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Photography and Production Ken Chan

American Deserts. Photography and Production Ken Chan. 10. 2009 California. Music : Ennio Morricone. Automatic advance. This show illustrates the natural beauty of the deserts in the American southwest, covering the states of

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Photography and Production Ken Chan

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  1. American Deserts Photography and Production Ken Chan 10. 2009 California Music : Ennio Morricone Automatic advance

  2. This show illustrates the natural beauty of the deserts in the American southwest,covering the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah See if you recognize the following places Arches Canyonlands Mesa Verde Black Canyon Cedar Breaks Monument Valley Bryce Canyon Death Valley Valley of Fire Canyon de Chelly Grand Canyon Zion

  3. Don’t they remind you of your favorite western movies

  4. This land is grand Monument Valley at sunset

  5. Black Canyon Grand Canyon

  6. Canyonlands looks equally grand

  7. Want to get down to the bottom of a canyon? Try Canyon de Chelly - it is accessible and beautiful

  8. The colorful Navajo sandstone formation

  9. I am sure you know the red color is due to the soil’s iron content iron + air + water = rust Remember your high school chemistry?

  10. Looks like this valley is on fire – it is so named Valley of Fire

  11. This place near the Arizona-Utah border is called wave It is a paradise for photographers

  12. Would be a good place to play hide and seek

  13. Delicate carving of the soft sandstone by wind and water

  14. A massive display of nature’s carvings in Bryce Canyon

  15. Looks too fragile to lean on

  16. Better pray they don’t crumble when you are down there

  17. Balance rock Three wise men Pharaoh talking to a veiled woman

  18. Round the clock sentry

  19. King Kong’s hand

  20. No Match

  21. The famous Delicate Arch Arches National Park

  22. Small one : a natural window

  23. Life of an arch / natural bridge (from left to right) The bridge gets too thin and finally collapses Notice two new holes are developing Over thousands of years the hole enlarges, forming a natural bridge A hole is formed by erosion

  24. Sand particles are produced by rock erosion Over millions of years, they are piled together by wind into Sand Dunes small one This one can swallow you Big one

  25. Did people actually live here? Yes, this land has been home to Native Americans for thousands of years This dwelling ruin in Mesa Verde is well preserved

  26. They left behind these petroglyths

  27. This spectacular view from Angel’s Landing in Zion is your reward for hiking uphill for 3 hours It does not look all dry and dead from here

  28. There are even trees (Checker Board in Zion)

  29. There were trees back million of years ago The Petrified Wood is the evidence

  30. This living cedar at Cedar Breaks is more than 1,000 years old

  31. The giant Saguaro Cactus is a symbol of these deserts

  32. Cactus flowers are beautiful close up But watch out for those spines

  33. Spring wildflower blossom forms a yellow carpet in Death Valley

  34. Some of the Wild flowers in the region Indian paint-brush Desert 5 spots

  35. Heard of Columbine ? It is the name of the state flower of Colorado

  36. Even these unknown species are equally beautiful

  37. I am sure you don’t mind these little creatures Remember this is the wilderness

  38. Trees thrive along riverbanks

  39. There must be water under the dry soil

  40. Plenty under the leaking roof of this cave

  41. So there is water between these rocks

  42. or on top of this mesa

  43. It is a living desert The End kenchanimages@gmail.com

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