Showing posts with label Monument Valley. Mystery. Photo by Richard Graham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monument Valley. Mystery. Photo by Richard Graham. Show all posts

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.