Throne at Sunset

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Sometimes called the Valley of Dreams, the Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness Study Area is located a little north of Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico. It is a badland area of rolling water-carved clay hills. The area is rich in fossils and spectacular geological formations making it perfect for hiking and landscape photography!
This awesome formation, known by a few names—Chaco Throne, Alien Throne, Chaco Alter—was captured during sunset. It is a hoodoo. Its columns and connections, don’t quite make sense. Its openings are irregular, its presence imposing and odd, even among several odd, imposing sights.
I made this photograph when the sun was setting, the globe just falling below the horizon.

Technical Details

Canon EOS 5 D IV; Canon EF 28-70mm @ 50mm, f/16 @ 1/40 sec, +.067 EV, ISO 400; Gitzo tripod. RRS BH 55, remote trigger

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It looks like a man made ruin to me. It’s amazing that this was created naturally.

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Thank you @Igor_Doncov for your comments. That area is rich in distorted formations. Water, wind and sand erosive forces are fascinating.

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I love the pastel sky background!

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Thank you @Bill_Pelzmann for your kind remarks. The best light doesn’t last long in the desert in January so it is best to be well prepared.

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Made me think of Star Trek TNG, just expecting Data to emerge. Truly bautiful photograph, I really like the other worldly color palette of this image.

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Thank you @Tomas_Frydrych for your kind remarks. There is much more to see in this area that it would require multiple days to explore and photograph in favorable light.