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Giant Sandstone Wave by Isabel Synnatschke
Friday, 27th November 2009

Giant Sandstone Wave

by Isabel Synnatschke

A lonesome surfer on top of a giant sandstone wave
Equipment: Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
Isabel Synnatschke
There is nothing more amazing than the beauty of nature.

Giant Sandstone Wave by Isabel Synnatschke was photo of the day on Friday, 27th November 2009. It is tagged , . You can leave a comment below.

27 Comments

Katherine Lee Strassburg

27th November 2009 at 3:21 am

Impressive composition and color, but where is this? If it’s in the Western U.S., I’d try to go there next summer on a road trip with my sister and granddaughter. Even your web site doesn’t specify where in the world this lovely view is located.
To me, the what, when, where is as important as the technical beauty of the photo…………

chuck urgolites

27th November 2009 at 4:02 am

great composition . THIS IS ABOUT AS PERFECT AS YOU CAN GET , TO FOREGROUND LEADING INTO PHOTO. COLOR IS AMAZING ! FANTASTIC PHOTO !

27th November 2009 at 4:13 am

Great mountain colors and composition , thanks

27th November 2009 at 7:15 am

Never seen anything like that. Very nice scene.

27th November 2009 at 8:09 am

nice photograph!

Su

27th November 2009 at 8:44 am

love the colourand the ‘surfer’ give you anidea of how huge this is.

Fab

27th November 2009 at 9:21 am

Very nice composition and colours.

27th November 2009 at 9:21 am

How unusual; I’ve never seen this before.

27th November 2009 at 9:50 am

Very interesting rock formation. the composition is nice and by inserting a human figure it gives more impact to the whole image

planet lover

27th November 2009 at 12:35 pm

Great angle to capture the wave shape of this rock formation. One can only imagine the tremendous force that created it. I loved the title. Please include location information.

27th November 2009 at 12:59 pm

Wow! Fantastic shot Isabel.

Davey

27th November 2009 at 1:26 pm

Arizona. google The Wave.

Anurag

27th November 2009 at 1:32 pm

Impressive, and the human is the *icing* on the cake!!

Grete

27th November 2009 at 1:41 pm

What amazing and creative photography!!! Very good eye for capturing this incredible scene. The human figure shows the immensity of this place. Congrats from Argentine.

27th November 2009 at 1:44 pm

You’re right, the beauty of nature is surpassed by nothing else!! Great shot!

Grete

27th November 2009 at 1:59 pm

I’ve seen your website, is superb. You’re a great photographer!!! Congratulation.

27th November 2009 at 3:33 pm

I did google Arizona Wave,thanks Davey. The pictures are amazing, as is this shot; thanks for sharing.

27th November 2009 at 3:40 pm


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Dianne

27th November 2009 at 4:09 pm

Hummmm! This is unusual or maybe I’ve just not been exposed to such a scene. What an interesting layering of earth. Looks like making taffy. The whole thing is a ” let me look at this again” type photo.
Thank you for introducing me to something new. Great photography Davey.

renee

27th November 2009 at 4:09 pm

Love it! great shot! thanks for sharing!

Dianne

27th November 2009 at 4:12 pm

I apologize, for the error in addressing you as Davey, I meant to say Isabel. Please forgive.
You are a terrific photographer.

Leslie Parsley

27th November 2009 at 8:27 pm

It’s a beautiful shot. Has startling colors, patterns and contrasts. But, had I not lived in Arizona I would not be able to ID the location.
Personally, I strongly feel that at least the what and where should be required before a photo can be posted. Mixed on when but not a bad idea.

Laurie

28th November 2009 at 6:56 pm

Fascinating! I love the imagery of the surfer riding the wave. Even the clouds are in perfect formation, as if the wind is blowing the wave, leaving the surfer surrounded by blue skies.

This is my first time to see “The Wave” in Arizona. Thanks, Isabel and Earthshots!

28th November 2009 at 7:41 pm

Earth sots..Thank You for providing us with your wonderful art.
for the Carlsvilleproject group,
Carl

Katherine Lee Strassburg

29th November 2009 at 5:42 am

Thanks to those who provided location info. I also feel it should be required to at least give location for all photos. I personally like the “when” also–season/dawn or dusk, etc.
Those of you who are more technically oriented seem to want equipment and settings info. The added would be so beneficial for many of us.

Isabel

2nd December 2009 at 10:17 am

@all: Thank you so much for all your comments!

@Katherine: I´m sorry, I was abroad for a couple of days and did not know that the image I submitted was chosen here on Earthshots. Somehow I was also pretty sure that I had uploaded it with an “Nevada, US” tag.
This scenery strongly reminded me of the incredible Coyote Buttes North Area in Arizona, but in fact this image was taken in Valley of Fire near Las Vegas. This little State Park is definitely one of my all-time favorites out there in the Southwest.
Best wishes and always good light to all of you!
Isabel

19th December 2009 at 8:59 am

A great shot with the human presence giving a sense of scale withount distracting.

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