Valley Drive
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Monument Valley is located on the southern border of Utah with northern Arizona. The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation, and is accessible from U.S. Highway 163. The Navajo name for the valley is Tsé Bii' Ndzisgaii (Valley of the Rocks).
The area is part of the Colorado Plateau. The floor is largely Cutler Red siltstone or its sand deposited by the meandering rivers that carved the valley. The valley's vivid red color comes from iron oxide exposed in the weathered siltstone. The darker, blue-gray rocks in the valley get their color from manganese oxide.
The buttes are clearly stratified, with three principal layers. The lowest layer is Organ Rock shale, the middle de Chelly sandstone and the top layer is Moenkopi shale capped by Shinarump siltstone. The valley includes large stone structures including the famed Eye of the Sun.
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Ken Schwarz, qletsqop, JonasOliveira, roobenhawk, and 123 other people added this photo to their favorites.
PatJandak (65 months ago | reply)
wow now that's some spectacular view
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17% Grey (65 months ago | reply)
Great depth in that sky. Excellent photo.
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tripowski (65 months ago | reply)
I love the sense of space here!
Jeff Wignall (65 months ago | reply)
Great HDR and one of the nicest shots of Monument Valley I've seen. I've stood very near this vantage point and it's tougher to get a great shot like this than it looks--a lot tougher.
night86mare (65 months ago | reply)
apologies, but i have to remove this beautiful photograph from the group. the trouble is that the lighting looks very uneven and therefore unrealistic. this sometimes happens in hdr. cheers and thanks for your kind understanding.
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Juliovet (65 months ago | reply)
Congratulations on your nice and awesome photo...Great HDR, you are a master...
Tony Margiocchi (Snapperz) (65 months ago | reply)
Awesome place and an awesome shot!
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This is just stunning...Colour, composition, depth, but above all a beautiful view captured perfectly, and what a sky! I am honoured to include this in my favourites
Nick Holland (65 months ago | reply)
Great, great image!
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Rob LaRosa (Roaming Vegas) (65 months ago | reply)
Wonderful series of photographs! Superb!
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HakanGil (65 months ago | reply)
What a beautiful place, i wish to be there..
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Sonja Koch (65 months ago | reply)
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CharlesUibel (65 months ago | reply)
good job!
José Mtg (65 months ago | reply)
Beautiful capture about a wonderful landscape.
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wonderful depth and flow!
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What a view. Great landscape!
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This is a great image but it looks like a constructed one. Even though, its a nice job with a program!
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I believe the program name is "Terragen" for those interested.
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Nothing short of superb
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Gods absolute perfection. Captured.
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lreed76 (64 months ago | reply)
very nice shot
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Great image...nice composition, wonderful clouds.
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Super, die Wüste lebt!
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Wonderful wide angle