View allAll Photos Tagged mittens!
This spectacular event occurs biannually when the left mitten perfectly casts its shadow on the right mitten near sunset at the Monument Valley Tribal Park. Merrick Butte stands off the right and I included it to create a bit of balance in this panoramic composition.
Since I was a kid I’ve always called them mitten leaves. It was only a few years ago that I learned that they are the leaves of the mulberry tree. I consider myself extremely lucky to have a mulberry tree in my backyard.
The Facts:
Pattern: Mittens 5/16 from Anna Zilboorg’s Magnificent Mittens
Yarn: 50 grams each of 2 unknown colors of Cascade 220 and a smidge of a third for trim (yarn from swap)
Gauge: 6.5 sts. per inch
Needle: size 3 and 1 Addi Turbo for magic loop method
Size: My size! 9″ circumference
Changes: I changed the yarn and colors and shortened the mittens by an inch or so.
Started: July 17, 2006
Finished: July 22, 2006
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park (Navajo County, Arizona) - 21 DEC 2016
I arrived at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park late in the day and the skies were overcast.
West Mitten Butte is 1.1 miles (1.8 km) northeast of the park headquarters and the summit is 6,176 feet (1,882 m) and it's name was given because it looks like a gigantic mitten and it is the western butte of two "mitten-like" buttes.
The butte is made of three principal rock layers. The lowest layer is Organ Rock Shale, the middle is de Chelly Sandstone, and the top layer is the Moenkopi Formation capped by Shinarump Conglomerate.
He looks so funny! I love how the tongue is in perfect focus and you can see the 'bitty' bits. I am starting to love the nifty fifty :)
A late afternoon thunderstorm and rainbow at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, AZ. The iconic formations seen here are the East and West Mittens....which have appeared in countless movies, TV shows, commercials, etc.
Mittens is feeling quite affectionate, as she is in a warm spot under the bathroom heater lights added to by a morning sunbeam.
Taken with iPhone 3GS.
I believe this photo was taken in ’86. I was driving through Monument Valley in a snow storm and was a little concerned about finding a place to camp for the night. I decided to drive out to the Mittens overlook even though I didn’t think there would be anything to see because of the low clouds. This was before they started charging, so, other than a little time, I didn’t have anything to loose. It was almost sunset and no one else was around. I got out of the car and took a few light readings but there was nothing to see. The clouds were so thick that I could barely see 40 feet. All of a sudden the clouds broke and I ran for the car. I grabbed the Hasselblad and thankfully had already taken some light readings. I had time for just one shot and then it was gone. I waited for it to open back up but in 20 minutes it would be dark and I still needed a place to sleep. The drive out was interesting because it was nearly whiteout conditions. I decided to drive over to the Goulding’s trading post. I knocked on the door and disturbed their dinner but they were more than happy to rent me a room since no one else was staying there that night. The next morning the sky was clear and most of the snow was gone.
Copyright Notice
© 2007 Gallaway Photography, All Rights Reserved
Do NOT copy, print, download, display, alter, blog, stream or otherwise use this photo or caption in any manner without the express written consent of the copyright holder. To purchase or request permission to use this photo, please send me a FlickRMail
This shadow event is always a good excuse to go visit Monument Valley! If you've never been, make sure you put this place on your bucket list as it is absolutely fascinating. Come explore some lesser known areas in Monument Valley with us on our Nov workshop:
This made me uneasy. The scene of a crime? Where was the other mitten?
Lost mittens, like lost kitten, increase my anxiety...
It's that time of year again where the inverse mitten shadow appears in Monument Valley. I liked this shot since the shadow seems to mirror the actual mitten.
This is my daughters' rabbit, Mittens. He is a very cute rabbit but not all that friendly towards us. This is a real shame as he is very cuddly looking but seems to get quite stressed when we pick him up.
The second of a long term series I'm attempting called The kindness of strangers.
Fuji GA 645i. Please view the full set here! Fujicolor PRO400H, ISO 400, medium format. I'm battling this film in post processing a bit because it casts a very green (nostalgic looking) hue over the shot that is hard to resolve. Though the final result is quite natural looking. It's the first time I've used it so I'm not sure if this is a normal property of the film or I have a slightly off batch!
Say hello to Millie Mittens! She's about five years old, and was found abandoned in a box at a bus stop.
Here she is pictured at the Sussex Cat Welfare cattery.
She came home with us earlier tonight !
My house guest David was a harsh taskmaster this week, so I have a newly designed mitten to knit. :) This is the palm. The back is really nothing to look at now, but oh, I am so pleased with the chart.
The yarn is Harrisville Shetland in Cocoa and Pearl, which are freaking gorgeous colors.
Mittens on my bed, in prime position to watch birds out of the window at the holiday house last week. There are magpies warbling outside and she is having a great time.
Taken with iPhone 3GS.
It was hard to get a clear shot through all the snow. She didn't seem to mind it too much. She spent much of the day just standing on my deck rail in the snow, occasionally fetching peanuts, taking them up the tree to the birdhouse where she stores them, and coming back for more. I gave her some filberts which she carried into the "cat house' on the deck and hid behind the fleece blanket in there. I guess if she had wanted a warm place out of the snow she could have stayed in there. Missy has decided this winter to avoid going out when it is cold, and she has never gone into the cat house as we had planned (My husband built it..like a small doghouse)
Monument Valley, USA.
Today (August 16, 2010), but five years ago.
Analogue picture taken with my good old Nikon F60.
My personal website www.lucemozioni.com
My new photobook, Some days in Copenhagen
My photobook, United States Coast to Coast
Fabrizio Zago
© All rights reserved