Monument Valley "Wind in the ear" Arch and dead tree
J Ramón Palacios
 Camera   Nikon F5 with MC-30 on Manfrotto 440 tripod with Markins M10 ballhead
 Lens  AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D ED with B+W 491 and Hoya Ultra filters
 Aperture   f/22
 Shutter speed   Unrecorded but rather slow, RGB 3D Matrix Metering
 Film  Fujichrome Velvia 50 Professional
 Date  October 2002
 Location  Monument Valley Navajo Reservation. 2nd Nikonians Photo Adventure
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A year had past, very fast since the 1st Nikonians Photo Adventure into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. And here we were at the 2nd, in the magnificent scenario of John Ford's western sagas since 1938, when he filmed Stagecoach, the movie that consolidated John Wayne as the cowboy hero for ever. Wind talker Tom Phillips was our guide into the Navajo Nation Reservation. Excellent conversation, excellent photographer and guide, sharing his secret spots, a true Nikonian.
The challenge remains: how to photograph this scene as it has never been done before. It sure was then more important to enjoy the company of Nikonians and to laugh our hearts out.