The Watchman
Camera Details:
Nikon D70s , Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 DC
Location:
Monument Valley Navajo National Park, Utah, United States of America
Map:
Road Map , Terrain , Satellite
Copyright:
© Brendan Schoon , All rights reserved.
Background Information:
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
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georgieboy98
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
Béla Török
Brendan,this capture is winner for me! Amazing light and colors!
Laurie Puglia
This is a marvelous photo Brendan. Love the horseman in the background. laurie
J. D. Adsit
dramatic and beautiful photo
Rita H. Ireland
Just awesome!
Shelly Hiebert
Absolutely stunning!
Moes25
Damn this is great stuff!!! Love it!! Congrats on home page!
BigD
Congratulation on making home page. BigD
Linda Syms
Beautiful scene
Cattach
What a beautiful capture, top work :)
Blair Wainman
Wonderful capture, Brendan! Excellent composition! Instant favorite!
handprintz
Wow simply stunning!
BillFox
The awsome beauty of Monument Valley is shown in your photo. You captured every detail of the rock formation perfectly. Best wishes, Bill
Lucindawind
stunning and a fav
SkyFoxFPP
Im speechless – A+
To Favs!
Holly Werner
Nicely done.
Holly Kempe
A stunning shot!! Amazing!! :)
darkmonkuk
awesome shot!
i live in the UK…there is no scenery like this…you are soooo lucky
cougarfan
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! This is GORGEOUS!!!!!! What a beautiful photo:) Thanks for sharing:)
Heavenandus777
Absolute Beauty.
ANNA
Rosemaree
A beautiful view. A stunning capture.
Jeff Harris
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?
Brendan Schoon replied
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
Cool! Thanks for the info. I like to try to figure out photos. Still this is a great shot!
Rachel Stickney
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!
Scottgtr
Oh yea…simply awesome! Perfect!
Suzanne Gee
Stunning
Anne Vis
Awesome capture!
Larry Llewellyn
This is a National Geographic shot… great…! Did you go to the Valley of fire??
Brendan Schoon
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
Very nicely composed scenic capture! The horse and rider give great perspective to the height ect of the rock formations. :)
Beatriz Cruz
This is an amazing capture, wonderful detail and colors!!
Squealia
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
Wounderful Photo.I hope to get to go out west one day!
Anibal
This is amazing…so was it a set up picture or was the cowboy there at the right time…well done
Claire Farley
Brilliant work! Big congrats having it featured, well deserved!
John Dekker
love Monument Valley…you have captured the essence of it so beautifully
Laurie Search
This is gorgeous!!
Peter Martin
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
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 :)
hirst
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
The whole scale of the picture is just fantastic!! love it :o)
sam
Leslie Battjes
Beautiful image….the horseman really makes the shot! :)
CraigsMom
Monument Valley is one of my favorite places, and this photo is a stunning capture of that beautiful place.
steppeland
Marvellous shot! Really monumental view this, and well captured! :)
blondiegirl
In my humble opinion you definately have an eye and a talent for this work Brendan. This is beautiful.
LisaR
Wow what a great shot! Well captured!
Dean Mullin
one in a million Brendan
Lindsay Oram
Great capture. Stunning piece of scenery. Nice work
BarbaraManis
This is an amazing shot. Love it!
onefourseven
Another fantastic capture and location!! An impressive portfolio Brendan!!
WingsOfAngels
This is TRULY an AWESOME Shot Brendan… and I couldn’t be happier that Barbara chose this as SHOT OF THE WEEK in American Southwest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING GIVEN THIS HONOR!!! ;o)
Brenda Loveless
truly an incredible shot!
chazz
Great Capture!!!!
Love the storm building in the background…
almost like a glimpse of things to come for that cowboy.
Qba from Poland
This is art ! Perfection !
Agus Achmadyana
Great captured, very clear focus
PurePhotography
Such a new view! Bravo
Charlene Aycoc...
Great shot, lucky to have the clouds they add lots of depth. This of course was an instant favorite.
Joyce D. Z.
Another beauty!
Gethin
awesome.. such a great Wild West feel.. nicely captured
Cody Grimsrud
this is something i just want to keep looking at.
realllly wonderful capture.
Rob Parsons
WOW – stunning shot
Mariann Rea
You should have not explained the story about the horseman because that kind of ruins the atmosphere of the image ;) But my compliments anyway!
Martina Fagan
lovely shot !
zumi
Love the rusty colours. Almost like a western film scene. Very nice!
Atiger97
great shot, really well done
neezhom
superb shot! so mesmerizing phewwwww
Rachel Counts
There is something about this picture – VERY intense, I don’t know what it is.. but I’m just in love with it. Immediate favorite. :)
Andrew Murrell
All I can say is STUNNING! One of the BEST Monumant Valley photos on redbubble
PaulAlbert
A wonderful working sky in the precious capture ! Enjoyed , thanks for sharing !
JuliaWright
Awesome work
skyhorse
I sooo want to be the rider in your picture, this has been on my “places to see, things to do” list for many years, one day I’ll make it :)
Carlie Hensley
Wow! What a Beautiful Capture! Fantastic!
Donna Ridgway
wow, this is wonderful!
Kaat
Amazing :)
Ann Van Breemen
This is fantastic, Brendan. I went to Monument Valley last year. I stayed at Gouldings Campgrounds for three nights. It was magic. I missed the Horseman at Ford’s Point by a few minutes as we had taken the self drive tour. There were still a lot of tourists around, and one standing on the point itself, so unfortunately I didn’t get a photo of it, but I have many other photos of this fantastic place. This is a Fave!!
Dennis Gay
G’day BRENDAN!
Like an old advertisement for Malboro cigarettes, this lone cowboy stands out so well in his red shirt and white hat in this vast canyon landscape and makes a very strong focal point. He also adds a great sense of scale to this very fine photograph.
A great scene, nicely composed, showing good depth and focus and absolutely wonderful colours and shapes.
A real joy to view.
GB
Dennis
Lukas Uskrt
I like this wild wild west shot.
Well done.
Dyle Warren
Love everything about this and particularly the man on horseback. Really adds scale and dimension to your image…
Heather Rivet...
perfect
Peter Denness
I think its all been said already, awsome shot
Kat36
And what a view to watch he has! Stunning contrast…
karebare599
Wonderful capture of this gorgeous park! Love the feeling of vastness against the lone rider.
Lori Peters
This is really beautiful, Brendan. xo
Solar Zorra
Wow, just wow…........you have surely seen some gorgeous sights. :) SZ
Roslyn Slater
Breathtaking! Wonderful image.
shaneran
I agree with Roslyn this is breathtaking! the view is fantastic and the cowboy watchman tops it off!! fantastic!
~ Selle
Hope that horse has a strong sense of self preservation! Wow!!
Diane Swarts
Breathtaking really. Surreal. Great shot!
Albert Sellaman
Charlene Aycoc...
WONDERFUL PERSPECTIVE!
Barbara Applegate
Great and Awesome shot. You need to add this to the The Wild West Show Group Come on over and join us
Tatum Wulff
Wow!!! Great capture!!!
Olga Zvereva
Great shot, Brendan! The man on horse is great addition to show a scale of this image.
Gerard Rotse about 1 month ago
Great series including this shot.. The lone ranger.