smoking rock !

Devils Garden area, Arches N.P, ThanksGiving 2011

some of those names that ancient people (native Indians for example) gave to places (and people) were based on the characteristics of a place and how they observed them. if I were an Indian I would have named this as smoking rock . Let me actually take that liberty and name this, as I am an Indian too (not the one Columbus discovered) ;)

16 thoughts on “smoking rock !”

A J on December 12, 2011 at 5:06 am said:

Gorgeous shot!! The title goes very well with this shot!! You have a very good eye :)

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- abu zar on December 12, 2011 at 10:46 am said:
  
  Thank you AJ ! It’s still a hit and miss case when it comes to coming up with titles so I am glad this came out well…
  
  on the ‘good eye’, my optometrist might not agree with you ! :p
  
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dhphotosite on December 11, 2011 at 11:58 am said:

This is beautiful! You have had some great photos in your travels!

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- abu zar on December 11, 2011 at 1:54 pm said:
  
  Thanks David. my travels are usually photo trips in disguise (much to the disappointment of those innocent who accompany me)
  
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Fergiemoto on December 9, 2011 at 5:22 pm said:

Fabulous! Isn’t it interesting how photo opportunities like this can happen? I have a similar one that I took at Bryce Canyon.

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- abu zar on December 9, 2011 at 9:58 pm said:
  
  yeah skies in the deserts, especially in winter do turn up some weird and interesting cloud patterns to be explored.
  
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KatiesCameraBlog on December 9, 2011 at 7:27 am said:

You captured that blue sky perfectly. Gorgeous shot!

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- abu zar on December 9, 2011 at 2:11 pm said:
  
  there wasn’t much skill required to capture the blueness. Just point it towards the sky :)
  
  it is always good to have blue skies (and sunny days) in November, something of a rarity in where I live :)
  
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Nandini on December 9, 2011 at 7:02 am said:

Beautiful shot. Love the title. :)

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- abu zar on December 9, 2011 at 2:13 pm said:
  
  I am usually title challenged in that I spend a lot more time on thinking and finalizing a title than the actual blog content so it is a bit of a relief and excitement when a title works once in a while ! Glad u liked it !
  
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Mufidah Kassalias on December 9, 2011 at 5:25 am said:

Brilliant title! And cool that you’ve named the rock ;-) It’s a lovely image with the rocks lit beautifully by the sun.

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- abu zar on December 9, 2011 at 2:09 pm said:
  
  I am pretty sure it has a name but i will pretend it didn’t until i named it :) . The colors in the sky (and especially the clouds) made my camera very happy that day. I will be posting more of my rockscapes from that day soon ..
  
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hasayang on December 9, 2011 at 5:10 am said:

Great name and fit the scene :)

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- abu zar on December 9, 2011 at 2:15 pm said:
  
  Thank you Haslinda and I am pleased to know that you think the title fits the scene :)
  
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Rob Slaven on December 8, 2011 at 7:11 pm said:

Nice!

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- abu zar on December 9, 2011 at 2:15 pm said:
  
  Thanks Rob
  
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