The Tower by RodS
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During the one beautiful day we had on our vacation in S. Dakota, we made our way west into Wyoming to see Devil's Tower. There is really no way you can prepare yourself for just how massive this formation is. It boggles the mind. It towers well over a thousand feet above the plains. It leaves you in awe even without any motherships hovering over it. And yes - we now have one in our living room. It's about an inch and a half tall! LOL
One thing that always bugs me when I'm shooting something as iconic as this is 'How do I get a photo of this that 354,658,765 other tourists don't already have?' An aerial shot from my Inspire would have been awesome, but it's a $500.00 fine and possible jail time for flying a drone in a National park. So that's out... So I opted for a low angle vertical to include the massive boulder field below the tower.
I find it interesting how the top third of the tower shows considerably more weathering than the lower two-thirds.
I'll have more photos from our trip, and a few more from the Mammoth Site as well.
I'm already working on Page 22 of the T.N.A. story - I'm going to try and speed things up a bit! :-D
Thanks for dropping by, and for any comments you wish to leave. Hope you all had a great weekend! Back to work tomorrow - vacation's over...... Bleah...
Comments (26)
adorety
You accomplished a unique shot here. I've never seen the tower from this perspective. You managed to capture that sense of awe. I've never seen this in such detail. I never would have guessed the lower section was so smooth. Great shot.
bugsnouveau
Wow...that's an amazing point of view
synthetik3
Fantastic image, great angle choice , not only did you get the tower but the base into the shot, helps show just how massive it is
GrandmaT
Spectacular Photo! This angle really is awesome. Looking at your photo makes the Richard Dreyfuss modeling results even more amazing.
Richardphotos
so you made it over there. great capture Rod. I was glad that I went there
the size did not dawn on me until I seen climbers on the lower part of the tower
calico_jester
super capture and p o v ... wonder how tall it was before the top broke off hmmmm lol
Daddywolf
It's Easy just get a 1200 foot selfie stick Or Duck Tape Two 600 footers together
Diemamker
This is a great image!! I was going to ask if you saw a big ship near there... but I guess I won't. have a good one!
RodS
Nope - didn't see any motherships.. But I'm cooking up a really big batch of mashed potatoes.... LOL
giulband
Marvelous geological formation, very well taken photo with a wide angle lens effect !!!
renecyberdoc
i wonder why we are going to mars-this looks the same lol.excellent take.
icerian
Impressive view. Excellent capture !
Cyve
Fantastic place and very great shot my friend !!!
vitachick
Looks like someone or something carved that massive Devil's Tower..For what purpose? Hmmm
CavalierLady
Wonderful image! Your POV is superb and really accentuates the size and the climb to get to this point.
Savage_dragon
Haven't seen the Devil's Tower in a while. I used it once as textures in TG. And the tower is stunning when wet. Got to see it in the rain. ")
eekdog
Great info on the Devils mtn, Rod. Love your pov on it.
UteBigSmile
Fantastic looking capture!
KarenJ
Wow, stunning shot and a really striking monument!
jocko500
look like you got a shot most people do not have. at lest yours is world wide now. cool ahot
Jean_C
What an awesome landscape, wonderful capture!
auntietk
Great shot! I know just where you were when you took this picture. As I recall, it rained a lot when we were there. We did get to go a ways up the path, but didn't want to get stuck too far up in a rain storm. This is terrific! Bummer about the copter, though. That would have been cool.
drifterlee
I heard there was a cave inside. AWesome shot!!!!!
jayfar
Thank you for the link to this fab capture of the tower. It really is an awe inspiring place and so much lore surrounding it.
We also went to the Mammoth site but I have never posted any pics from there - perhaps I should.
anahata.c
A beautiful shot! The clarity is stunning, as is the sheerness of the sliding rock formations of the tower. The sky is crystalline in this shot, and the build-up from bottom 'rubble' to the tower-top is terrific. I'm really glad you included a huge swath of boulders on the bottom---a lot of photographers would have removed them, to make a neater shot; but their presence not only tells us where this tower emerges from, but gives a gargantuan feel to the whole. I know you have considerable background in photography, and this shows why. And btw, from what I learned (an eon ago---a little before the Tower was formed), the reason the upper third is more eroded than the lower is that it was the only part that was exposed for a long time. (Exposed to the air, I think. I don't remember the whole explanation---it was given to me by a geologist, and it was way over my head.) Terrific shot---and I hope people zoomed, because it's awesome large.
Faemike55
This shot deserves a 10+ rating. first thing that popped into my mind was the tune! Great perspective and composition
ysvry
great foto.