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evocative

near Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

eons of erosion have weathered the sandstone hoodoos into evocative shapes...Dan called this one 'tired old man with hat', which characterizes it well...in addition, there seems a smaller, frog-like face emerging too

this is one of a small cluster of hoodoos encountered along Highway 57 (in truth a bumpy gravel road) south of Chaco Canyon

Nikon D7000
Nikkor 18-200mm - 1/1600s f/11.0 at 62.0mm iso400 full exif

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janescottcumming13-May-2014 01:33
All sorts of faces can be found in this cool hoodoo! Love the darker colored hat! V
Fong Lam09-May-2014 13:05
Superb clarity and colors in this capture....and what a fascinating rock formation...V
Neil Marcus09-May-2014 11:21
The hoodoo is well named.
Ika Zinka Eferl09-May-2014 09:33
Fantastic nature sculpture , beaiutiful !V!
Pete Hemington09-May-2014 07:06
fascinating - good find - well taken
Carol How09-May-2014 04:40
I see 2 faces and a bird's head on the side,….a fascinating hoodoo!
Raymond Ma09-May-2014 02:50
I see a monkey's face on the left upper edge. V
larose forest photos09-May-2014 01:00
Yes, just so! That is exactly what it looks like. super capture of this hoodoo. V
Jean D09-May-2014 00:54
A great capture! The old man sure looks grouchy. ~V
woody3409-May-2014 00:17
Must admit, when I looked at the thumbnail, I thought old man with a beret...great shot...V
godro08-May-2014 22:22
Nice!
Karen Stuebing08-May-2014 20:57
It does look like a man with a hat. Intriguing work by Mother Nature and a lovely capture.
Sam Rua08-May-2014 20:48
Nice capture of this character, David. While that group of hoodoos was isolated, they were no less spectacular from what we discovered in Bisti.
Patricia Kay08-May-2014 20:31
Wonderful image of natures sculpture David...BV
Helen Betts08-May-2014 19:39
Fascinating formation, and excellent clarity and color in your capture of it. V.
John Lamb08-May-2014 19:32
Ribbit Ribbit.
Johnny JAG08-May-2014 18:54
I'd have called him Cliff
Sandi Whitteker08-May-2014 16:21
Kinda turns me on! lol... Bet you hiked a bit to find this. Imagine the years of erosion to create this wonderful abstract work of art.
danad08-May-2014 16:14
A really stunning face carved by winds and rains. V.
Stephanie08-May-2014 15:16
This could even be a dog wearing a French beret! ;)
Gerard Koehl08-May-2014 15:08
Cette formation rocheuse est magnifique et laisse deviner un visage. V
Walter Otto Koenig08-May-2014 14:56
Fascinating apparition in the desert, so rich in detail. Looking at it long enough one can see several faces. This would be mind blower if viewed on peyote.
Jim Coffman08-May-2014 14:43
It is strange. I also see a face although not sure what it is. Nice capture..
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