The Watchman

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The Watchman by PhotoDucky
The Watchman by PhotoDucky

The Watchman

Monument Valley is located on the southern border of Utah with northern Arizona (around 36°59′N, 110°6′W). The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation, and is accessible from U.S. Highway 163. The Navajo name for the valley is Tsé Bii’ Ndzisgaii (Valley of the Rocks).
The area is part of the Colorado Plateau. The floor is largely Cutler Red siltstone or its sand deposited by the meandering rivers that carved the valley. The valley’s vivid red color comes from iron oxide exposed in the weathered siltstone. The darker, blue-gray rocks in the valley get their color from manganese oxide.
Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Appearances include movies, such as Westerns by Director John Ford, and science fiction movies such as Back to the Future III; television appearances as in MacGyver; as well as DVD covers, book covers, and video games such as the Playstation 3 video game Motorstorm. source: wikipedia

Taken with a Nikon D70s with a 18-200mm Sigma lens

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  • georgieboy98

    georgieboy98, 3 months ago

    Wonderful photo Brendan. Must be a dream location for any aspiring photographer and I hope they get to see this photo of yours for inspiration. What is the significance of the horseman? Peter

  • PhotoDucky

    PhotoDucky in reply to georgieboy98’s comment, 3 months ago

    Thank you so much Peter for this wonderful comment. Well the horseman is something like an entertainer for the tourists that bought a Monument Valley guided tour. Without a guide you can’t take this shot!! Unfortunately it was a very cloudy day!! Brendan

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török, 3 months ago

    Brendan,this capture is winner for me! Amazing light and colors!

  • Laurie Puglia

    Laurie Puglia, 2 months ago

    This is a marvelous photo Brendan. Love the horseman in the background. laurie

  • J. D. Adsit

    J. D. Adsit, 2 months ago

    dramatic and beautiful photo

  • Rita H. Ireland

    Rita H. Ireland, 2 months ago

    Just awesome!

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert, 2 months ago

    Absolutely stunning!

  • Moes25

    Moes25, 2 months ago

    Damn this is great stuff!!! Love it!! Congrats on home page!

  • BigD

    BigD, 2 months ago

    Congratulation on making home page. BigD

  • Linda Syms

    Linda Syms, 2 months ago

    Beautiful scene

  • Donald Bain

    Donald Bain, 2 months ago

    What a beautiful capture, top work :)

  • Blair Wainman

    Blair Wainman, 2 months ago

    Wonderful capture, Brendan! Excellent composition! Instant favorite!

  • Trudi ~

    Trudi ~, 2 months ago

    Wow simply stunning!

  • BillFox

    BillFox, 2 months ago

    The awsome beauty of Monument Valley is shown in your photo. You captured every detail of the rock formation perfectly. Best wishes, Bill

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind, 2 months ago

    stunning and a fav

  • Sky Fox

    Sky Fox, 2 months ago

    Im speechless – A+

    To Favs!

  • Holly Werner

    Holly Werner, 2 months ago

    Nicely done.

  • HollyK

    HollyK, 2 months ago

    A stunning shot!! Amazing!! :)

  • darkmonkuk

    darkmonkuk, 2 months ago

    awesome shot!

    i live in the UK…there is no scenery like this…you are soooo lucky

  • cougarfan

    cougarfan, 2 months ago

    Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! This is GORGEOUS!!!!!! What a beautiful photo:) Thanks for sharing:)

  • Heavenandus777

    Heavenandus777, 2 months ago

    Absolute Beauty.
    ANNA

  • Rosemaree

    Rosemaree, 2 months ago

    A beautiful view. A stunning capture.

  • Jeff Harris

    Jeff Harris, 2 months ago

    I love this shot. It reminds me of when I trekked the Grand Canyon. But this has a back country remote feel to it. Can I ask… Was this a candid or a set shot?

  • PhotoDucky

    PhotoDucky in reply to Jeff Harris’s comment, 2 months ago

    Hi Jeff, thanks for the comment. This was a little bit of both, before I went to Monument Valley I had seen some pictures with a composition like this. If you buy a guided tour you will be able to reach the same point where this picture is taken. If you give the horseman a few dollars he will walk to this point. If I moved my camera more to the left, I was able to create a much better composition but on the road were many RV’s, cars etc. I didn’t like that in a shot like this. I wanted to create a wild western shot or something. So to my opinion this was more a set shot then a candid shot! Brendan

  • Jeff Harris

    Jeff Harris, 2 months ago

    Cool! Thanks for the info. I like to try to figure out photos. Still this is a great shot!

  • Rachel Stickney

    Rachel Stickney, 2 months ago

    Wow, this is stunning! I just love the southwestern United States. I only got to drive by Monument Valley in 2002 but I did visit Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon among others. Too bad I only had a film P&S at the time. I’ll just have to go back!

  • Scott Ouellette

    Scott Ouellette, 2 months ago

    Oh yea…simply awesome! Perfect!

  • Suzanne Gee

    Suzanne Gee, 2 months ago

    Stunning

  • Anne Vis

    Anne Vis, 2 months ago

    Awesome capture!

  • Larry Llewellyn

    Larry Llewellyn, 2 months ago

    This is a National Geographic shot… great…! Did you go to the Valley of fire??

  • PhotoDucky

    PhotoDucky, 2 months ago

    Thank you so much for this encouraging message. WOW. So much appreciated. Well I didn’t go to the Valley of Fire, I just looked it up on google. I will need to go back to that place too. I still need so much to see! Brendan

  • Sandy Stewart

    Sandy Stewart, about 1 month ago

    Very nicely composed scenic capture! The horse and rider give great perspective to the height ect of the rock formations. :)

  • Beatriz Cruz

    Beatriz Cruz, about 1 month ago

    This is an amazing capture, wonderful detail and colors!!

  • Squealia

    Squealia, about 1 month ago

    Fabulous capture, stunning scenery and whether the horseman is there just posing or not, he makes the photo, adds that certain je ne sais quoi!

  • Debra Willis

    Debra Willis, about 1 month ago

    Wounderful Photo.I hope to get to go out west one day!

  • Anibal

    Anibal, about 1 month ago

    This is amazing…so was it a set up picture or was the cowboy there at the right time…well done

  • Claire Farley

    Claire Farley, about 1 month ago

    Brilliant work! Big congrats having it featured, well deserved!

  • John Dekker

    John Dekker, about 1 month ago

    love Monument Valley…you have captured the essence of it so beautifully

  • Laurie Search

    Laurie Search, 7 days ago

    This is gorgeous!!

  • peter martin

    peter martin, 2 days ago

    it wouldn’t be safe for me to go there for a holiday—I’d never want to come back home again!
    Talk about having the place you yourself…

    :)) !!

  • Narelle Power

    Narelle Power, 2 days ago

    Brendan – this shot is gorgeous – the good thing about the cloud is that it has given you ‘even’ lighting – no harsh shadows or blown areas in the shot – love it :)

  • Shirley Hirst

    Shirley Hirst, 2 days ago

    What a fab. shot Brendan, and instant fav! You really have captured this wonderful place to perfection! Many thanks for your kind comment on my passionflower, much appreciated.

  • Sam Neal

    Sam Neal, 1 day ago

    The whole scale of the picture is just fantastic!! love it :o)

    sam

  • Leslie Battjes

    Leslie Battjes, 1 day ago

    Beautiful image….the horseman really makes the shot! :)

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