Posted by Nat Coalson on September 11, 2008 at 6:41 PM
In Mystery Valley, AZ. Shot with a Canon 30D, processed in Lightroom and Photoshop. Comments and suggestions always welcome!
Posted by Momo Vuyisich on September 11, 2008 at 7:32 PM
Wow, what a cool place. Very nice comp and exposure control.
Was this a day tour? Can you share how much it cost? Thanks for posting.
Posted by bill meikle on September 11, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Where is Mystery Valley or is it a mystery?
Posted by Amy Lindsey on September 12, 2008 at 1:35 AM
Cool shot nat! a great perspective on the hogan.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on September 12, 2008 at 8:13 AM
Nice comp and perspective, Nat. I love the dark lines radiating out from the opening, I think lightening the central area just a bit and increasing the contrast in the walls would make this pop a bit more. Very cool shot!
Posted by Mel Ladewig on September 12, 2008 at 9:44 AM
Looks great to me Nat.
Posted by Nat Coalson on September 12, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Thanks for the feedback guys (and gal)!
Mystery Valley is adjacent to Monument Valley. If you hire a Navajo guide it's one of the places you can choose to go.
Momo, if I recall correctly, we paid around $200 per person for a full-day's worth of guide services. (We did two half-days.)
Posted by Don Grall on September 12, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Beautiful comp! I wonder how it would look if you added a bit of color by making the sky blue and leaving the rest B&W.
Posted by Nat Coalson on September 12, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Cool idea Don... would it be going too far to put a soaring eagle in there?
And re: the location - I had it wrong... Big Hogan is actually in Monument Valley (thanks CAZ). When we were there, we drove back and forth between the two valleys. There are a lot of very interesting features right in that area, including some cool ruins. Definitely worth the trip (and expense).
Posted by Dan Walters on September 13, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Great image! Love the BW and the simple comp. Nice detail in the shadows as well.
Discussion
9 repliesWas this a day tour? Can you share how much it cost? Thanks for posting.
Mystery Valley is adjacent to Monument Valley. If you hire a Navajo guide it's one of the places you can choose to go.
Momo, if I recall correctly, we paid around $200 per person for a full-day's worth of guide services. (We did two half-days.)
And re: the location - I had it wrong... Big Hogan is actually in Monument Valley (thanks CAZ). When we were there, we drove back and forth between the two valleys. There are a lot of very interesting features right in that area, including some cool ruins. Definitely worth the trip (and expense).