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Red Rock

Geraint December 9, 2016 2 Comments
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The rock is only a quarter of an inch. The red on the grey caught my eye. I made five images. Each time, by rotating or moving the camera in closer, I eliminated extraneous, peripheral, clutter which was ok in a wider composition but didn’t add anything to the final image I had in mind. A tiny red rock lodged in a crack, a temporary resting place in the continuing erosion of the badlands in the desert southwest.

Winter Aspens

Geraint December 8, 2016 No Comments
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I was attracted right away to this scene by the five trees and the four fence posts. I like numbers and spacing as a compositional element. I made this image of the winter aspens near Hopewell Lake in northern NM.

Ah-shi-sle-pah Badlands, NM

Geraint December 7, 2016 No Comments
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On a two day photo safari photographing winter scenes in the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Area near Chaco Canyon. 

Pueblo Bonito Kiva, Chaco Canyon

Geraint December 6, 2016 No Comments
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It was so quiet in Chaco Canyon at Pueblo Bonito. There are sounds and echos which may be interrupted by the wind or ghosts moving through the ruins or it could have been the sound of me waving, traveling around the walls of the great kiva. Thanks for looking.

The Geometry Of Chaco Canyon

Geraint December 5, 2016 1 Comment

Getting close to some form of solstice alignment in Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Windows, doorways and roofless walls. Thanks for looking. G

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Chaco Canyon Kiva

Geraint December 4, 2016 No Comments
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This morning in Chaco Culture National Historical Park at Pueblo Bonito.

Highway 64 New Mexico

Geraint December 3, 2016 4 Comments
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Highway 64 near Hopewell Lake, New Mexico. It was -6°F this morning on the road to Ah-shi-sle-pah for a private two day photography adventure. The cold was too cold to get out. I wound down the window made a quick iPhone image, poured myself another cup of tea and headed off to meet my client. Stay tuned for up coming images from the trip.

Canyon Walls

Geraint December 2, 2016 5 Comments
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There are a number of vista points on the Rio Grande Gorge rim from which to view the river and to watch the shadows, cast from the opposite rim, silently descend or ascend the respective canyon wall. The river reflects the colors of the sky.

Winter Lake

Geraint December 1, 2016 No Comments
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It was cold out there. We pulled into the deserted rest area. There were no tire tracks or footprints in the snow. Within a couple of minutes there was a line of vehicles, whose passengers lined up to use the restroom. From the silence amid the gusts of the freezing cold wind, to a full service rest area. Onward.

Vallecito Mountain Snows

Geraint November 30, 2016 2 Comments
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Fresh piles of snow on Vallecito Peak. There is a faint outline of “Corn Woman” my favorite, or “Weaver Woman” the trees in the center of the snow field. She will become more prominent as the snow melts.