Valley of Fire 2

Let's begin to enjoy the rocks. The rock formations here are made of sandstones, limestones, shales and conglomerates. I think I could only identify sandstone for their red color. This is a drive by and I admit to the poor quality of it, having zoomed as much as I could while on the move, you know :D
The name Valley of Fire was derived from the sandstone rocks that seem to be on fire when sun rays hit them.
I was fascinated by the small openings/holes in these rocks. It felt to me like a very long time ago, these were lavas that bubbled and popped then hardened. Don't take my word for it, that's only my guess.

My husband suggested I tweak the photos a bit, you know put in blue sky in lieu of the gloomy gray sky that we had. I flat out refused, so some of the photos here are really gloomy.

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  1. An amazing landscape! Fine shots!

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  2. Cool shots, I can understand the drive by shots as I often do it too. And as for the tweaking part, I'm also not a fan of manipulating the original ones. I like my photos as it is. :)

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  3. What interesting images! These rocks are really amazing: they create a thrilling scenery.

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  4. Textures and colours of these stones are superb Maria!

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  5. Great colour rocks

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  6. rocky mountain hign...beauty in natural formations

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  7. I like this series very much for their natural, unpushed color. Even the drive-by is a good capture and a successful shot. I love the rugged looking rocks that you show so well.

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  8. i like the textures of the rocks. never mind if it's gloomy. :D

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  9. Looks more like a sketch. I can feel the heat!

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  10. amazing...
    interesting...
    i am in awe.
    i like the photos as they are. no need to tweak. :-)

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  11. Wow it is so amazing to see them real close. They are of so many different colours. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. The first photo reminds me of the red earth we have here in central Australia. Great series and glad they are original shots!

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  13. itr looks so unreal. nature indeed has a way of perfecting artistry thru it's own style.

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  14. Very interesting shots. The rocks nearly seem to move there is so much going on in each photo. Glad you didn't tweak- good choice.
    Caprice

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  15. Tweaking wasn't necessary at all. In fact, the last two photos were truly focused on the rocks and thus, the skies were not a factor at all. Great rock formations.

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  16. Very nice tones! HDR photos?

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