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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Seventy Four: Lightchasers -- nature and landscape photographers at work > Overlook, Monument Valley, Arizona, 2009
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14-NOV-2009

Overlook, Monument Valley, Arizona, 2009

The scene itself looks like a painting out of the Old West, or a set from a John Ford film. This photographer is energetically following the flow of light and shadow as it rolls across the floor of the Valley at dusk.

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Phil Douglis26-Nov-2009 00:11
Puns are always welcome here, Tim. I agree with your sentiments entirely.
Tim May26-Nov-2009 00:05
The scene (seen) needs the seer.
Carol E Sandgren24-Nov-2009 18:53
If you substituted the tripod for a painter's easel you'd have a classic shot of a classic painting scene! I love the composition, and the fact that the photographer is nearly in silhouette. It is what he sees that we see that's important.
Phil Douglis24-Nov-2009 18:14
I try to go to places where the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Monument Valley is one of those places. It a desert landscape with ancient rock formations speaking of the earth's history. In the early or late light, such formations become strikingly beautiful in terms of color, light, and shadow placement. I was fortunate to be able to visit such a place as this and offer my own interpretations of what I saw. Thanks, Alina, for enjoying it.
Alina24-Nov-2009 11:21
Lucky photographer that has such gorgeous scene to capture. Beautifully composed shot Phil.
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