Ruins

[Harlan Chapman]

Bill, I would consider this the shot of a lifetime.

[bill2424]

Harlan, When I look back at it it really has become the shot of a lifetime. These days I would never try such a stunt in fear of what might happen.
This shot has also sold quite well over the years.

[bill2424]

Here is on more. Also shot 4x5 Tmax 100

[Jim Cole]

Here is on more. Also shot 4x5 Tmax 100

Ahh, the most magical place on earth. I spent a week there in 1979. Too bad I was only shooting 35mm with an Olympus XA. The climb to the top of Huayna Picchu is unforgetable!!!

[Harley Goldman]

Giza Egypt 1985 shot 4x5 tri-xAttachment 102776

Beautifully done. It has a wonderful sense of mystery and timelessness. And good job talking down the fine.

[Nathan Potter]

The famous reconstructed rooms at the Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon NM. Late afternoon sunlight tinted by blowing dust outside. TK45S with a 210 Nikon W, Fuji Velvia 50, Praus developed. Epson V750 chrome scan with some PS tweaking.


45NM05-5 by hypolimnas, on Flickr

Nate Potter, Austin TX., Holliston MA.

[Kirk Gittings]

Nice image. Really gets the light in there.

Reconstructed? Are you sure? I've got quite a few Chaco archaeologists and NPS park rangers as friends and been through Pueblo Bonito many times with them and never heard that. Stabilized yes, even beams above the doors replaced yes, but reconstructed I don't think so. When excavated these rooms were full of debris and cleared but not reconstructed at this ground level-upper levels sometimes yes. The debris at the ground levels protected the walls and kept them stable. Once cleared more had to be done. Maybe wrong choice of words? Those rooms are used as examples of classic Chaco Masonry by many academics.

[mandoman7]

Excellent shot, Nathan.

[Nathan Potter]

Nice image. Really gets the light in there.

Reconstructed? Are you sure? I've got quite a few Chaco archaeologists and NPS park rangers as friends and been through Pueblo Bonito many times with them and never heard that. Stabilized yes, even beams above the doors replaced yes, but reconstructed I don't think so. When excavated these rooms were full of debris and cleared but not reconstructed at this ground level-upper levels sometimes yes. The debris at the ground levels protected the walls and kept them stable. Once cleared more had to be done. Maybe wrong choice of words? Those rooms are used as examples of classic Chaco Masonry by many academics.

Kirk, that was an assumption on my part based on early activity by the Nat. Geographic Society. Even as I look at my image it appears that the timbers at the top look original which indicates the walls are original and so quite remarkable examples of Chaco construction as you point out. Thanks for the heads up.

Nate Potter, Austin TX., Holliston MA.

[Kirk Gittings]

Color balance is superb here (as in aesthetically speaking). Well done.