The Southwestern Sun
Waves Roll...
The land of Red Dirt and the awesome slots - Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon. A three exposure HDR..
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Pictograph in Black and White - Mystery Valley, Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley, AZ
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Still Life - Mystery Valley, Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley, AZ
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The last colors before darkness.. Monument Valley, Navajo Tribal Park, AZ
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Mystery Valley, Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley, AZ
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Cliff Dwelling - Mystery Valley, Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley, AZ
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Still Life - Mystery Valley, Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley, AZ
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Petroglyph - Our guide explained the depiction is that of an Ancient hunter, left arm drawing a bow on an antelope. There is no bow in the etching however, just as there is no real distance between hunter and hunted... Mystery Valley, to the south and west of of the main area known as Monument Valley - So named because it remains a mystery as to what happened to the 'Ancients.' Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley, AZ
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Details.. Canyonlands NP, UT
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Red at Canyonlands NP, UT
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Delicate Arch at dusk - Arches National Park, Moab, UT
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Delicate Arch at dusk - Arches National Park, Moab, UT
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Aspen Grove, Dixie National Forest, Utah
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Dixie National Forest after rain.. Utah
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The Totem Poles at morning - Monument Valley, Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona See More of Arizona & Utah - "The Southwestern Sun' here: http://smu.gs/RfQCCf
To the left - West Mitten Butte, Middle - East Mitten Bute, Left - Merrick Butte - Monument Valley, Navajo Tribal Park, AZ
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Green River Gorge, Canyonlands, NP
6 Exposure HDR
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Red at Delicate Arch - Arches National Park, Moab, UT
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Aspen Grove, Dixie National Forest, Utah
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Juniper on the edge.. Canyonlands, NP
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Lightroom...
A three exposure HDR - Upper Antelope Canyon, Black and White, Page, AZ
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September 25, 2011 - Not to be undone by the lurking thumbs-down snake, here's my post for today - Thanks to all who commented or emailed me yesterday in support of efforts to expose this problem. We will overcome. Now, continuing our journey in New Mexico..
You may wonder just what this building is.. Actually this is the rear of the San Francisco de Asis Church - I felt honored to have been able to photograph this wonderful place of worship - so steeped in heritage, so long in existence, so well built and so simply beautiful and purposeful in design.
Here's more - (The following is from Wikipedia): "San Francisco de Asis Mission Church is a church built between 1772 and 1816. It is located on the plaza in Ranchos de Taos, itself a historic district named Ranchos de Taos Plaza, about four miles southwest of the town of Taos, New Mexico. Construction on the church began around 1772 and was completed in 1815 by Franciscan Fathers and its patron is Saint Francis of Assisi. It is made of adobe as are many of the Spanish missions in New Mexico. It is located a few miles south of Taos Pueblo and has inspired among the greatest number of depictions of any building in the United States. It was the subject of four paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe, and photographs by Ansel Adams and Paul Strand. Georgia O'Keeffe described it as, "one of the most beautiful buildings left in the United States by the early Spaniards." It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. It is also designated as a World Heritage church."
The front of the church and it's courtyard faces southward and is opposite this view - it's much more typical of Spanish church design of the late 1700's in the Southwest. The Northern elevation however accentuates the bulbous buttressing of adobe - essentially dried clay reinforced with straw... necessary to support the interior height of the sanctuary. Ingenious! With this design, light and shadow play wonderfully in the mind of the painter and photographer. And as such, like Wikipedia mentions, this place has been well looked upon by generations of us - seeking our own rendering of it's beauty. To have stood where the likes of Ansel Adams, Paul Strand and Georgia O'Keeffe did and compose my own image was pretty special.
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Contri Date: 8-10-10 // High Scaler Sculpture—by Steven Liguori, suspends in lifelike fashion just outside the High Scaler Cafe depicting a high scaler in the likeness of Joe Kine, one of the last surviving men to hold that job at Hoover Dam. High scalers hung hundreds of feet in the air on the side of the canyon knocking away loose rock and setting dynamite charges with a jackhammer. The workers lived in tents or shacks for as long as three years without clean water, toilets or protection from the extreme weather. 96 men died in accidents while building the dam. Several dozen more died from heat or carbon monoxide poisoning. Possibly hundreds of wives, children and others died from disease, polluted water or heat.
From Hoover Dam
One of two 30-foot tall bronze sculptures - "winged figures" - by Oskar Hansen symbolize "the immutable calm of intellectual resolution, and the enormous power of trained physical strength, equally enthroned in placid triumph of scientific achievement."
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Two of the four reinforced-concrete intake towers above the dam—on each side of the canyon and consequently in different states—provide water to turn the power plant turbines. Nevada Side.
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From Hoover Dam
An obvious observation...
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The Hoover Bridge Bypass - a 1,060 foot twin-rib concrete arch that bypasses US 93 - scheduled for completion in September of 2010. Planned to open to traffic in November.
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From Hoover Dam
Hikers rest and enjoy the Upper Emerald Pool. Zion National Park, Utah.
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Cathedral Mountain - From the Lower Emerald Pools Trail. Zion National Park, Utah.
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Young hikers marvel at the face of Castle Dome - Upper Emerald Pool. Zion National Park, Utah.
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Face of Castle Dome - From the Upper Pool Trail. Zion National Park, Utah.
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Dear Trap Mountain beyond the Virgin River - Zion National Park, Utah.
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The HooDoo.. Bryce Canyon, Utah.
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The HooDoo.. Bryce Canyon, Utah.
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The Amphitheater. Bryce Canyon, Utah.
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Entrance to Queens Garden Trail.. Bryce Canyon, Utah.
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A pair of Pronghorn Kids keeping an eye on the photographer. Bryce Canyon, Utah.
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From Bryce Canyon, Utah
Among the spruce, a pair of old and stately Quaking Aspen's reach straight upward while a younger tree seems intent on growing in a more twisted fashion. Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah.
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A surreal rendering of late evening sun still touching the tops of the HooDoo. South from Sunrise Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Bryce Canyon, Utah.
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From Bryce Canyon, Utah
The Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest, Arizona
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The Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest, Arizona
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The Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest, Arizona
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Petrified Forest, Arizona The Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest, Arizona
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The Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest, Arizona
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The Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest, Arizona
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Acoma Pueblo, Sky City, New Mexico
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Acoma Pueblo, Sky City, New Mexico
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Narrows #10 in Portrait
Late Spring in the Narrows ~ Carved by the North Fork of the Virgin River and millions of years in the making, the Narrows is reputedly the longest and deepest slot canyon in the world. Zion National Park, Utah.
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