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Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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One of the massive rock formations at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre just outside of Denver, Colo., in Morrison. This one is called "Creation Rock" and is taller than Niagara Falls.
Red Rocks is a naturally occurring open-air amphitheatre that seats roughly 9,500 people for concert performances. When events aren't taking place there, you can typically find exercise enthusiasts running the stairs in the seating area, as the stair climbing coupled with the high altitude combines for quite an intense workout.
There is a huge rock formation directly behind the stage of the venue. And jutting out to the left and right of the seating areas are two more formations, including this one. The seating area is located in between the two formations and the venue is said to have some of the best natural acoustics in the world.
Long before they built an official concert venue here in the foothills of the Rocky Moutains, Native Americans came to this place to conduct tribal ceremonies. In the early 1900s, a small wooden stage was erected and a world-renowned opera singer performed there and proclaimed it to have the best sound she had ever experienced.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre has played host to some of the greatest performers in music history over the last 60 years, including the Beatles, Neil Diamond, Elton John, U2, Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M., and more modern legends like Pearl Jam, Incubus, the Dave Matthews Band and a thousand more. |
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Hi Matt, a good composition showing the tree in the shadow of the rock. I think it could be improved however by increasing the tonal separation (perhaps in Levels and then with a little dodging and burning to fine tune). But a pleasing photo. Stephen
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