Today I am going to take a break from my “Missing the Mountains” series which will return tomorrow. About over a month ago I posted an image to Darwin Wiggett’s Life and Learning Through the Lens monthly contest. The theme was an alternative view to icons. I submitted this image of Chimney Rock with the following tidbit:
While the state of Nebraska in the United States has very little that many would consider “icons” it does have Chimney Rock – the pinnacle by which many of the early settlers guided their wagons in their journeys to the west. No photography book on Nebraska would be complete without an image of this prairie landmark. Almost all the photographs I have seen have focused on the rock almost solely, with its jagged features dominating the composition. In my rendition I choose to show it more from a distance, as the early travelers would might have initially seen it – a distant beacon of the next waypoint.
As it turns out, Mark and Leslie Degner, chose my image as this month’s winner! More details and great submissions can be seen on Darwin’s Blog. This image has always had some great memories associated with it. I was really starting to get into digital photographer around this time and I took a great trip through South Dakota and Nebraska with my wife. It was a wonderful trip and we both agree that this is one of our favorite images so it was pleasing to see that others enjoyed it too!
Technical Details:
Canon 20d, 17-40 f/4l @ 27mm, f/9, 1/50 sec.
Chimney Rock National Historical Site, Nebraska
This photograph can be viewed on my website at: http://www.journeyoflight.com/journey06/photo.asp?pictureid=ChimneyRock&xmlfile=/journey06/xml/color/midwest.xml&x=0.
