Photo - Goblin Valley State Park, Utah

Walking around Goblin Valley State Park is like being on another planet. The goblins are the result of erosion where softer rock is eroded away exposing harder rock that protects the column of softer rock below it. This unusual landscape was used for one of the locations in the movie Galaxy Quest. The size of these formations is hard to tell from these photographs, but most of the free standing goblins are around 10 to 12 feet (3 to 4 meters) high or higher.

Lens: Internal 15.1-60.4 mm, set to 41.3mm
Exposure: 1/320 second at f/8
Camera Mode: ISO 100 RAW

Lens: Internal 15.1-60.4 mm, set to 40.2mm
Exposure: 1/100 second at f/8 with circular polarizer
Camera Mode: ISO 100 RAW

Lens: Internal 15.1-60.4 mm, set to 27.8mm
Exposure: 1/100 second at f/8 with circular polarizer
Camera Mode: ISO 100 RAW

Lens: Internal 15.1-60.4 mm, set to 20.2mm
Exposure: 1/100 second at f/8 with circular polarizer
Camera Mode: ISO 100 RAW

Lens: Internal 15.1-60.4 mm, set to 60.4mm
Exposure: 1/125 second at f/8 with circular polarizer
Camera Mode: ISO 100 RAW

Lens: Internal 15.1-60.4 mm, set to 38.6mm
Exposure: 1/60 second at f/11 with circular polarizer
Camera Mode: ISO 100 RAW
Converted to monochrome using the Channel Mixer in Adobe Photoshop

Lens: Internal 15.1-60.4 mm, set to 30.3mm
Exposure: 1/125 second at f/8 with circular polarizer
Camera Mode: ISO 100 RAW

Lens: Internal 15.1-60.4 mm, set to 27.8mm
Exposure: 1/60 second at f/8 with circular polarizer
Camera Mode: ISO 400 RAW

Lens: Internal 15.1-60.4 mm, set to 15.1mm
Exposure: 1/125 second at f/8 with circular polarizer
Camera Mode: ISO 100 RAW

Photographer: Rick Scott
Date: June 22, 2014
Camera: Canon PowerShot G1 X digital camera
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 for RAW conversion and image processing.