Monument Valley by Zoomdak - DPChallenge

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Monument Valley

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Monument Valley

Zoomdak

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Challenge: Best of 2019 (Standard Editing) Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark IV Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM Location: Monument Valley Date: Apr 29, 2019 Aperture: f/22 ISO: 50 Shutter: 0.6 seconds Date Uploaded: Jan 16, 2020 Add photograph to your favorites Add photographer to your favorites	A lightning strike in Monument Valley between West Mitten Butte and East Mitten Butte with Merrick Butte on the right. Monument Valley (called Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii in Navajo, meaning valley of rocks) is a cluster of huge sandstone buttes on the Colorado Plateau on the Arizona and Utah border.

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Place: 1 out of 107
Avg (all users): 7.2895
Avg (participants): 7.2203
Avg (non-participants): 7.5294
Views since voting: 2947
Views during voting: 165
Votes: 76
Comments: 19
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM

02/05/2020 08:19:26 PM

Zoomdak... I remember your amazing beach scenes from “back in the day”. I’ve been a little in and out lately, but what a treat to see your epic photography again in the top spot! This is heartstopping! Congratulations!

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Sony Alpha a7R III

Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 G SSM

02/05/2020 12:36:13 PM

Awesome shot and a well deserved blue. Congrats buddy.

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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

02/05/2020 08:42:46 AM

Congrats on the Blue and this wonderful image.

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Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM

02/05/2020 07:51:51 AM

You are braver than me - I would have been hiding under a rock. Superbly captured. Congrats on a superb finish in a pool of amazing photos.

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Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM

02/05/2020 07:22:24 AM

Had it in my top 2 (same score) - well done. So, did you use a lightning trigger?

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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

02/05/2020 06:07:33 AM

Brilliant photo. Wonderful capture. I'm envious of the lightening capture.

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Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

02/05/2020 06:03:59 AM

Wow! Amazing capture. Many congrats on the Blue.

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Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro

02/05/2020 04:00:17 AM

Fantastic image. Really special. As I love Lightning myself its all the more special. Getting Blue in this challenge great honour with some quality work of other entries. Well done

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Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED

02/05/2020 03:01:30 AM

I want to meet the 5 people who gave this a 5! It is really wonderful. Congratulations !

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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

02/05/2020 12:41:01 AM

Wow! Congratulations on your blue!!

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Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR

02/04/2020 11:57:22 PM

Fabulous shot! Top 3. 10

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Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM

02/04/2020 11:29:35 PM

Wow! What a capture. It’s between this and the aurora borealis for the blue.

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Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko

02/04/2020 11:07:48 PM

Wonderful entry. Great site, great composition.. the lightning strike gets an extra point.

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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

02/03/2020 10:08:34 PM

Patience pays off, this is perfect.

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Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR

01/30/2020 06:14:13 PM

This is so cool! I love the color and the composition with the two in front and the three in back. Awesome photo.

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Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM

01/30/2020 05:34:25 PM

Stroke of luck there. Really nice. Using a lightning trigger?

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Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM

01/30/2020 03:52:16 PM

Gorgeous in every way. Well done.

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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM

01/29/2020 12:37:28 PM

Great shoot. Foreground well focused. Good color. And bonus lightning.

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Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro

01/29/2020 11:05:20 AM

Impressive!

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