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One For The Road

When I arrived in Monument Valley at around 9 pm the first stop was the hotel lobby at "The View" to see if I could get some ice from the ice machine. They were kind enough to allow me access to the machine and as I turned to head there, I noticed a painting on the wall very similar to this composition. I turned to ask the clerk if he knew where this was and before I could utter a word he said "Mile Marker 13". As if he had read my mind. Spookey!!!

It was a "another" cloudless day for me in MV, but I liked the comp and have always wanted this shot in my gallery so I decided to throw some photoshop at it and see If I could rescue it. This is a composite of two photos. One for the foreground that was taken at 2pm under a cloudless sky, and one for the sky taken earlier on the trip. Then I ran the radial blur filter on the sky to add some motion interest. Of course I also had to manipulate the foreground to match the feel of the sky. I realize it's not a perfect composition but it's a little nerve racking when you get down low on a highway with a blind crest just behind you. After several attempts I settled for this one. Honk, Honk, "Get out of the way dobie". :)

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Taken in: United States / Utah / Halchita (show map)

Taken on: May 3, 2016

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Camera: Canon EOS 70D, f/22.0, 1/90 sec, 35mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 70D
Lens:	EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Aperture:	f/22.0
Exposure Time:	0.011 sec (1/90)
Focal Length:	35mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1/2 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.0 (Macintosh)
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