Scott F. Schilling Photography
Monument Valley Sunset
Posted by Scott F. Schilling (San Martin, United States) on 1 June 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
I had a unique opportunity to visit Monument Valley in the Navajo Nation section of Arizona. It was absolutely amazing to view the geology and the rock formations in this area. I spent an intense 24-48 hours of photography almost around the clock! I was exhausted, but what an incredible experience it was to try and photograph just a small section of this beautiful area! As I processed these images I tried to convey some of the feeling and color that exists as you view this area during the different times of the day and night. I hope to be able to return some day in the future!!
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Giovanni from Milan, Italy
What a magnificent view!! I'm speechless! Excellent composition, I like th tree in the foreground. Great photo!
1 Jun 2009 6:51am
ishm from dubai, United Arab Emirates
Absolutely amazing! the tree gives it a bit of a character to the compo..i wonder if you use any lighting/flash for the foreground..Love it.
1 Jun 2009 8:45am
Nerise from Groblersal, South Africa
Excellent shot, perfect light, composition and framing!
1 Jun 2009 9:04am
Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
A beautiful shot, of the desert colors and of course it wouldn't be half as good w/o the foreground element framing the monuments.
EXQUISITE work!
1 Jun 2009 11:01am
zOOm from Paris, France
I love it ! Oh yes ! Wonderful landscape (brings back lots of memories) and terrific HDR ! Well done Scott !
1 Jun 2009 11:46am
Thomas from Bangalore, India
WOW WOW...that's pure art, its one of best creations to date Scott.
1 Jun 2009 12:08pm
Elora from Genoa, Italy
The colours here are absolutely amazing! And the strange tree in the foreground make this truly unique - not the usual sunset shot!
1 Jun 2009 12:57pm
Ken from United States
Scott, you did an amazing job in capturing your AZ experience. I used to live there and this has made me yearn to return for a visit.
1 Jun 2009 1:44pm
Bethany from Michigan, United States
I think you've conveyed the colors and feeling well here. Bravo!
1 Jun 2009 1:47pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
This is a very artistic presentation. One of your finest. Incredible composition.
1 Jun 2009 2:17pm
Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States
Whoa! We have seen so many shots of this area, and you have really managed a unique view of it! I know that is NOT easy to do! Beautiful light, colors, and Spot on composition!
1 Jun 2009 2:36pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Incredible photograph. Excellent composition. Superb detail. Exquisite light. Just fabulous. Bravo.
1 Jun 2009 5:03pm
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
Brilliant...beautiful...! Lovely color, light and detail....Great composition and processing Scott!
1 Jun 2009 5:57pm
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
Beautiful shot and another wonderful lone tree!
1 Jun 2009 10:54pm
Lambspun from Madison, Maine, United States
This is one of the most gorgeous photos I have ever seen! It is 3D looking. I will be driving through Arizona this summer to take my daughter back to school in California and looking for good shots I am doubtful I will catch as nice ones as yours but you've inspired me :)
2 Jun 2009 1:29am
Hannah from Madison, Maine, United States
You've inspired me as well as my mother above. The detail is absolutely amazing. Everything is so clear, even the background. Beautiful. It looks like a postcard.
2 Jun 2009 1:53am
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States
Fantastic...like a painting by Thomas Moran.
2 Jun 2009 4:27am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Simply wonderful, Scott, what a landscape, so beautiful colors and depth. I would like to see it in larger.
2 Jun 2009 5:35am
Margaret from San Martin, CA, United States
If the old Arizona Highways magazine is still being published, this is a photo I would expect to see as the centerfold, somehow eliminating the pesky staples which would detract from the perfection of your exquisite photo. Bravo, Scott!
2 Jun 2009 5:43am
Nigel Clack from gloucester, United Kingdom
Stunning landscape, as is your portfolio. I assume this is HDR?
2 Jun 2009 6:59am
@Nigel Clack: Nigel, thanks for the comments - yes this is an HDR using Photomatix software and 3 bracketed photos
MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States
Scott, that is superb ... as usual. The composition with the dead tree is unusual and noteworthy. I'm still in awe of your processing! What is it you do to get this uniformly superb efedect?
2 Jun 2009 11:44am
@MontereyJohn: Thanks for the kind words - on this image I used Photomatix and combined 3 bracketed images to create an HDR image - I then used PCS4 to do the final processing after creating the HDR image.
Don Smith from California, United States
Scott, this is an absolutely beautiful image - from capture to post processing. I'm with Tracy on this one, we have all seen so many "standard" Monument Valley images that it would have been easy for you in seeing it for the first time to simply reproduce what others have done. Yet, you have done something different and unique. This is because your vision has grown and so has your confidence. In short, your style is emerging to the point that others will be re-creating your images. I'm glad you fought the temptation to re-create what has already been done - bravo! Can't wait to see more.
2 Jun 2009 2:10pm
Gary Hart from California, United States
Beautiful shot, Scott. In addition to the excellent composition, I particularly like that it doesn't scream "HDR!" when I look at it. A good example of appropriate use of HDR in a landscape image.
2 Jun 2009 2:20pm
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
A fantastic panoramic view and a great composition with this dead tree foreground. Excellent work Scott.
2 Jun 2009 2:22pm
dkc from Xanthi, Greece
You are so lucky to have such photographic opportunities and visit such great places. The greatest thing is that you can deliver amazing photographs from your travels and bring them to us...Thank you for that!
2 Jun 2009 8:35pm
ZoomLNZ from Los Angeles Area, United States
What a stunning shot! I hope to aspire to your HDR talents one day. I've just begun to learn the technique.
5 Jun 2009 8:33pm
Daryl Johnson from Farnham, United Kingdom
Beautifully images you have here on your site.
5 Jun 2009 8:34pm
Pat Robinson from Palo Alto, CA, United States
Scott, the photos that I have seen are gifts that lift and amaze.
You have talent for finding and capturing color and composition.
Thank you!
6 Jun 2009 2:49am
Penko from United States
Great composition! The 3D is incredible here and the representation of the iron oxide red gives it a very warm almost habitual feeling.
7 Jun 2009 7:54pm
Wayne Molyneux from Crewe, United Kingdom
My oh My that is just beautiful the colours saturation & composition are breathtaking.
wayne
29 Jun 2009 8:25pm
