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Dimensions5614 x 3741
Original file size5.92 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceProPhoto RGB
Date taken4-Mar-13 17:02
Date modified14-Mar-13 08:14
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Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Focal length100 mm
Max lens aperturef/4
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 100
Metering modePattern
Arch in Progress, Valley of Fire_130304_0479

Arch in Progress, Valley of Fire_130304_0479

Valley of Fire State Park is located a short drive north of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the Mojave Desert. It features phenomenal Aztec and Navajo sandstone rock formations similar to the national parks in southern Utah. Colorful veins of lavender, red, rust, yellow and purple streak the sandstone as a result of oxidation of iron minerals. In places, a rose quartz can be found amid the sandstone formations. The valley was once the bed of an inland sea. Petrified pine trees, seashells and coral have been found in the formations, a testament to the variety of climate changes that have occurred here.