Monument Valley is one of my favorite places in the American Southwest, and this is my favorite scenic view in the Valley. I...
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Monument Valley III

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Utah

Monument Valley is one of my favorite places in the American Southwest, and this is my favorite scenic view in the Valley. I have been fortunate to visit the Valley about 40 times since 2007 and, as a result, I have three photographs made from this location in my portfolio, each made under very different lighting and climatic condictions, and each of which I treasure. In my view, this scene is the quintessential view epitomizing the American Southwest. This photograph is the most recent, and features the rarest of climatic conditions, a spectacular cumulonimbus monsoon cloud over the desert floor of the valley. I had been hoping for just such conditions since I first visited the Valley to photograph in 2006, and in 2017, I finally found the conditions I had been hoping for. My wife and I had left our home in Wondervu, Colorado the day before on a Monsoon Season, Grand Circle Tour of southern Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. We passed through Moab, stopping only to refuel before filling up on Navajo Tacos at the Twin Rocks Cafe in Bluff and bedding down for the night at the quaint San Juan Inn in Mexican Hat. We rose early for a run through the Valley of the Gods and ate a hearty breakfast before loading all the photo gear into our SUV for the 20 minute drive to Monument Valley. I was not in a hurry since the day started out cloudless and the monsoon clouds I was hoping for would not build up until the temperatures rose in the afternoon. We got to the Tribal Park just after noon and immediately dropped into the valley for what i thought would be a quick scouting trip around the 17-mile loop road. As we got down the twistiing road leading down into the valley and around to Ford's Point, however, we noticed the clouds already starting to build. I headed over to Artist Point, the location with the most expansive view of the valley, and I set up my camera to see if the clouds would cooperate and fill the sky over the valley. If so, I reaized I could make a spectacular photograph. There was indeed a wonderful monsoon cloud, but it was too far to the east and I wished I could lasso the clouds like Pecos Bill and drag them across the sky to where I needed them! Alas, the plight of the landscape photographer is to accept what Mother Naure gives; she cannot be controlled. So, after a couple of frustraing hours waiting, I broke down my camera set-up, packed up, and loaded my gear back into our 4Runner and moved on. The next stop was North Window, and again the fantatic cloud was too far to the east to fit into a composition. The last stop on the loop is the West Mitten view, my favorite. Here, at last, Mother Nature cooperated and presented me with a composition for which I had been hoping for over a decade--a spectacular monsoon cloud, and, left to right: Sentinel Butte, Big Chief, The King on his Throne, Wagon Train, and West Mitten. I set up both my 1898 Rochester King 11x14 and 8x10 view cameras and was elated to make photographs of this amazing scene with both of these vintage cameras. Photo © copyright by Michael Lynn Roberts.

Lumachrome TruLife Ultimate Acrylic Print

Monument Valley III print

LUMACHROME TruLife Acrylic: The ULTIMATE in acrylic fine art prints.

Lumachrome luxury fine art prints face-mounted to TruLife Acrylic exceed the limitations of traditional printing processes. Lumachrome prints allow 3D-like details to emerge from the depths of the image. The transparency layer is infused with iridium particles and encapsulated between the TruLife Acrylic and the white poly surface base layer.

Qualities include: • Brilliant Colors Lasting Over 120Yrs • Superior Color Gamut vs Traditional Fujiflex Prints • Incredible 3D Depth and Dimensionality • Unsurpassed Detail and Ability to Hold Highlights • Superior Shadow Luminosity and Detail • Radiant Glowing Response Under Art Lighting

These are face-mounted, UV-protected acrylic prints, frameless, and ready-to-hang. For details, see this page.

If needed, custom sizes also can be provided. Contact Michael if you need a custom size.

Please allow 21 business days for printing, finishing, and delivery.

Select a print size:

Roma Framed Lumachrome TruLife Ultimate Acrylic Print

Monument Valley III print

This is the same LUMACHROME TruLife Acrylic fine art print shown above PLUS framed in Hand-Crafted Italian Roma Moulding for an added, exceptional level of artistic presentation!

Choose your frame style from this page, then place your order below for the framed print. I will email you to confirm your order and to find out which frame style you want. Ordering the artwork YOU LOVE, framed YOUR WAY is as easy as that!

Lumachrome luxury fine art prints face-mounted to TruLife Acrylic exceed the limitations of traditional printing processes. Lumachrome prints allow 3D-like details to emerge from the depths of the image. The transparency layer is infused with iridium particles and encapsulated between the TruLife Acrylic and the white poly surface base layer.

Qualities include: • Brilliant Colors Lasting Over 120Yrs • Superior Color Gamut vs Traditional Fujiflex Prints • Incredible 3D Depth and Dimensionality • Unsurpassed Detail and Ability to Hold Highlights • Superior Shadow Luminosity and Detail • Radiant Glowing Response Under Art Lighting

If needed, custom sizes also can be provided. Contact Michael if you need a custom size.

Please allow 21 business days for printing, finishing, and delivery.

Select a print size:

Ultimate Quality Satin Finish Canvas Print

Monument Valley III print

These Giclee canvas prints are like nothing you have seen. They are created with 8 color OIL BASED PIGMENT INKS on the finest canvas using custom tone curves. You will be blown away by the oil like original quality of these Ultimate Quality Satin Finish Canvas Prints. These prints have incredible photographic resolution, clarity, vibrancy and Dmax, producing amazing photographic image quality. Ultimate Quality Satin Finish Canvas Prints are waterproof and don't crack like water based canvas.

Characteristics:

VIBRANT COLORS

OIL PAINTING QUALITIES

RICH DEEP BLACKS

These are Gallery-Wrapped, UV-protected canvas prints, unframed, and ready-to-hang. For details, see this page.

If needed, custom sizes also can be provided. Contact Michael if you need a custom size.

Please allow 21 business days for printing, finishing, and delivery.

Select a print size:

Roma Framed Ultimate Quality Satin Finish Canvas Print

Monument Valley III print

This is the same Ultimate Quality Satin Finish Canvas Fine Art shown above PLUS framed in Hand-Crafted Italian Roma Moulding for an added, exceptional level of artistic presentation!

Choose your frame style from this page, then place your order below for the framed print. I will email you to confirm your order and to find out which frame style you want. Ordering the artwork YOU LOVE, framed YOUR WAY is as easy as that!

These Giclee canvas prints are like nothing you have seen. They are created with 8 color OIL BASED PIGMENT INKS on the finest canvas using custom tone curves. You will be blown away by the oil like original quality of these Ultimate Quality Satin Finish Canvas Prints. These prints have incredible photographic resolution, clarity, vibrancy and Dmax, producing amazing photographic image quality. Ultimate Quality Satin Finish Canvas Prints are waterproof and don't crack like water based canvas.

Characteristics:

VIBRANT COLORS

OIL PAINTING QUALITIES

RICH DEEP BLACKS

Please allow 21 business days for printing, finishing, and delivery.

Select a print size:

Prints are delivered by FedEx and should arrive within 3-4 weeks or sooner. I will email you the tracking link once the print(s) have shipped out.