On a Clear Day you can See Forever is a photograph by Bob and Nadine Johnston which was uploaded on October 19th, 2012.
On a Clear Day you can See Forever
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is contained within and... more
Title
On a Clear Day you can See Forever
Artist
Bob and Nadine Johnston
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Available On Canvas Or Prints And Gift/note Cards
Description
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is contained within and managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Hualapai Tribal Nation, and the Havasupai Tribe. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery. It is considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide and attains a depth of over a mile. Nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists, recent evidence suggests the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago. Since that time, the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to its present-day configuration.
For thousands of years, the area has been continuously inhabited by Native Americans who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon a holy site and made pilgrimages to it. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was Garcia Lopez de Cardenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540.
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October 19th, 2012
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Comments (31)
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Randy Rosenberger
What a fine piece of artwork for me to proudly display on our Featured Artwork section of our Homepage of our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group! Thanks for sharing! LIKED & FAVED Randy B. Rosenberger (WFS group administrator)
Nadine and Bob Johnston
We really appreciate you stopping by to view our work. Paintings or Photographs of beautiful things, especially those in nature can help you feel better, when you stop and take a few moments to see all the details. It could even surprise you, just how relaxed you can feel after viewing 100 or more images (just try it today) when you take the time for a break. View or scan them carefully noticing details you would not have otherwise seen, and take the time to see a hundred or so images in that manner. Just clicking Next at the top of the page, again, and again. Just breathing slowly as you are taking the time to find details you would not normally have noticed. Breathing slowly as you watch the next page loading, can even be a form of meditatioon or relaxation as you think of the scene or landscaps as if you are actually in that environment. And when you take ten minutes or so to observe them and pay attention to how you are feeling as you do. we know you will enjoy our work, even more, and you can just return whenever you feel like you can use a break... just enjoy them, even more, before long...
AnnaJo Vahle
I like everything about this. First and foremost, it is a great photograph of an interesting subject. The rippling clouds with cool colors seem to answer the rhythm of the warm colors of the landscape. Secondly, my childhood memories of scenes like this, tug at my heart. Your work is fabulous. f/v
Sandi OReilly
You come into this image from the bottom right with the red and your eye travels right through the colors and lines right up to the sky, love it, Nadine and Bob!! f/v.
Cheri Randolph
Nadine & Bob, amazing capture of the colors of the Canyon! Perfect title for this composition. voted
Debbie Portwood
Gorgeous view! I love your Grand Canyon shots! I have always wanted to go there. Perhaps I just had to wait till I got a good camera! :D I am really ready to go now! v/f
Anne Barkley
Hi Bob and Nadine, This is an absolutely AWESOME photograph that gives the true feeling of the vast variety of shape, texture, beauty, color, and mystery in the incomprehensible hole that is the GRAND CANYON. Thanks very much for your tweet on my twitter site, Bob, as I have so enjoyed browsing through your artwork Bob and Nadine. I teach photography, and try to communicate about Ansel Adams, his vision, technique, and pursuit of photography with all its musical notes. Check out my Yosemite and Northern California Gallery in the Spirit of Ansel Adams, and I will continue to recommend your work. I adore your American Southwest artwork--there are so many splendors there! Good luck to both of you with your BEAUTIFUL talents!!
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