Motif: West Mitten

Posted by E.J. Peiker on Mon Sep 08, 2003 2:14 pm

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West Mitten - Monument Valley Tribal Park, Navajo Nation, USA
EOS 1D, 28-70 @ 50mm, 1/400, f/2.8, ISO 200

Monument Valley is one of the southwest's quintessential locations for southwestern desert landscapes. This was taken before sunrise last Thanksgiving.

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by Dan Baumbach on Mon Sep 08, 2003 2:55 pm

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Very well done. Beautiful sky.

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by Guy Tal on Mon Sep 08, 2003 3:23 pm

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Beautiful sky and silhouette. I like it.

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by Simon A on Mon Sep 08, 2003 3:46 pm

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Very well chosen image for the theme, a sight that many think of as synonymous to the SW. Great image! In particular I like the radiating red streaks -- one of the better images I have seen of this location, which is saying a lot as it is often photographed.

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by Bob Ettinger on Mon Sep 08, 2003 7:11 pm

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E.J.,

Great sky and the layers of color as it gets closer to the horizon are perfect.

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by thapamd on Mon Sep 08, 2003 7:33 pm

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Lovely, E.J. Not your best work, but a fine image nonetheless.

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by Ken Cravillion on Mon Sep 08, 2003 7:59 pm

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The sky kicks butt. Wonderful moment.

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by Michael Brown on Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:14 pm

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Love the different levels/layers of color in this one EJ!

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by Lillian Roberts on Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:16 pm

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Very nice.

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by Kelly on Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:17 pm

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Ken Cravillion wrote:The sky kicks butt. Wonderful moment.

What Ken said.

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by John Zinn on Mon Sep 08, 2003 11:52 pm

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Fantastic sky and a nice silhoutte, E.J. How did you get so close to the Mitten before sunrise? The field of view seem to wide for this to be picked out with a longer lens. That is unless those clouds are really high!

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by Svein-Frode on Tue Sep 09, 2003 5:23 am

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First time I've seen a warm sunset sky capture of this area. Works great! Lovely graduation of colors in the sky as well.

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Sep 09, 2003 8:28 am

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John Zinn wrote:Fantastic sky and a nice silhoutte, E.J. How did you get so close to the Mitten before sunrise? The field of view seem to wide for this to be picked out with a longer lens. That is unless those clouds are really high!

Nothing special was done - it is taken from the visitor center at 50mm and a very small amount was cropped from the bottom.

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by Anders on Tue Sep 09, 2003 10:28 pm