Spider Rock Canyon De Chelly is a photograph by Bob and Nadine Johnston which was uploaded on September 30th, 2012.
Spider Rock Canyon De Chelly
Most views of Spider Rock we see are created from the Rim of Canyon De Chelly. We were fortunate to get a private tour of the Canyon, by a Navajo... more
Title
Spider Rock Canyon De Chelly
Artist
Bob and Nadine Johnston
Medium
Photograph - Nikon - Digital Photography
Description
Most views of Spider Rock we see are created from the Rim of Canyon De Chelly. We were fortunate to get a private tour of the Canyon, by a Navajo who had been born in the Canyon, and whose family is one of less than 50 who still live there. Normally tours only go as far as Whitehouse Ruins. But this is about 26 miles up the canyon.
Canyon de Chelly National Monument was established on April 1, 1931 as a unit of the National Park Service. It is located in northeastern Arizona within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation. Reflecting one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America, it preserves ruins of the early indigenous tribes that lived in the area, including the Ancient Pueblo Peoples (also called Anasazi) and Navajo. The monument covers 83,840 acres (131.0 sq mi; 339.3 km2) and encompasses the floors and rims of the three major canyons: de Chelly, del Muerto, and Monument. These canyons were cut by streams with headwaters in the Chuska mountains just to the east of the monument. None of the land is federally owned.
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September 30th, 2012
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Comments (40)
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Grayscale Outdoors” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Gene Walls
Absolutely stunning shot! Wonderful point of view, beautifully composed and perfectly exposed! Ansel himself would love this superb photograph! v/f
Nadine and Bob Johnston
In my own darkroom, the majority of personal work over the years was sepia toned. Its great for assurance of longevity or archival work, if not free of contaminating chemicals they stain. :)
Cheri Randolph
Bob & Nadine, Interesting choice of color palette for this. The results are beautiful and provide a nice contrast with the cloud formations. voted
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