Imaging USA 008: West and East Mitten Buttes, Monument Valley

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

008: West and East Mitten

At the border between the states of Arizona and Utah is the famous Monument Valley. The desert-like landscape counts several giant rocks scattered over the valley. Two of those so-called buttes are named mittens, due to their shape: giant hands with the thumb inward. They are located within a few kilometers from the state border, at a height of almost 1900 meters above sea level. The West Mitten measures 261 meters, while the East Mitten is a bit higher: 313 meters. Compositions with both mittens are one of the most popular among the many amazing scenes in Monument Valley

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 1999, 2017

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Imaging Brazil 329: Shoal of Fish in Belo Horizonte, MG (2011)

A personal selection of photographs with their stories.

329: Shoal of fish

In weekends, I used to wander around in the center of Belo Horizonte, and paid a visit to one of the municipal parks. The nearest municipal park is Parque Municipal Américo Renné Giannetti, which is located at the Afonso Pena Avenue. My favorite locations in this park were the Butterfly Garden, where you could meet a collection of colorful flowers that attracted some dozens of butterflies of various sizes, shapes and colors. Another favorite spot of mine was the pond that hosts certain water bird species and some fish species. When you take a closer look in the water, you can observe the big, colorful koi carps. Smaller, and less colorful fish are seen on the photograph. A large shoal of grayish-brown fish of different sizes and age. The younger fish have big heads and big eyes. They must be searching desperately for oxygen or for some food.

© Adriano Antoine Robbesom 2011, 2017