Artist's Point in Monument Valley Photo

Photographer’s Note

Monument Valley resides in the Navajo Nation,
it is frequently used as a background for magazine and films, especially westerns movie. Monument Valley has magnificent scenery with huge mesas and delicate pinnacles in dramatic formations on a flat desert plain. These formations are the monuments, their red colors standing out in sharp contrast against a deep blue sky.
This shot was taken from Artists Point looking north, you can see, Mitten Butte (front), Brigham's tomb, The King on his Throne,
Castle Butte, Bear and Rabbit, and Stagecoach.

Regards
Paolo

Fly, fabio_ts, tjanze, jafadabret, Marche has marked this note useful

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vapours (7913) 2005-10-17 2:16

Cool shot, I like the red tinge in the photo. However looks as if the photo needs to be straightened up a touch as it appears to be on an angle..

Fly (244) 2005-10-17 2:24

Great composition Paolo and very sharp. The white clouds liven up the sky to add a additional dimension to the composition. Your colours are great as well. Well done!

fabio_ts (13674) 2005-10-17 2:25

Eilà Paolo, gran bella foto di un posto che conosco bene e posso tranquillamente definire uno dei più affascinanti scenari naturali della terra, o come dicono i Navajo l'ottava meraviglia del mondo, ..ottimi i colori e la definizione, complimenti e buona settimana,
ciao, Fabio.

cgrindahl (6109) 2005-10-17 2:36

I'm not wild about the black frame Paolo, but the photo is quite lovely. It is at once sharp and well saturated but the bright light is handled well, allowing us to see details in the clouds without over exposure. The composition would be improved, at least to my eye, if the monument in the foreground were set farther to the left within the frame with space between it and the distant elements on the right. That would have required moving some distance to the right. I've no idea whether that was possible. Mention is made above about "straightening" the image. The diagonal at the bottom left creates the feeling this is tilted, though I'm not certain such is the case. This is one of the challenges of presenting an image that doesn't have a clear reference point for determining true vertical or horizontal. We simply do the best we can. This is fine work. Welcome to TE.

tjanze (5674) 2005-10-17 2:38

Hi Paolo!
View for gods.Good composition.Sky with clouds are super,sharpness and colours ++.
Bravo!Well done.

THAR (3291) 2005-10-17 2:39

L'endroit est beau...la photo est bien cadrée...donc c'est réussi!

jafadabret (40323) 2005-10-17 2:50

Ce paysage a été beaucoup photographié mais cette photo est très réussie. Peut-être aurait il fallu un peu plus décentrer le sujet principal mais ce n'est qu'une opinion.

lestans (15492) 2005-10-17 3:05

Bellissima composizione di questo straordinario scenario. La composizione mi sembra tutta spostata sulla destra, il monte in primo piano sta non al centro ma leggermente a sinistra così il motivo delle nubi e degli altri monti sulla destra si equilibrano.
E' sempre bello rivedere Monument Valley!!
Benvenuto in TE, bravo, ciao!
Livia

Yamada (2309) 2005-10-17 18:28

Good shot. Love the colorsetting and the POF. good sharpness and great contrast in the sky. Good job

Marche (4307) 2005-10-25 8:20

Bonjour Paolo,
C'est amusant, j'y étais ce même jour, nous avons dû nous croiser. Je n'ai pas encore posté de photo de cet endroit, sans doute ces jours-ci.
Ce cliché est superbement composé avec l'alignement et les beaux nuages que nous avions ce jour-là, les couleurs sont bien rendues. Très belle photo.
Amicalement
Martine

photofarm (468) 2005-11-10 5:22