February 27, 2014
Petroglyphs and Erosion Pattern in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona

There's more see and photograph in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument than Coyote Buttes and White Pocket. Three afternoons ago, we hiked out to a fantastic petroglyph panel. I just love the geometric pattern in the lower right part of this image that's about two feet (60 cm) square. I borrowed Jan's 1.4x II to put on my 90mm Tilt/Shift lens to gain some reach, and I used the shift motion to look up without tilting the camera body much to maintain a natural look without creating keystoning. Two afternoons ago we hiked out to some wonderful multi-colored eroding hills. The erosion patterns in this image remind me of an octopus or cuttlefish.