Scott F. Schilling Photography
Totem Pole at First Light
Posted by Scott F. Schilling (San Martin, United States) on 5 June 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
This is the Totem Pole and the Yei Bi Chei rocks at first light in Monument Valley Arizona. The sand dune location is only accessible with a Navajo Indian guide. I was very appreciative of Tom Phillips who was absolutely fantastic in taking me to some of these beautiful locations and making sure I did not get eaten by Coyotes, snakes, or scorpions in Monument Valley.
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Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
What a stunning location! Lucky you Scott! Superbly captured at first light with tremendous depth, detail and magnificent composition!
5 Jun 2009 6:35am
xavier cardell from menorca-barcelona, Spain
Amazing capture. I love the vivid colurs. It's all neat, and the angle of the light is excellent. great job Scott
5 Jun 2009 11:01am
zOOm from Paris, France
Really a beautiful landscape, amazing what rain, wind and time can achieved ! Nice warm colors and lights too !
5 Jun 2009 11:24am
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Amazing landscape. Thanks for getting up early. It really paid off.
5 Jun 2009 11:47am
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
I remember so well this fabulous place with these strange ripped rocks, but for me it was against the light and my photos were no good... Beautiful light and warm colors.
5 Jun 2009 12:09pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Wow...amazing light and composition. The colours are so pure, so perfect. As always, so beautiful!
5 Jun 2009 12:57pm
peter from new york, United States
sounds like quite the experience scott! stunning shot : )
5 Jun 2009 1:43pm
MARIANA from waterloo, Canada
Scott, your every new picture is a big surprise . It is always some thing I only see on your pictures . Tahnks for sharing such an amazing collection with us .
5 Jun 2009 2:15pm
Don Smith from California, United States
Another keeper Scott. Again, I like the use of foreground elements to help anchor the eye. There is an implied diagonal line with the chaparral which leads the eye up through the image and to the rocks. You also adhered to another guideline of minimizing a blank sky as much as possible. The warm first light of the day bathes the rocks allowing the rich color to finish off the image - well done as usual!
5 Jun 2009 2:55pm
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
Stunning! This looks better than the photos in Arizona Highways, or what ever that magazine is.
5 Jun 2009 5:08pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Marvelous light. Superb detail throughout. Excellent foreground. Bravo.
5 Jun 2009 5:37pm
sawsengee from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
splendid colours, lights & composition.......the depth of field is incredible
5 Jun 2009 5:40pm
Jen from St. George, United States
Scott, you have such a gift for capturing truly glorious light! Time and again that's the first thing I think of when I see your photos. And then you use those great composition skills you've got to find the best way to "feature" that light. Needless to say, this photo is stunning!
5 Jun 2009 6:16pm
Lambspun from Madison, Maine, United States
What a gorgeous shot. The light is perfect. I must say that we are going through here on the way to California this summer and we must stop in this area.
5 Jun 2009 7:15pm
ZoomLNZ from Los Angeles Area, United States
Perfect in every way. The hard edge of the desert brush really communicates the reality of the region. Well done..... again.
5 Jun 2009 8:35pm
MMC Photos from THE COLONY, United States
Stunning landscape, I'm glad you ventured out. Is this HD?
6 Jun 2009 3:41am
@MMC Photos: Thanks for the comment. If you meant is this hdr? This is not an hdr image. The first sunlight was very soft so the light was pretty even throughout the photograph, so I just used the one frame and processed from there
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States
Awesome shot. I love the colors the the wind ripples on the sand.
6 Jun 2009 5:30am
dkc from Xanthi, Greece
SBFDD ... Same Breathtaking Feeling Different Day ...Scott thank you so much for sharing great photos with us day by day...I especially love the warming tones of this one!
6 Jun 2009 7:30am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Wonderful view amd great colors, I'd like to see this with my own eyes :)
6 Jun 2009 10:35am
ishm from dubai, United Arab Emirates
Fabulous shot! like always, naturally :)
i totally agree with Don's comment.
'The warm first light of the day bathes the rocks allowing the rich color to finish off the image'
8 Jun 2009 3:57am
Sylvie49 capture image! from Vallée de la Loire, France
Magnificent place and magnificent photo
14 Dec 2009 6:51pm
