166. My, What a Big Rock You Have

Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona, USA
photo by Steve Allen
website - http://http://steveallenphotography.com/
original image - https://www.alamy.com/overhead-view-of-spider-rock-in-canyon-de-chelly-national-monument-image68383794.html?irclickid=SdwweEylHxyIToKUQ7X4Nz5IUkG3H6x1BWmPwk0&irgwc=1&utm_source=77643&utm_campaign=Shop%20Royalty%20Free%20at%20Alamy&utm_medium=impact
Bing Wallpaper version - https://www.wallpaperbetter.com/wallpaper/889/911/628/landscape-nature-rock-formation-sunlight-canyon-valley-desert-cliff-1080P-wallpaper.jpg

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Sure is impressive. But doesn't look like a spider. Something else, maybe, but not a spider. So I hopped over to Wikipedia. Apparently, it's named for Spider Woman, a key figure in Navajo lore. Anyways, the aerial point-of-view makes this photo really stand out, and the great lighting makes it exceptional as far as I'm concerned. I used Bing Wallpaper version as a starting point, because they cooked-up some really nice colors over there.

So I just deepened them a bit more.

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84. Well, Aren't We a Ray of Sunshine

‘Death All Around’ - Sliding rock on Racetrack in Death Valley National Park, California, USA
photo by Casey McCallister
website - https://caseymacphoto.com/
original image - https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50773864136_8524c807d8_k.jpg

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Despite the cheerful title, this to me is sort of a quintessential wallpaper image, something that Apple or Microsoft would include with their OSes. Very clean, yet still with enough detail and atmosphere to keep it interesting.

It was a bit too monochrome for my taste, so I let some cool tones back in.

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