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Golden Sands of Monument Valley
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Golden Sands of Monument Valley

by Jean Day

Category: Earth, Sea & SkyAdded July 7, 2011308 views

Deserts, Sunrise/Sunset

Keywords: Arizona AZ color desert dunes JDay "Jean Day" landscape mesa "Monument Valley" "Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park" "Navajo Reservation" sand silhouette Spring sunrise April 2011

A thunderstorm rolled through during the night with enough wind and rain to clear the dunes of any sign of man. The clouds were all but gone by sunrise, but the golden morning light really saturated the orange-red hue of the sands. Two shots blended in PS.
Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Full FrameDigital Enhancement: Digital Composite/IllustrationModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: NA