Monolith and Sky, Monument Valley

Black and white photograph of a solitary sandstone butte in Monument Valley beneath a dramatic, textured sky filled with layered clouds.

Monolith and Sky, Monument Valley

A butte dwarfed beneath a roiling expanse of cloud.

About the photograph

The butte stands as a solitary marker, its mass rendered small beneath a vast, turbulent sky. The tonal range draws the eye upward, where weather and atmosphere become the true subject, overwhelming the land with their scale and movement.

Technical details

Camera
PENTAX PENTAX K-5
Lens
smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL WR
Focal length
18mm
Aperture
f/22
Shutter
1/60s
ISO
80
Captured
September 4, 2014
More context
black and white (9)dramatic sky (9)fine art photography (7)desert landscape (6)butte (5)Monument Valley (5)weather (3)American Southwest (2)cloudscape (2)vastness (2)

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