WRITING ON THE STONE Photo

Photographer’s Note

A view of a part of the Writing On Stone Provincial Park. This is a sacred and special landscape of spiritual significance to the Blackfoot people who hunted and travelled the great plains since the beginning of time. The Blackfoot has a traditional culture and religion based on a long and intimate relationship with the land. There are Blackfoot carvings or petroglyphs and paintings or pictographs the cover the sandstone cliffs. These are protected here as a living legacy to the spiritual connection of a people with a place.

I felt inspired when I visited this place. My previous post is also of this place.

Nikon D200
2007/08/07 15:29:58.1
Image Size: Large (3872 x 2592)
Lens: Nikkor 18-200 F/3.5-5.6 G VR
Focal Length: 120mm
Exposure Mode: Programmed Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/180 sec - F/7.1
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode III (Adobe RGB)
Tone Comp.: Normal
Hue Adjustment: 0
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: Medium High
Image Comment: Copyright (c) Andre' Salvador
Long Exposure NR: Off

indoka28, Merline, Norte, derek3755 has marked this note useful

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indoka28 (5187) 2007-11-17 6:16

Hello Andre,

This surely looks like a painting to me....the colours are very good and the landscape has been very well taken...how did you get those blown out parts on the right..??? what is it..??

Regards,
indro

Valerka (8159) 2007-11-17 6:17

Hi, Andre,
This shot has a mysterious and even spooky mood.
Yet,it's interesting and the colours seem to be surrrealistic.
One might even detect an outer scape here:)
Nice, I like it.
TFS
Valerka

jonathan_hart (22623) 2007-11-17 6:23

fascinating landscape but a strange filter in the top with a bright part on the right !?!
regards
jo

Merline (6578) 2007-11-17 6:44

Hi, it is an inspiring place and people who have been (and still are...) mistreated...in my opinion.
I like this very much, the stillness, the wide space...also a question about that blown out parts on the right.

Regards
TFS
Michèle

Apex (328) 2007-11-17 7:21

Hello Andre,
Great nature shot. The rocky texture of the foreground contrasts with smooth mountains in the back. The colours are terrific. Very golden.
Great pic.
Jeff

Cormac (26455) 2007-11-17 9:30

Wow Andre - I think this may be your best image ever! It certainly is one that got my attention right away. It's a brilliant landscape, with a lot of subtle details and interesting touches. I like those rock formations, so strange and different. The lighting is amazing too. Superb!

vincz (19045) 2007-11-18 6:25

Another excellent one of this incredible place. I love the rendering, the stone colors and all the ambiance around. Very well done.

RSK (34) 2007-11-22 14:06

Greetings Andre,you have done justice to this spiritual location,you have made it appear a very special place through
your composition.TFS

Ron

Norte (531) 2007-11-22 16:51

Hi!
Impressive list of countries you have visited!
This is an interesting shot with good notes.
A special mystic mood is resting over this landscape, and the colors are great. Good POV and composition. Is it fog in the upper half to the right?
TFS
Best regards, Jon

derek3755 (2341) 2008-05-11 15:51

Hi Andre

love the rock textures in the foreground, leading to the wide open space and the mountains in the background, the bright light on the right hand side is a little off putting, but still a very nice landscape.

Regards
Derek