Balancing Act

I am always amazed by the natural features that can be found in a place like Arizona. How long will these formations last? The fact is that there is constant erosion taking place in these areas, with the result that the land and topography will eventually be altered, sometimes quite rapidly. Here the erosion taking place is mostly due to the wind, and sand being blown by the wind upon these land features. Flash floods can also be a factor, but in this location I think that the wind is the major influence. These hoodoos are situated on a high mesa like feature, and I remember that it was quite windy here at the time when we were shooting, not to mention very cold. It was difficult to get a decent shot here, since there were at least twenty people with cameras and tripods present. Sometimes other photographers get in your shot, as was the case here.  Actually, one was in the left hand corner of the frame, but all I had to do was crop the shot, which I normally do anyhow, from the standard 35 mm frame to a 4x5 format frame, which I really like.