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Monument Valley, Arizona, “The Mittens” at Sundown in a Passing Storm, March 25, 2024

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Taken on March 25, 2024 between 6:30 and 7:00pm, this scene represents a grand pallet of  fading light, wind, snow, and rain–all coalescing in a few fleeting minutes as the sun set behind me.  Things were happening so quickly that I scarcely had the time to read my light meter and change settings on my Hasselblad camera.  All I remember is that I kept shooting, hoping that I would not get to the end of the twelve exposure roll of film before the last light faded!
What makes this image so strong is the brilliantly lit storm front in the far distance behind these iconic buttes that have been photographed millions of times.  This is a combination of lights and darks that draws the viewer’s attention into the scene using the principle of “light values advance, and dark values recede.”  As a result of all the factors at play in this image, it is one of my most dynamic landscapes.
From an original Medium Format Black and White Negative
Kodak Tri-X Pan Professional Film
Hasselblad 500 C/M
120mm f5.6 Carl Zeiss Planar Lens
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