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Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa. September 2015.
Taken in private workshop i guide.

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Mar 15, 2016 at 04:17 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

Stunning photo, one of the best MV shots I've seen.

Mar 15, 2016 at 05:01 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

WOW!

Mar 15, 2016 at 05:28 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

Excellent shot. IMO, cropping some of the sky would make it even better.

Mar 15, 2016 at 05:37 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

I like it as it is. Beautiful.

Edited on Mar 15, 2016 at 09:45 AM · View previous versions

Mar 15, 2016 at 07:00 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

Very nice, you got some nice clouds. I thought the morning vista was better than the sunset side. All in all a very interesting experience including the white knuckle ride up. Our outfitter told us many opt to hike up.

Mar 15, 2016 at 07:07 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

Great shot. I haven't seen that perspective... It does make me miss the desert...
-Mark

Mar 15, 2016 at 07:38 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

That is simply stunning. Thanks for sharing. Bob

Mar 15, 2016 at 07:50 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

Holy crap. A bit oversaturated, and sized too large for this board, (I had to scroll around to see it on a 2014 15" MacBook Pro) but otherwise two thumbs up.

Mar 15, 2016 at 08:24 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

Excellent image!

Regarding this...
phil hawkins wrote:
... and sized too large for this board, (I had to scroll around to see it on a 2014 15" MacBook Pro)

All you have to do is click on the image and it resizes.

Or, on a PC, [Ctrl]- (to make smaller), [Ctrl]= (to make bigger), [Ctrl]0 (to reset back to default).

Mar 15, 2016 at 08:52 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

MASL wrote:
Great shot. I haven't seen that perspective... It does make me miss the desert...
-Mark

Unfortunately that view is on private Navajo land and you have to pay for a guided tour by one of the Navajo tour operators. It was well worth it, they provide transportation, tents and sleeping bags and a campfire cooked dinner and breakfast and leave you free to shoot while they set up etc.

Mar 15, 2016 at 09:44 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

I have stood virtually in that spot. I have never seen a photo that captured the essence of that view. You definitely have a wallhanager on this one.

I have taken perhaps 20 shots from this viewpoint, all on negative color film and none of them came close.

Congrats on a fine image.

bob snow

Mar 15, 2016 at 09:46 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

Agree with others about a standout image of MV. Very painterly, rich muted colors. Perfect composition!

Bob

Mar 15, 2016 at 10:33 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

Killer image. Great comp and dramatic sky. If it were mine, I would likely pull down the saturation in the sky a tad. Fine work.

Mar 15, 2016 at 10:41 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

It is definitely a great view and I like it. Hunts Mesa is a an awesome location to shoot from and well worth the price the Navajo Guides charge. In fact, the dinner they cooked up there, primitive though it may be is so good, it's almost worth the price of admission all by itself.

But the sky doesn't look real. It looks more like a painting (which are not always real looking) then a photo. Myself I would pull back on the saturation of the sky, and return the blue to a more real blue color then from the painterly purple the blue is now.

Jim

Mar 15, 2016 at 12:05 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

Thank you guys for nice comments!

Mar 15, 2016 at 01:34 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

JimFox wrote:
It is definitely a great view and I like it. Hunts Mesa is a an awesome location to shoot from and well worth the price the Navajo Guides charge. In fact, the dinner they cooked up there, primitive though it may be is so good, it's almost worth the price of admission all by itself.

But the sky doesn't look real. It looks more like a painting (which are not always real looking) then a photo. Myself I would pull back on the saturation of the sky, and return the blue to a more real blue color then from the painterly...Show more →

I make it in low key and saturation pops up.
Will check original toady and see how it looks without ajustments

Mar 15, 2016 at 01:37 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

Robert Snow wrote:
I have stood virtually in that spot. I have never seen a photo that captured the essence of that view. You definitely have a wallhanager on this one.

I have taken perhaps 20 shots from this viewpoint, all on negative color film and none of them came close.

Congrats on a fine image.

bob snow
Thank you Bob
This was taken from spot on the middle of road from sunrise and sunset point
i first time shoot from here although have been at Hunts Mesa around 8 times

Gleb

Mar 15, 2016 at 01:41 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

JohnC wrote:
Very nice, you got some nice clouds. I thought the morning vista was better than the sunset side. All in all a very interesting experience including the white knuckle ride up. Our outfitter told us many opt to hike up.

This was taken from spot on the middle of road from sunrise and sunset point

Mar 15, 2016 at 01:43 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Sunrise over Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa

Beautiful image! Agree with psharvic's observation on cropping the sky as the brightness of the clouds pulls the eye away from the landscape.

Mar 15, 2016 at 03:27 PM

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