On 7/15/05, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Our guide told us that this basic scene was used in many of the old > westerns for the cowboy/outlaw riding off into the desert. They would > put the guy on a horse and have him head towards the distant rock > formations. I'm guessing John Wayne must have done this more than > once. > > Pentax *istD, DA 16-45/4, handheld > ISO 400, 1/180 sec @ f/13 > Converted from Raw using Capture One LE > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/monumentvalley_0382.htm > > Comments welcome
That's stunning, Bruce! I can almost hear the stagecoach coming in from the left, and see those Indian feathers (policitally incorrect, I know, but I'm using old Western Movie talk here) sprouting up on that mesa (or whatever it's called) on the right, getting ready for an ambush. <vbg>. Here comes John Wayne, six-guns blazing in each hand, reins between his teeth, to save the day! All kidding aside, that's a beautiful photo. I really like the intrusion of the branches on the upper right to give it a bit more depth. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
