THE GUARDIANS - click to enlarge



MONUMENT VALLEY NAVAJO RESERVATION, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES

The Mittens and Merrick Butte stand guard resolutely over this tribal land as rain showers herald the rising sun on the distant horizon. A remarkable effect which I have noticed in these vast desert landscapes of red earth is that low clouds often reflect the warm colour of the earth below, right through the day. I have also noticed this in the central Australian desert, where clouds seemed to have a pale red glow most evident around midday.