Tracks, Canyon de Chelly National Park, Arizona, 2007 photo

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08-NOV-2007

Tracks, Canyon de Chelly National Park, Arizona, 2007

The key to this image is the abrupt incongruous disappearance of the tire tracks within the reflection. It is as if the towering red cliffs lining the sides of this great canyon have somehow swallowed the vehicle whole. I should have called this image “Journey’s End.”

Leica V-Lux 1
1/500s f/5.6 at 43.7mm iso100 hide exif

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Date/Time	08-Nov-2007 15:02:43
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Model	V-LUX 1
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Focal Length	43.7 mm
Exposure Time	1/500 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	100
Exposure Bias	-0.33
White Balance
Metering Mode	multi spot (3)
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Exposure Program	program (2)
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Phil Douglis		30-Nov-2007 23:35
Thanks, Patricia, for being the first to comment on this image -- one of my favorites from Indian Country. I loved the way the tracks abruptly end as they enter the reflection of the canyon wall. It is abstract in that it leads the imagination of the viewer to wonder where the rest of those tracks are. And it is incongruous because the tracks seem to vanish forever before our eyes.

Patricia Lay-Dorsey		30-Nov-2007 22:30
This image is a great example of both abstraction and incongruity!

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