Gold Medal Day in Mesa Verde National Park

            A setting outside the visitor center in Mesa Verde National Park with a view looking up and to the west at a statue and sculpture (Edward J. Fraughton). My thought on composing this image was to have a backdrop with the wisps of clouds in the skies above to highlight the sculpture. I chose to face to the west because the sunlight was more on the sculpture itself with all the reflected light, then directed towards my camera and myself (if I was facing the sun). 

The rest was later making adjustments with control points in DxO PhotoLab 7 to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image. 

A clip I found from a news article mentioned the statue and sculpture depict an ancestral Puebloan climbing a cliff using hand and toe holds while carrying a bundle of wood for fuel.

Taken in: United States / Colorado / Mancos (show map)

Taken on: September 20, 2023

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/5.0, 1/800 sec, 28mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	28-300mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	28mm
ISO:	64
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	DxO PhotoLab 7.3.0
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