Wind is not an issue for me-learned to deal with that a long time ago. I have a rock solid setup for wind, a Philips, a heavy duty tripod and a light disk that I hold up to block the wind from the camera-works like a charm up to about 6 seconds-fire the shutter release with my teeth. I would love to see some good storm clouds.
Thanks,
Kirk
at age 73:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"
I can't invite people to come and shoot with me this time as I have some friends and my wife coming up later in the week. I would love to see some of you at the talk though. I don't know how many times I have given talks like this to tourists and I get questions like "why'd you shoot that in b&w it'd be so much nicer in color?"
But I love Chancey's idea of doing a meetup there this fall or next spring maybe like we did at Chaco a few years ago.
Thanks,
Kirk
at age 73:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"
I tried a new spot before work today north of Aztec and had fun but didn't get much more than a beautiful walk.
Dang work gets in the way.
You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. ~ Mark Twain
I went to a talk the other day about some archeologist and engineers doing sophisticated aerial laser scans at Chaco sites. There is some very esoteric Anasazi architecture and landart (for lack of a better term) up on the mesa behind Aztec. That's to the north right?
Thanks,
Kirk
at age 73:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"
Yes some interesting Badlands and lots of gas well sites, that's what drags me out there daily.
You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. ~ Mark Twain
Are you in that industry?
Thanks,
Kirk
at age 73:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"
Yep, I'm one of the guys that keeps the gas moving at least until my wife starts her career.
You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. ~ Mark Twain
Do you work those gas fields over in the Dinetah like Gubanador, Blanco Canyon, Largo too?
Last edited by Kirk Gittings; 11-Apr-2012 at 21:16.
Thanks,
Kirk
at age 73:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"
Congratulations, Kirk! They couldn't have picked a better eye for archaeology!
Best regards,
Wayne
Not Dinetah and only rarely the others, at the north ends close to Hwy 64 and the San Jaun river.Originally Posted by Kirk Gittings
Oh before I forget, the Paint Brush and trees and a few others have really started at Aztec's elevation. Durango is showing signs of spring too, but not as strong yet. Dolores and Cortez should be close.
You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. ~ Mark Twain
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