Camelback Mountain and Moon

ONE OF MY MOST POPULAR IMAGES AND BEST-SELLERS

Camelback Mountain, an iconic landmark and sentinel of Phoenix, Arizona, USA, derives its name... more

by Connie Fox

Title

Camelback Mountain and Moon

Artist

Connie Fox

Medium

Photograph - Outdoor Color Film Photo

Description

ONE OF MY MOST POPULAR IMAGES AND BEST-SELLERS

Camelback Mountain, an iconic landmark and sentinel of Phoenix, Arizona, USA, derives its name from its shape, for it resembles the hump and head of a kneeling camel. Located between the Arcadia area and Paradise Valley, Camelback Mountain is a popular recreation destination for hiking and rock climbing. A cave discovered on the north side of Camelback indicates that it was used as a sacred site by the prehistoric Hohokam civilization before they abandoned the area in the 14th century.

When I lived in the Phoenix area in the 1960s, nearly all of Camelback Mountain had been sold to private parties. We wondered how many homes would be built, and how high on the mountain, before something held the expansion in check. In 1965, United States Senator Barry Goldwater took up the cause and helped to secure the higher elevations against development. The area became a Phoenix city park in 1968.

The mountain is comprised of two separate rock formations: granite, and red sedimentary sandstone from a much later period. The Praying Monk is a red sandstone rock formation on the northern slope, and resembles the silhouette of a man kneeling in prayer. It rises approximately 100 feet (30m) and is seen on the left side of this image.

This photograph was shot from a nearby resort, Mountain Shadows, in the summer of 1993 with a Minolta Freedom Escort and Kodak 200 film. It was my first sale on another site. In 2014 I rescanned it from the original print and was able to give it new life as one of my best-selling prints. Nothing has been added that was not in the original scene, including the daytime moon.

Copyright 1993-2014 Connie Steitz Fox
All Rights Reserved
Minolta Freedom Escort Film Camera

FEATURED on the homepages of Weekly Fun For All Mediums, Premium FAA Artists, 3-A-Day Waiting Room Art, Landscape and Landmark Photography, and Beauty, September 2014. Featured on the homepage of Hotel Lobby Artworks, November 2014, and the ABC Group (top spot!), November 2016; Just Perfect, No Place Like Home, and Roadside, May 2021; USA Photographers, February 2023; Ten Plus, May 2023.

A TOP FINISHER in The Digital Workshop contest, July 2023.
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FRAMING
I ordered this for my own home, and it turned out great with these choices:
Paper: Somerset Velvet
Mats (2): Off-white Rag 2" wide and 1.5" wide
Frame: Chocolat-Cocoa Ornate (CLM5)
Mounting: 1/8" clear acrylic - foam core 15.75" x 11.875"

SOLD multiple times as a framed and matted print, and unframed. Sold as a puzzle in July 2021.

Uploaded

August 18th, 2014