Photo of the Day

[Crewleader]

April 10, 2015

The Searcher

Photograph by Carlo Mogavero, National Geographic Your Shot

A lone rider is dwarfed by the immensity of Utah’s Monument Valley. Your Shot member Carlo Mogavero had the benefit of a clear day and an iconic setting but, he writes, his shot was missing a subject. “Suddenly a cowboy started to climb the cliff, and I began to hope that the guy was going to reach the right position,” he writes. “I waited for a while, and luckily the cowboy went [onto] the rock.” For Mogavero, the scene evoked the classic Western films of Sergio Leone and John Ford, once viewed on a black-and-white television.

[lovemydog]

1. That's a great photo.

Thanks for sharing.

Some classic westerns were shot in that area, Utah's Monument Valley. It certainly does evoke them.

[mnhtnbb]

2. Great photos are all about being at the right place at the right time, aren't they?

Takes lots of patience, doesn't it?

[aikoaiko]

4. And taking thousands of 'less than great' photos while working for the great one.

And patience.

[magical thyme]

3. now I'm ready to pack my bags and move there with my pony

scorpions. rattlesnakes. poisonous stinging desert things everywhere. Hot hot hot. dry dry dry...

phew. I feel a little better now.

Gorgeous photo.

[Lochloosa]

5. Or you could grab your swim suit and head to Florida...

scorpions. rattlesnakes. poisonous stinging swamp things everywhere. Hot hot hot...humidity humidity humidity.

Oh and Alligators!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. How beautiful this is, my dear Crewleader...

Thank you, dear girl...

[left-of-center2012]

7. I wonder

What was that cowboy doing there, besides enjoying the view?

[Binkie The Clown]

8. Reminds me of Ansel Adams.

I do love good black and white photography.

[Sherman A1]

9. Superb!

Thanks for Posting. Mrs. Sherman A1 loves old westerns I will have to show her this photo.

[Crewleader]

10. Good to hear Mrs. Sherman A1 loves westerns too. Hope she's feeling better!

Thanks everyone for the comments too!