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Valley of the Rocks
Valley of the Rocks
PennyStreet


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Challenge: Best of 2011 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2012
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f1.2L
Location: Monument Valley Utah
Date: Apr 17, 2011
Aperture: f8
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/125 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Jan 31, 2012

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Everyone should have the experience of visiting Monument Valley. It is so breathtakingly beautiful. This was taken just before the sun set.

Statistics
Place: 70 out of 410
Avg (all users): 6.4310
Avg (commenters): 7.5417
Avg (participants): 6.3418
Avg (non-participants): 6.8372
Views since voting: 986
Views during voting: 461
Votes: 239
Comments: 34
Favorites: 0


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02/25/2012 10:50:38 PM
Beautiful scene, but I can't see any reflections, too much sun. . . ;)

Message edited by author 2012-02-25 22:51:06.
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02/24/2012 07:19:18 PM
Stunning, Lynn. Yes, I too someday would like to go here.
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02/24/2012 02:58:00 PM
::gasp::...this one is just LOVELY! But, but, but...it's in color? ;-)
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02/24/2012 08:55:58 AM
I would have never know this was yours! LOL! Awesome, beautiful shot, with gorgeous colors!
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02/24/2012 08:38:23 AM
Great Job...what a magical place....
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02/24/2012 01:46:46 AM
I would have bet my left pinkie this wasn't you. Rather glad no one pushed me to it. PennyNature
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02/24/2012 12:41:30 AM
Go, Penny!!|
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/22/2012 09:59:10 PM
I think I just added this place to my bucket list as one of the places I have to see! Wow, how beautiful!
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02/22/2012 06:55:00 AM
Wow, what a landscape!
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02/20/2012 08:38:08 PM
great shot, three very strong elements here all composed well
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02/19/2012 11:18:35 PM
beautiful
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02/19/2012 11:02:30 PM
What an amazing place. Tad over-saturated fro my taste, but really this is an outstanding image.

(voted earler, coming back to comment)
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02/19/2012 05:39:59 PM
Great color and an impressive shot. I think the frame was an unnecessary addition to this one.
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02/19/2012 04:30:08 AM
lovely
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02/18/2012 06:56:17 PM
I like the way the lines in the foreground sand lead to the formations.
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02/18/2012 06:37:20 PM
Great leading lines, nice tones, lovely contrast against the soft sky. Excellent photo.
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02/18/2012 02:06:09 PM
It must have taken you a long time to rake that sand (grin) A beautiful find as if never walked on my human kind. I love the colors and the contrast of the sky against the hill. 8
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02/17/2012 10:55:09 PM
Within this desert sea with shifting sands
are stone sentinels who stand silent and grand.
Wind, rain, sun, and time paint these rocks.
Look close at the brushstrokes to see earth's epochs.

Absolutely beautiful - love the lines the undulate in the sand. The desert rock and stone sentinels in the foreground are nature's beauty at such a grand scale it just makes you feel small and takes your breath away.
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02/17/2012 08:21:57 PM
Fabulous!
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02/16/2012 09:54:29 PM
A classic "Arizona" magazine shot. I've always loved the color in this area, and the almost-purple sky gives a nice contrast to the orange rocks. Nice texture in the sand foreground.
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02/16/2012 08:26:32 PM
Amazing textures...
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02/15/2012 01:08:46 AM
Really nice combination of desert elements here. I like the sands and the hoodoos, with the cliff faces in the background. The desert trifecta. Your hoodoos seem to maybe have some slight haloing going on.
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02/14/2012 06:38:04 PM
fussy frame detracts.
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02/14/2012 12:27:54 PM
a bit oversharpened as given away by the halos in the sky.
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02/14/2012 11:28:34 AM
Overcast in the desert is quite something. Great compo colour and imo a ribbon contender. I'll follow with interest where it's placed. Good luck. My own entry is totally out of the running and I am sitting back and comment on the entries to see if I can pick the winner.
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02/14/2012 09:23:10 AM
Natures cityscape.
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02/13/2012 10:41:22 AM
Would love to see this myself!! Wonderful landscape, colours and overall photo.
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02/10/2012 09:11:12 PM
such vibrant color in the sand and interesting rock shapes
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02/10/2012 03:30:10 PM
Wonderful textures and shapes.
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02/10/2012 03:29:23 PM
Stunning
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02/10/2012 12:29:25 PM
Beutiful, great composition and love the texture in the sand.
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02/10/2012 09:14:06 AM
Great use of the lines in the dunes to lead the eye to the rocks.
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02/10/2012 06:40:22 AM
Nice shot, I especially like the foreground.
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02/10/2012 12:38:37 AM
Wonderful.



(just commenting on a great image... not voting)
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