Land of Dineh by choronr
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Description
Navajo, or Dineh - as they call themselves, is the largest tribe of North American Indians. Long ago, the ancestors lived in Northwestern Canada and Alaska. Over 1,000 years ago they began to travel south and reached the southwestern United States. They met farmers who are known as Pueblo Indians, and the Navajo began to settle near them and learn from them. The Navajo learned how to plant corn, beans, squash, and melons. The Navajo also began to learn a similar style of weaving, making clothing and art from the Pueblo Indians.
Today, the Navajo reservation is currently the largest in the United States. It has over 140,000 people with 16 million acres most of which are in Arizona. They still weave from wool and use natural vegetable dyes for color. Today, some live like the old days the best they can with the modern lifestyle, but others use modern technology to live.
Depicted here are the silvery blue/green sage plant. The Navajo culture uses plants extensively in healing and ceremonial practices. Sage and sagebrush are only a few of the plants used in Navajo culture. The sage plant has many varieties, and many uses, as an herbal enhancement to meals, as a medicinal herb for helping with colds and other ailments, and for use in spiritual purification practices.
I sometimes will rework older images like my 'Deep Talus' which was used here with a change in sun position and plant populations hopefully improving upon the original. The terrain was originally derived from a DEM file and converted to a .ter of the 'Bright Angel' area of the Grand Canyon.
Enjoy.
Comments (28)
Naoo
Great Realism!
jenay
wonderful pic - and a very interesting story told :)
kasalin
Wow.... spectacular view.... great terrain... amazing vegetation... greetings to you, Bob !!
necrophage
fascinating landscape!
2121
amazing every time...
stbc
Bob, lighting and sense of scale here are superb! This "choronr" quality of light has been missing from some of your images and so I am very happy to see this wonderful work. "V"
carlx
Superb realism, Bob!!! Love the details and lighting!!!
claudia02
Schön realistisch !
LindaMcC
Beautiful terrain detail and lighting..and an awesome point of view. Love the variety of plants and their placement is right on. Realistic and excellent work.
stboettcher
wonderful scenery
chrisvw
Wow. Incredibly realistic.
Ionel
Beautifully done, Bob! Superb light and interesting pov!
billcody
Great render! Looks super realistic! Wonderful!
jmb007
beau travail!!
Rich2
Wow - great account of a noble people. And this image is a fitting tribute to the Dineh. The sweep of the mountainside seems to draw me in. One of your best, Bob!
KnightWolverine
Excellent Realism!..Well Done! -Will-
peedy
Fantastic! Great POV and lighting. Corrie
ariz
Robert, I really love the angle you have on this render. It gives this picture a feeling of life. Almost like I've seen this scene in a movie.
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent image! Well done!
Dotthy
like a photo, so wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!
prutzworks
cool render and info
ia-du-lin
wonderful landscape, atmo and pov
NitraLing
Superb!!!!!
Markal
Very cool angle and placement of populations. Very realistic...super job!
Thelby
This is Absolutely Fantastic! Thi is bigger than my new 32 inch monitor, WOW!! I am in total Awe of this one!!! The slop seems as though you are there just standing on the lower slops of the moutain and about to navigate the terrain!!!! One of your All Time Best!!!!!
tennesseecowgirl
Beautiful work and write up.
MoppelundWilli
Hey good old Bob from Arizona, greetings from Germany! :D Unbelivable how you have developed, absolut masterful artwork here. I admire you consistency in terragen, how you have grown... you are very talented and of course you have the special eye for beauty in nature, you can capture it and produce such nice digital places. I hope in soon future i will have time to be active here again, it is so long ago... Just keep em coming Bob, i hope you are fine :)
sossy
a delight atmo and super perspective with the view on the rocks and plants in front! ;o)