Friday, May 15, 2009

Monument Valley Haze

There isn't much to talk about this photograph in terms of quality -- the hazy sky is washed out and not very attractive, and there's not much detail in the shadows -- but Monument Valley is one of my favorite places. This shot illustrates a part of its attractiveness to me: A dirt road leading to where? What were the stories of the Indians who lived here long ago, and who live near here now? A sense of mystery. Starkness. The outcroppings to the left and center are called, quite appropriately, Left Mitten and Right Mitten.

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