Monument Valley With The New D500: Hi All, Just got back from Monument Valley (Hot and Hazy) and wanted to post a couple of images with the new D500. All shot using a Tokina 16-50...

Drdale55 Loc: Prescott, AZ

Hi All,
Just got back from Monument Valley (Hot and Hazy) and wanted to post a couple of images with the new D500. All shot using a Tokina 16-50 f2.8. Reasonably happy for the first go, particularly with the weather. Lots of haze (summer heat and AZ forest fires).

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Jerry Coupe Loc: Kent, WA

Very nice images.

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

Great shots.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

#3 is stunning.

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Excellent series. Three is very dramatic but all three are exceptionally nice.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

Thanks for posting. These shots prove the D500 is not just for sports and wildlife. Just like beer is no longer just for breakfast!

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Yes, I'm jealous!! We drove through MV but did not see those "windows." Did you take a special guided tour? Very nice photography.

Drdale55 Loc: Prescott, AZ

SteveR wrote:

Yes, I'm jealous!! We drove through MV but did not see those "windows." Did you take a special guided tour? Very nice photography.

Yes Steve,
I don't think you can't get into the "Back Country" unless you hire a Navajo guide. My wife and I did a private tour with Majestic Monument Valley Tours in a Hummer. A lot better than the 16 passenge open truck ("Shake and Bake") which we have also done. They were excellent.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Drdale55 wrote:

Yes Steve,
I don't think you can't get into the "Back Country" unless you hire a Navajo guide. My wife and I did a private tour with Majestic Monument Valley Tours in a Hummer. A lot better than the 16 passenge open truck ("Shake and Bake") which we have also done. They were excellent.

That's the way to go!! There's a lot we missed when we were there before. We'll have to go back again. I did get one nice shot, actually from the parking lot as the sun was going down.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Drdale55 wrote:

Yes Steve,
I don't think you can't get into the "Back Country" unless you hire a Navajo guide. My wife and I did a private tour with Majestic Monument Valley Tours in a Hummer. A lot better than the 16 passenge open truck ("Shake and Bake") which we have also done. They were excellent.

Where did you find your guide?

Drdale55 Loc: Prescott, AZ

They were one of the one listed by the hotel we stayed in.

The View Hotel http://monumentvalleyview.com/

Tour Company www.majesticmonumentvalley.com

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Drdale55 wrote:

They were one of the one listed by the hotel we stayed in.

The View Hotel http://monumentvalleyview.com/

Tour Company majesticmonumentalley.com

Thanks.....If that was the hotel inside the park, it was the parking lot of the hotel where I got this photo.

Drdale55 Loc: Prescott, AZ

SteveR wrote:

Thanks.....If that was the hotel inside the park, it was the parking lot of the hotel where I got this photo.

Yep, it's inside right a the visitors center. That's a great shot!!

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Drdale55 wrote:

Yep, it's inside right a the visitors center. That's a great shot!!

I thought so, until I saw yours!! We got there at 4:00 and drove the circuit, stopping to take photos, and finished just as the sun was setting behind that monument. Next time, I want to be there for two full days so I can get all the various light conditions as well as see more, as you did.

I don't know if they do it, but I'd love to take a horseback tour through MV.