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Title
Nankoweap Cactus
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
The Colorado River meandering through the Marble Canyon section of Grand Canyon National Park with barrel cacti in foreground
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Captured with a Canon 5D and a Canon TS-E 24/3.5L
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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 has 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 ("Ongtupqa" in Hopi language) 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.
The Grand Canyon is a huge fissure in the Colorado Plateau that exposes uplifted Proterozoic and Paleozoic strata, and is also one of the 19 distinct physiographic sections of the Colorado Plateau province. It is not the deepest canyon in the world (Kali Gandaki Gorge in Nepal is far deeper), nor the widest (Capertee Valley in Australia is about 0.6 mi wider and longer than Grand Canyon); however, the Grand Canyon is known for its visually overwhelming size and its intricate and colorful landscape. Geologically it is significant because of the thick sequence of ancient rocks that is beautifully preserved and exposed in the walls of the canyon. These rock layers record much of the early geologic history of the North American continent.
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October 16th, 2011
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Seattle, Wa - United States
Thank you for this submission to the Pacific Northwest Artists (PNA) group. Your artistic creation has been featured on the home page. This art represents the best of us, so congrats. For permanence, please place your art piece in the “Discussion” section titled: featured in 2022.
Snohomish, WA - United States
Congratulations! Your beautiful HDR image has been featured on the homepage of the original "HDR photography" group here at Fine Art America.
Ramona, CA - United States
Nice clarity throughout that landscape, from the close cactus to distant cliffs.
Mount Airy, MD - United States
Perfect composition, great light, Inge. I admire your skill. - Mike (V/F)
Littleton, CO - United States
Congratulations. This is a beautiful image. When I look at it I feel peaceful.
Sonoran Desert, AZ - United States
Congratulations, for the Homepage Feature, in the Art Group, "BEAUTY OF ARIZONA," for the week of Friday, (10/23/20)! You are welcome to submit your featured artwork in the Group's discussion thread “2020 Thanks and Features Archive October-December." Thank you for sharing your artwork and being a member of the group. like/fave
South Shields, Ty - United Kingdom
Beautiful! I used to have a little one like this just a few inches high! Congratulations on your sale!
Duncan, OK - United States
Congratulations on your tie for 3rd place in our Cactus contest sponsored by the Spirit of the West Photographs only group!
Washougal, Washington , WA - United States
Inge! Congratulations on beautiful art and this successful sale!
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