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08-NOV-2007

Indian summer, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, 2007

Canyon de Chelly embraces nearly 84,000 acres within the Navajo reservation. While administered by the US National Park Service, these rock canyons belong to the Navajo people. Nowhere is the phrase "Indian Summer" more fitting – the temperatures for our November visit were warm, and nature's autumnal colors were virtually on fire for us. Using a 28mm wideangle lens, I moved in on the canopy to fill the upper third of the frame with the deep burnt orange color. A band of back-lighted orange and yellow leaves fills the middle third and the animated reddish brown tree trunks dominate the bottom third. If the assault of vivid color becomes too much for the eye, it can always flee to the dull brown forest floor for respite.

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Phil Douglis24-Oct-2008 01:11
Thanks, Jean-Luc for appreciating the role of color here and how the light ignites it.
Jean-Luc Elias23-Oct-2008 11:42
Fantastic trees and great light and color!! V!
Phil Douglis11-Dec-2007 20:09
Your commentary beautifully illuminates my purpose here, Patricia. I was very conscious of the role of each layer in this image in terms of both perspective and color. And yes, it is similar to what a painter would do -- I feel as if I am painting electronically with light and color when I make an image such as this one.
Patricia Lay-Dorsey11-Dec-2007 18:12
Like an excellent painter you have so effectively used color and light in your foreground, middle ground and background. This gives a feeling of depth and almost vibrating energy. Again, your choice of format enhances the scene.
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