People" whom Coyote has turned to stone.

I used HDR process for this photo.

Nikon D90
2009/05/28 10:35:28.00 (This is Mointain Time)
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: 62mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure Comp.: -0.5 EV
Shutter Speed: 1/500s
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