This great valley boasts sandstone masterpieces that tower at heights of 400 to 1,000 feet. framed by scenic clouds casting shadows that graciously roam the desert floor. The angle of the sun accents these graceful formations, providing scenery that is simply spellbinding.

The gentle hills of Val d'Orcia/Tuscany on a spring morning.

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One from a couple of weeks ago.... working away at the moment, so not had much time for my photos... catch up soon! Moss valley March 2016

a few days after I had perfect conditionsI was looking for the darker sky but the clouds had other plans. The South view "right"with Saturn and the core of the Milky Way and the North view "left" still in twilight. The centre light pollution is Calgary due east. Antares in Scorpio is on the peak and Saturn is directly above

Crested Butte, Colorado

Yanacocha, near Quito, Ecuador, July 2016.

Öxnadalur, Iceland

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Found in my Olympus archives.

Some notes in first comment below.

William Gilpin. I haven't been able to find any really relevant paintings of his on the net. Does this quite different scene give any hint of what I meant? www.artnet.com/PDB/PublicLotDetails.aspx?lot_id=425316339...

The Hawkesbury Valley where our first settlers made their homes.

Farm in Red Beck Valley, Brighouse - West Yorkshire

A little part of the Girvan Valley, today, in sunshine.

Kirk Hill is to the top of the frame with Mossgennoch Wood just below. The Water of Girvan runs right along the flat, green floodplain.

I drove down my track - on the opposite side of the Valley - to take this shot. Lovely to see it in the sunlight, if only very briefly.

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South Carrick Hills

SW Scotland

“Here it's safe, here it's warm,

Here the daisies guard you from harm,

Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true,

Here is the place where I love you.”

🎼 “The Valley Song’ - Maia Wynne; from “The Hunger Games”

The patterns of the rocks formed by erosion look like curtains hanging on the cliff to the valley deep down. Amazing beauty by nature.

Hut Pederü (1548m), Rau valley, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy

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Ellan Valley Wales.

Back to my first solo trip to the American Southwest, which of course also included an extensive visit to Monument Valley, especially the well-known film locations.

Lazy. hazy afternoon in the Valley of the Monuments.

Autumn colors along the Lamar River in Yellowstone National Park.

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Pahalgam - Kashmir, India

The Red Beck Valley towards the Shibden Valley, Hove Edge in Brighouse

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Valley of Fire, Nevada, USA.

Betws Mountains Wales.

The Hawkesbury Valley where our first settlers made their homes.

The famous Blue Mountains are in the distance.

Sabden Valley, Lancashire

I really liked how the tree on the right (out of frame) appeared to be holding hands with its partner!

The River Ashop, As it runs through Woodlands Valley, Near the A57 , Peak District Derbyshire, Uk, September 2016

Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Kangaroo Valley Road (NSW, Australia) parts of which are wrapped by a thick lush forest occasionally lets in some light. On one misty afternoon I found myself standing in the middle of the road capturing the ghostly light that filled this breathtaking scene.

Ogwen valley, Snowdonia National Park. North Wales

Another shot with my iPhone. (Only had the telephoto lens with me)

Monument Valley - Canon T90 - USA Mai 94

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Craig Goch Dam, Elan Valley, Wales.

These cool hoodoos in Arches National Park really stood out to me as the snow capped La Sal mountains in the back were draped in ominous clouds. I loved the warm reds and the fresh spring greens that popped from all the spring rain. Kris

Elan Valley Wales.

The Lauterbrunnen valley is one of the deepest in the Alps, comparing the height difference of the adjacent mountains and the valley floor. In some places the cliff walls are 1000 m high. Streams flowing down the mountains, at the edge of the rocky valley walls, form high waterfalls. The most famous of these are the Staubbach Falls (visible on the right) and the Trummelbach Falls. The 297 m high Staubbach Falls is the tallest free-fall waterfall in Switzerland.

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Dolina Lauterbrunnen jest jedną z najgłębszych w Alpach, porównując różnicę wysokości przyległych gór i dno doliny. W niektórych miejscach ściany klifu mają wysokość sięgającą 1000 m. Strumienie spływające z gór, na skraju skalistych ścian doliny, tworzą wysokie wodospady. Najbardziej znanym z nich jest wodospad Staubbach (widoczny po prawej) oraz wodospad Trummelbach . Wodospad Staubbach o wysokości 297 m jest najwyższym wodospadem swobodnie spadającym w Szwajcarii.

A misty, moody morning at Yosemite Valley, October 2015.

I've posted a similar shot before but I wanted to post process a more "Fantasy" version to bring out the emotions the location gave me.

So this is a little hyper-realistic, more than my usual shots.

The bracken that makes much of Wicklow's valleys so green in summer turns brown in winter

On the road to Milford Sound NZ.

Monument Valley, USA.

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NS 191 led by Lehigh Valley Heritage Unit running the 6th Street at Augusta, GA.

After sunrise. Driving around Monument Valley we found this sight at the back side. Beautiful and quite place.

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