This is a well-done capture of (for me) a now familiar subject. Michael arranged to be on location at the right time for the reflected light. I would appreciate some lightening of the foreground. The flames could be accentuated from a closer viewpoint and wider lens (difficult with MF). The ruins are leaning back just enough to be distracting.
Although this shot has been published by numerous well known photographers (Muench, Sexton,...), no one has managed to capture this place successfully. This photo - like my own - is high saturation reportage and does not capture the feeling of majesty *I* felt when at this site. The site is about more than the striata (flames). The image is a good capture of another South Western "oddity", no-more, no-less.
Finally, please could all visitors to this and similar sites observe proper site etiquette? These structures are fragile and unprotected, and their decline is noticeably accelerating with increasing visitation. It is easy for visitors to brush walls with backpacks, weakening the structure etc.
Anasazi Ruins
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This is a well-done capture of (for me) a now familiar subject. Michael arranged to be on location at the right time for the reflected light. I would appreciate some lightening of the foreground. The flames could be accentuated from a closer viewpoint and wider lens (difficult with MF). The ruins are leaning back just enough to be distracting.
Although this shot has been published by numerous well known photographers (Muench, Sexton,...), no one has managed to capture this place successfully. This photo - like my own - is high saturation reportage and does not capture the feeling of majesty *I* felt when at this site. The site is about more than the striata (flames). The image is a good capture of another South Western "oddity", no-more, no-less.
Finally, please could all visitors to this and similar sites observe proper site etiquette? These structures are fragile and unprotected, and their decline is noticeably accelerating with increasing visitation. It is easy for visitors to brush walls with backpacks, weakening the structure etc.