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09-FEB-2006

Heaven and Earth, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, 2006

This park received its name from the appearance of its red sandstone formations.
I used the Leica D-Lux 2’s 28mm wideangle lens and its 16:9 aspect ratio to produce an image relating the explosive burst of clouds at upper left to a similar outburst from a bush at lower right. The wideangle reach was essential in relating both top and bottom elements, yet keeping the sandstone formations caught between them at a reasonable size. A wider lens would make the red rocks and distant mountains too small to notice. A longer focal length would have cropped out either the cloud or the bush or both.

Leica D-Lux 2
1/400s f/4.5 at 6.3mm iso80 full exif

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Phil Douglis18-Feb-2006 03:50
Thanks, Tim, for characterizing the plant at lower right as the "fire" in the "Valley of the Fire." I thought the fire was in the red cliffs, but I can see an explosive quality to the plant that could certainly be symbolically likened to a spurt of flames.
Tim May17-Feb-2006 23:36
The plant in the foreground is the "fire" that makes the valley and the image.
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