BIG RED

Stunning relief

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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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PirAnja314 says:

Wow, grossartige Szene und schoene Kontraste.
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Blueju38 says:

wow, this is wonderful Wolfgang!!! is this a HDR??
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Ken Schwarz says:

My goodness, you were blessed with great weather while you were there. This is fantastic.
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last_day_parade says:

this is spectacular!!!
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grantthai says:

Monumental!

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rollinoldman says:

great composition and capture, very dramatic treatment! your style :-) and I really like it
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Klasse!

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farissshafee II says:

uh..stunning landscape, wonderful treatment

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calvin89 says:

Beautiful capture !!!
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NatashaP says:

Beautiful landscape!

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sadaiche says:

wow, very well treated image... this is great!
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Perfect Treatment!

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WOW!! Amazing landscape!!
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amazing details! that's great

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Amazing shot!
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Superb instant fave! I once met a Navajo who had appeared as an extra in a few westerns filmed here!

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Nice shot!
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