Cruisin the USA Photo

Photographer’s Note

Picture taken at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, USA, while crusin with our red Ford Durango through the dirt road leading through the park.

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Emmie76 (2009) 2006-07-12 18:35

Hi Mike,
You had a great idea here ! That is an unusual, original and beautiful capture of Monument Valley.
Emma

eev99 (1198) 2006-07-12 18:41

I love what you did here Mike.. The perspective is awsome and the colours just breathtaking.

deblink (2548) 2006-07-12 20:02

Hi Mike, I agree with the others thus far that this is a great idea to take a photo from this perspective. I was wondering if it would have looked better if the car itself wasn't in the mirror. However maybe then people may not realise that it is a car mirror. Not sure. Great photo anyway. Cheers, Debbie.

ozpaul (276) 2006-07-12 20:02 [Comment]

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kiwi_explorer (12195) 2006-07-12 21:16

Good POV ... a different way to capture a well photograph landscape ... very effective. Well done!

orme (6746) 2006-07-12 22:01

Great shot, Mike. Excellent clarity.
The landscape is stunning and you have captured it very well, but it is your framing that really makes this shot for me. The red earth makes a fantastic frame without distracting us from the view in the mirror.
Very well done.

claudeblasen (127) 2006-07-14 4:46

Salut Mike,
Une de tes meilleures photos!!!
Composition originale et excellente mise au point.
Ciao

abulafia (4802) 2006-07-23 14:19

Wow! this is amazing
i like the clarity of this mirror reflection. and the scene is great.
must have been great to visit this.
TFS
Harry

gramma (3519) 2006-08-01 4:58

Prise de vue sympathique. J'aime bien, d'autant plus que le sujet dans le rétroviseur est parfaitement net. Par contre, il me semble à peine être incliné vers la gauche.

A tout bientôt, Christophe

aralda (1240) 2006-08-01 13:48

Hi Mike,
Nice photo. I like the way the car itself appears in the mirror; also nice to see the landscape around the mirror.
Great shot,
Raluca

bonee (776) 2006-11-15 16:19

Love the shot! I've had a similar idea, but it came out much worse than yours. Congratulations! tfs

codiac (3732) 2006-11-17 10:39

I Like this one Mike, its funny i was lookin in my mirror the other day thinking about this type of shot. Nothing like that scene though.

dragonslayero (3108) 2006-12-30 18:10

Hello Mike

An excellent POV for this beautiful landscape.
I usually don't think a reflected image in a car mirror is the best of settings, but this photo has just such a great reality to it that it is hard not to like it.
Focus is excellent and the detail is thus almost unchallengable.
Light settings are excellent, WB seems to be perfect and I really don't have anything to complain about.
Thank you for sharing.

Odd Jarle