tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15875595805022824192024-03-28T19:32:15.166-07:00Corrales ChroniclesLance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.comBlogger214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-50394833407051616812024-03-26T16:01:00.000-07:002024-03-26T16:01:35.119-07:00White Sands - November 2023<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnunItm3Y7PiTWiAve4w1-O52xLUhwQ-weFh7UfaBLqJHgZOK9iioc4t37jz8QoCwEH6fAtxkXzPVMy18YRr_OYJV68w9W4ON-SSRC-IYuEi4cAnifSIDJZjCJHPFRoUcFr6zJSUVmrlLe7XVPHlvLvKJswJbxUppA1CFbIZEkj2nVgXxmfcw_WcBpTg/s4551/LWO_231126_28417-Edit-2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="4551" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnunItm3Y7PiTWiAve4w1-O52xLUhwQ-weFh7UfaBLqJHgZOK9iioc4t37jz8QoCwEH6fAtxkXzPVMy18YRr_OYJV68w9W4ON-SSRC-IYuEi4cAnifSIDJZjCJHPFRoUcFr6zJSUVmrlLe7XVPHlvLvKJswJbxUppA1CFbIZEkj2nVgXxmfcw_WcBpTg/w640-h372/LWO_231126_28417-Edit-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Last November my friend, Alan, and I made another attempt to photograph a full moon setting over White Sands National Park. Our previous attempt, in April 2022, was a bust -- see my blog post about it <a href="https://corraleschronicles.blogspot.com/2022/05/white-sands-national-park.html" target="_blank">here</a> -- and we got skunked on this one too. But there are always good pictures to be had at White Sands, and we were able to capture some on this trip, as you can see from the image above (and those below).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When we arrived in mid-afternoon, the sun was already getting low in the late November sky, casting long, deep shadows in the dunes . . .</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2HNLxfQY_dD6gavAwSvwAuDUBTUMzK3KZC6_ayCiiIwCvHaNp_PuEPoN4ZnwyWvzloVPy-5B5D3Y61nEIJ0D4673y6sqfEr_JDA0FyrlWUeYmMs-PXJdMjE_2abMsDXKvIw19a_-ms-r4B8PvjNjgfL-xu9KA0prKdpjyFfPVQVDwqAzTFQQpX_PfQ/s5354/LWO_231126_28233-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3259" data-original-width="5354" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2HNLxfQY_dD6gavAwSvwAuDUBTUMzK3KZC6_ayCiiIwCvHaNp_PuEPoN4ZnwyWvzloVPy-5B5D3Y61nEIJ0D4673y6sqfEr_JDA0FyrlWUeYmMs-PXJdMjE_2abMsDXKvIw19a_-ms-r4B8PvjNjgfL-xu9KA0prKdpjyFfPVQVDwqAzTFQQpX_PfQ/w640-h390/LWO_231126_28233-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">. . . and revealing the delicate ripples in the sand:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9shbVoOI22-4TR1SjV2jZ9_2GSACLap62xoSzmyOTukayStP17sYgZyHqfKXGorgRon2Ni2YMK_IcGXs9Bq3ynY-oCTK6vQd4dgP0Qf-eEpOG9U70BZllKWwOClNCtoDHusdqXl-79RxhuCsVQmJxR9TZBz3F73vAZY_jQr2FoL-2go8rdUD9zI86og/s5472/LWO_231126_28266-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9shbVoOI22-4TR1SjV2jZ9_2GSACLap62xoSzmyOTukayStP17sYgZyHqfKXGorgRon2Ni2YMK_IcGXs9Bq3ynY-oCTK6vQd4dgP0Qf-eEpOG9U70BZllKWwOClNCtoDHusdqXl-79RxhuCsVQmJxR9TZBz3F73vAZY_jQr2FoL-2go8rdUD9zI86og/w640-h426/LWO_231126_28266-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There weren't many tourists this time of day (and this time of year), but two young Asian women were enjoying the views . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuF3nZJjctRtwokCrW0CFmgHiXdtz8fxvtzPNBeD7mg2q3zhOxlWCL8wAZrNendSEoESg-kInTq9Unj_eAqckUeEZD_1LOGJL0_5HZR7LdsVsZGMqvbNqEAntZWCWdKCBUYnmax48edPNnuq2X8Q3YN2A2qF-HATbZEMu7kZAzRbJ9N_X_PxlVs3EcQ/s4919/LWO_231126_28331-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="4919" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuF3nZJjctRtwokCrW0CFmgHiXdtz8fxvtzPNBeD7mg2q3zhOxlWCL8wAZrNendSEoESg-kInTq9Unj_eAqckUeEZD_1LOGJL0_5HZR7LdsVsZGMqvbNqEAntZWCWdKCBUYnmax48edPNnuq2X8Q3YN2A2qF-HATbZEMu7kZAzRbJ9N_X_PxlVs3EcQ/w400-h226/LWO_231126_28331-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgLxmfSlUKmL7TdstEbjm_0PqrnTNafplvrgw_IFFvi0dHG1xnWFG5NHFimd9IrG8M6Obp-IyqI5cA0w-AJEU2XVQk1cl77Ub4YIINsAmLbgv0EfN4Q1anECmRyy2gYlaSnm3WqBPjd9xRvEvEnFbtRTt4kQgogpF9zXjE5Rfe-FuDb8A4BWCsrKhBQ/s5151/LWO_231126_28321-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="5151" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgLxmfSlUKmL7TdstEbjm_0PqrnTNafplvrgw_IFFvi0dHG1xnWFG5NHFimd9IrG8M6Obp-IyqI5cA0w-AJEU2XVQk1cl77Ub4YIINsAmLbgv0EfN4Q1anECmRyy2gYlaSnm3WqBPjd9xRvEvEnFbtRTt4kQgogpF9zXjE5Rfe-FuDb8A4BWCsrKhBQ/w640-h356/LWO_231126_28321-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Clouds began to roll in, creating an early "blue hour" . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNhlpjkhTHZIMJuRBCb1DVc0gT1uR9EQsAii4NR9e3ajRm5nOcOlWHwFTyVGQpjYm6JBumbOK99FxmQeO_Yhyphenhyphenr-7MtPi1tQssjinQ2a1T3Oq03tIBlDyIChl43CRKFgN3Cp-Q9d7uCBsf88UMgeCOEfHVK_H0i0HyKlb0zd6K4FDiVak5aV8IfLCYfg/s4780/LWO_231126_28363-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="4780" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNhlpjkhTHZIMJuRBCb1DVc0gT1uR9EQsAii4NR9e3ajRm5nOcOlWHwFTyVGQpjYm6JBumbOK99FxmQeO_Yhyphenhyphenr-7MtPi1tQssjinQ2a1T3Oq03tIBlDyIChl43CRKFgN3Cp-Q9d7uCBsf88UMgeCOEfHVK_H0i0HyKlb0zd6K4FDiVak5aV8IfLCYfg/w640-h258/LWO_231126_28363-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Through the clouds, we got a few crepuscular rays -- see image at the top of this blog. Then it was time to head back to Alamogordo, eat dinner, and hit the hay for a very early wake-up call in the morning.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The park normally opens at 7:00am, but for a fee (to cover the ranger's overtime) a ranger will open the gate to early entry permit holders. We got in a little before 6:00; sunrise was at 6:43am, moonset at 7:10am. 28 degrees, and thankfully no wind. But it didn't look good. Here's what the sky looked like toward the sun in the southeast at 6:21am . . . not great:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ16V4QWWyOCYCVJykiCS6RvIOVs-Z1lK_Um6U-U-lycp-Iy-G7WwodEWOnMlDQ6XAeo636nVu81mgIgC3v49jshZ6fPnyVq-sq_k3fmyJvMtcDxHTuqaGkBmewPe3SnIfZZDfMoUJ2AfJGKKbW6OgT4UIRbpSyHDVFwscMv7fc1oz0THDAOqQupgzgw/s5472/LWO_231127_28717-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="5472" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ16V4QWWyOCYCVJykiCS6RvIOVs-Z1lK_Um6U-U-lycp-Iy-G7WwodEWOnMlDQ6XAeo636nVu81mgIgC3v49jshZ6fPnyVq-sq_k3fmyJvMtcDxHTuqaGkBmewPe3SnIfZZDfMoUJ2AfJGKKbW6OgT4UIRbpSyHDVFwscMv7fc1oz0THDAOqQupgzgw/w640-h348/LWO_231127_28717-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And here's what the sky looked like at 6:27am in the northwest where the moon was supposed to be setting . . . no chance!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6S190EoyZICVw09zVkXhmuhUy_T-j9VEHUNaujGYenFXC70DvMKGc_ogTzYsLYIGTanis7WhMRFzNyv32JOBEXI-vm5s205ijxR9Zb6C5tv60GUn-c4fV6KA1YcEcDYPAppZ0vR1fO0YFwAgnWdMMpq5FWw8MDrFHkzd9QGDU0pyQsT-jWh_iaf4iw/s5472/LWO_231127_28725-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3165" data-original-width="5472" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6S190EoyZICVw09zVkXhmuhUy_T-j9VEHUNaujGYenFXC70DvMKGc_ogTzYsLYIGTanis7WhMRFzNyv32JOBEXI-vm5s205ijxR9Zb6C5tv60GUn-c4fV6KA1YcEcDYPAppZ0vR1fO0YFwAgnWdMMpq5FWw8MDrFHkzd9QGDU0pyQsT-jWh_iaf4iw/w640-h370/LWO_231127_28725-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The best we could hope for was some sunrise color in the southeast and a few seconds of direct sunlight through a gap in the clouds. So we waited . . . </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvHYWQ4BFy3evPkfC2TP7lOyeSOWFMzXHewhHoxt-Wq2i6KqcEePIBYlzVncggemWkWVEkryZeIztC57c19KEdPoag_weZ4_oeYxhanI79QeToDDo_pLSf5eQyLgEkjtvAsu6u7oAPovri4ymftuJzI8SEpLyXlFXgjLh0wEf83YHN1M00ZoKe6QyvA/s5472/LWO_231127_28808-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvHYWQ4BFy3evPkfC2TP7lOyeSOWFMzXHewhHoxt-Wq2i6KqcEePIBYlzVncggemWkWVEkryZeIztC57c19KEdPoag_weZ4_oeYxhanI79QeToDDo_pLSf5eQyLgEkjtvAsu6u7oAPovri4ymftuJzI8SEpLyXlFXgjLh0wEf83YHN1M00ZoKe6QyvA/w400-h266/LWO_231127_28808-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the meantime, we got some nice "blue hour" images . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0-fI_P2C68YHrSAA3ofKOopVVY50oNzMRofd-qMAFUUju2pJL6KRWzbrN0pImJNS4dJ3J9sOWkibkZ4TSkt_IgaHBMDPi4LgYUDLt3btuGyGQsb7APGAdcXlQu1h1V5p5RshKObD766RJnM4QBrI0wH5OqNnwmPsHR6EW8EXoYAPqWg53PELSpYqvQ/s5472/LWO_231127_28730-Edit-2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2568" data-original-width="5472" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0-fI_P2C68YHrSAA3ofKOopVVY50oNzMRofd-qMAFUUju2pJL6KRWzbrN0pImJNS4dJ3J9sOWkibkZ4TSkt_IgaHBMDPi4LgYUDLt3btuGyGQsb7APGAdcXlQu1h1V5p5RshKObD766RJnM4QBrI0wH5OqNnwmPsHR6EW8EXoYAPqWg53PELSpYqvQ/w640-h300/LWO_231127_28730-Edit-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEPzJHzjEADV5bQfb3M8V0Yew0I7qZ2TvZJXapGyUKseUkipsRxOb7Wy4DbXHSgU2juO3_HiQHBbygoqTEVG_dxjQPmPkJijEVIAwzGTwEezRshpivI1MFO8KOJAESalA7AbJGjUlRKhcLkzj9pH7thmT7ZeLKsGbfeYA6Y2UEJizE6GZ1cr4Ke64PA/s5450/LWO_231127_28739-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2712" data-original-width="5450" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEPzJHzjEADV5bQfb3M8V0Yew0I7qZ2TvZJXapGyUKseUkipsRxOb7Wy4DbXHSgU2juO3_HiQHBbygoqTEVG_dxjQPmPkJijEVIAwzGTwEezRshpivI1MFO8KOJAESalA7AbJGjUlRKhcLkzj9pH7thmT7ZeLKsGbfeYA6Y2UEJizE6GZ1cr4Ke64PA/w640-h318/LWO_231127_28739-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I_XaJei68lyVkShmRtOKo9n7Ibp8-LiOkZBz18qE4pIK_W_6PXmRCvaWzZFatrguSFQJgKxAACD2VuBKAaR6BG8yKskZTl7DLwy226spTgqKQJmFpHahxae9lXEAbr3m6aCsSIA69t3CJKMToRlv4KHS6RM_xPQww0gH36Dl43uNlVEAoN6I2iU9Zg/s5401/LWO_231127_28790-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2779" data-original-width="5401" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6I_XaJei68lyVkShmRtOKo9n7Ibp8-LiOkZBz18qE4pIK_W_6PXmRCvaWzZFatrguSFQJgKxAACD2VuBKAaR6BG8yKskZTl7DLwy226spTgqKQJmFpHahxae9lXEAbr3m6aCsSIA69t3CJKMToRlv4KHS6RM_xPQww0gH36Dl43uNlVEAoN6I2iU9Zg/w640-h330/LWO_231127_28790-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And in the northwest, the moon was still obscured, but the clouds were getting interesting.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3giTNLxhTA5JSQuQVthjkn_vTQHzCI-RN8Xbw6_YUQCJxfo3T8-EYs9wsd3GIFxda-_F1rExdU7eSB-MtYvBlYJGqqz5d105XXUxNtjN3g6x0jMNg0D6eqgh1P5GNoozmJQPkZpAsIzbelBFsKeGoPqjpXZALG7_JTmygpz4qOBLb1N501LBUay3QYA/s5376/LWO_231127_28819-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="5376" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3giTNLxhTA5JSQuQVthjkn_vTQHzCI-RN8Xbw6_YUQCJxfo3T8-EYs9wsd3GIFxda-_F1rExdU7eSB-MtYvBlYJGqqz5d105XXUxNtjN3g6x0jMNg0D6eqgh1P5GNoozmJQPkZpAsIzbelBFsKeGoPqjpXZALG7_JTmygpz4qOBLb1N501LBUay3QYA/w640-h402/LWO_231127_28819-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, we began to see a little color in the southeast along with a few crepuscular rays:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtE4FDSOP0nVQzl9vkltwHEEP_BAhbsk1rr9Umqe242LeQbz3pTjNZjjeUa59A8I5jCN2pklem9vq_5F9OVjf94tEZq_ts5HCWvpZRgM5Yc1fyOPlGLkBFSKiLvTMJ7cIXhTuTTbq7X__urNDCaRv3EnKpj9VZsN90VKMW7LNcq-yw__SCXbOaOD2XOQ/s5472/LWO_231127_28825-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtE4FDSOP0nVQzl9vkltwHEEP_BAhbsk1rr9Umqe242LeQbz3pTjNZjjeUa59A8I5jCN2pklem9vq_5F9OVjf94tEZq_ts5HCWvpZRgM5Yc1fyOPlGLkBFSKiLvTMJ7cIXhTuTTbq7X__urNDCaRv3EnKpj9VZsN90VKMW7LNcq-yw__SCXbOaOD2XOQ/w640-h426/LWO_231127_28825-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Get ready! Here it comes!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPTN-K8CAk22VedZ3V6SLYJvpZ7zpyxVdP4XUCbdfdesjiei7vVbiyM9pcJVDnVGGFTm2Upl2RJiZXJfIMXh68F5xPpOah5PoEagaHuFj3fJmC93kZL_3Ost4LHJQr6LSkcL6XjTBpTV0YDWb2rE3xOjvvF3LRc_EtGnw8q-A3o1ixoQe9YFkJ8dg-A/s5472/LWO_231127_28837-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3277" data-original-width="5472" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPTN-K8CAk22VedZ3V6SLYJvpZ7zpyxVdP4XUCbdfdesjiei7vVbiyM9pcJVDnVGGFTm2Upl2RJiZXJfIMXh68F5xPpOah5PoEagaHuFj3fJmC93kZL_3Ost4LHJQr6LSkcL6XjTBpTV0YDWb2rE3xOjvvF3LRc_EtGnw8q-A3o1ixoQe9YFkJ8dg-A/w640-h384/LWO_231127_28837-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A three-minute burst of direct sunlight on the dunes . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw6fDA0VP98tQFTqwOTkjcOQ93hId7bQ5fSFf7vyoQgujLdqiDjhvVu7fYEnzWs49rtpiYvoxxUWt-eC5ptoALSlCtp0vRXxtnsJKFb1aAwXUcn4-RhrKqlnGLshxpq_soXIIUH9KapJ6XtO6Cza90iKLPF8QE4joSYRbjD1a2nfDkhvXhR5DvE5OcA/s5402/LWO_231127_28847-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3341" data-original-width="5402" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIw6fDA0VP98tQFTqwOTkjcOQ93hId7bQ5fSFf7vyoQgujLdqiDjhvVu7fYEnzWs49rtpiYvoxxUWt-eC5ptoALSlCtp0vRXxtnsJKFb1aAwXUcn4-RhrKqlnGLshxpq_soXIIUH9KapJ6XtO6Cza90iKLPF8QE4joSYRbjD1a2nfDkhvXhR5DvE5OcA/w640-h396/LWO_231127_28847-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Time to pack up and go home.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMULoOpOtPS_RVpaK5anbLX9KIerKqfP9VEwWqKwr55dWvaPxEliF8VDrz9k9WNv6zoZzoCuV-RhZiSlPB0DGwQaaJNdWszABvjsatUAuWmix9u6YM_wOLnEHoyYl2T90io7ciBatlh1cerIKJjd-BJadOcaTpI7pv5OMH_-y9kfqPVCaxUshjwSXjcA/s4838/LWO_231127_28873-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2713" data-original-width="4838" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMULoOpOtPS_RVpaK5anbLX9KIerKqfP9VEwWqKwr55dWvaPxEliF8VDrz9k9WNv6zoZzoCuV-RhZiSlPB0DGwQaaJNdWszABvjsatUAuWmix9u6YM_wOLnEHoyYl2T90io7ciBatlh1cerIKJjd-BJadOcaTpI7pv5OMH_-y9kfqPVCaxUshjwSXjcA/w400-h224/LWO_231127_28873-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/White-Sands-November-2023" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></p>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-90647454177738018922024-03-05T16:29:00.000-08:002024-03-05T16:29:03.843-08:00Central New Mexico Mission Church Tour<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WAUV878g9S0e5C4SCArlHte9g6GCWb9yPMh0cVdfWB-TQganly7XkTMumAI7QNc-jissxRPjwKno8c43OEvLNwpTpnCvYATgeD2rDke05OOPk40McRIsevd39HCQ7Oco4zGY28js6jV8fhJYl9B47KCYACm15Gri4gN2duL5vmKcjKpoyF2J-WV0Pw/s991/Miscellaneous%20Graphics%203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="991" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WAUV878g9S0e5C4SCArlHte9g6GCWb9yPMh0cVdfWB-TQganly7XkTMumAI7QNc-jissxRPjwKno8c43OEvLNwpTpnCvYATgeD2rDke05OOPk40McRIsevd39HCQ7Oco4zGY28js6jV8fhJYl9B47KCYACm15Gri4gN2duL5vmKcjKpoyF2J-WV0Pw/w640-h212/Miscellaneous%20Graphics%203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Last October, my friend, Alan, and I (along with about ten other photographers) embarked on another one-day tour of old mission churches east and south of Albuquerque. Most of the churches were repeats from the tour we took in May of 2022, so I won't re-present them to you in this post. (You can read about that trip <a href="https://corraleschronicles.blogspot.com/2022/07/south-central-new-mexico-church-tour.html" target="_blank">here</a>.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">However, on this tour there were a few new (to me) churches -- and, en route, one iconic New Mexico abandoned house -- that I'll share in this post.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The iconic house is known as the "Sears House" because it is reputed to be a DIY house ordered from the Sears Roebuck catalog and built sometime in the early 1920s. It's been photographed hundreds (if not thousands) of times, but my first visit happened in June of 2021 with my friend, Bruce, during the pandemic. You can read about that trip <a href="https://corraleschronicles.blogspot.com/2021/06/covid-respite-21-east-mountains-ramble.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSY1qCmYqJtcdAEATTRkVmQv487sEHchCu3NILmaBsjyDuOtoewB7EsveJbguH8uduNLZzH2npb84Ec0uTsLpTx5IbvrxPYxqlVH9TYNUnhw6W46XDA-hG3nHJYUQfmV8A_CCCviIbgD0w2Rxzy-Rmklm_qla0voff8FnUYidAXpdLzSSFCyEeRDK-HA/s5418/LWO_210602_07181-Edit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="5418" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSY1qCmYqJtcdAEATTRkVmQv487sEHchCu3NILmaBsjyDuOtoewB7EsveJbguH8uduNLZzH2npb84Ec0uTsLpTx5IbvrxPYxqlVH9TYNUnhw6W46XDA-hG3nHJYUQfmV8A_CCCviIbgD0w2Rxzy-Rmklm_qla0voff8FnUYidAXpdLzSSFCyEeRDK-HA/w640-h426/LWO_210602_07181-Edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo from June 2021 trip<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The house is on private property -- photographable from the road, but not accessible. On this visit, however, our tour leader had arranged with the caretaker to allow us onto the property for a closer, 360-degree view . . . including from above with my drone.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwgk5tbh4xNYtGFnB1jXOr7K_NZ_qMAcCH3siGE_U23Am5VKhPBtDACrlFhKMUQ9FbHQ0DZKf5I0afCQlfZlWKdq_fb4WgOh0acLvQ02ajwR-soO3iFwG0mnMxfoYTJiFGGRmvqiS5QUQCNODWncUeiQkHcYWz3dyztApYceVENecp6Dn0avGlNuMKQ/s5228/LWO_231021_26380-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3269" data-original-width="5228" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwgk5tbh4xNYtGFnB1jXOr7K_NZ_qMAcCH3siGE_U23Am5VKhPBtDACrlFhKMUQ9FbHQ0DZKf5I0afCQlfZlWKdq_fb4WgOh0acLvQ02ajwR-soO3iFwG0mnMxfoYTJiFGGRmvqiS5QUQCNODWncUeiQkHcYWz3dyztApYceVENecp6Dn0avGlNuMKQ/w640-h400/LWO_231021_26380-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqOZMmdeywBhcpvssIJZHp7Q_IfdCMmCbiJYaa8EsBhaPjQKWPg5hzih-ZJ_-288mxmux8vKMSkR8kCRGAH5kblZQNTfWrgvwabVzdxt-DRGCyqvjZe7JHWjElswqDYqTAYTS7R5hGZaJd7NUfieCsCWuglQfjmsasnLo6OANoD_eNF2cuAuv8a7lsA/s5472/LWO_231021_26399-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3369" data-original-width="5472" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqOZMmdeywBhcpvssIJZHp7Q_IfdCMmCbiJYaa8EsBhaPjQKWPg5hzih-ZJ_-288mxmux8vKMSkR8kCRGAH5kblZQNTfWrgvwabVzdxt-DRGCyqvjZe7JHWjElswqDYqTAYTS7R5hGZaJd7NUfieCsCWuglQfjmsasnLo6OANoD_eNF2cuAuv8a7lsA/w640-h394/LWO_231021_26399-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">You'll notice that the trees on the right and left of the house in the 2021 image above are no longer standing:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3880" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nZMfyTV6B1As3pcGxnTiEyyI55GawaCzc9-DBFEdm7szyANDGvPafRwIv-iWU-HEsDE3unM9yLCB6w_vVMRSpzum6XPh4vEMN7glRjby3ShP1SShGmzw4TRp5dw9t5oGkebvDuwBgKfcbSDeE-H0H091Syv9v_K1Hmi2FWCOupaTvW-0HnZ5USrU9w/w640-h372/LWO_231021_26810-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">And, for visual interest, I converted a few of my images to black-and-white:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uUrdd2_FE5Kvdro9vNRGqg2P77DkVPc2LR2vwZSgsPCuPnHGmxBnWcJQr7Z0JphxisGRppnX2Zo1B0T4sFAA6xFMMbsE5y2D86VgSAnwInpRCgdGTGZcLE5GXjaBY-moXcr6rBLm2XefFP6wS_IzuJHlAO-YHrsnDuMDXZBm_zo6RGwjjwDJV51CFw/s3344/LWO_231021_26793-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Moving on, we were also able to go inside some of the churches we had photographed only from the outside on our earlier tour, and found some beautiful religious icons and architecture.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This is the interior of the Our Lady of Sorrows in Manzano, built in 1829:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYoVV12q1fDiULqUxsp_PM20kBLAi9ISt_7TrEl7qHyWfvX4IqFUYTxG37fGp4ij2koie65PUZw9VFTwHMjSKFSgEFTncekgl6AwBSDbQmj_rzJUOuKyo1vwtx2S1N-c1IfdtGZgAyRy0gFysAAwMvtqohmTs9mwPKJmEwUppBgGlz9qw8wXWXo75eA/s4954/LWO_231021_26622-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3476" data-original-width="4954" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYoVV12q1fDiULqUxsp_PM20kBLAi9ISt_7TrEl7qHyWfvX4IqFUYTxG37fGp4ij2koie65PUZw9VFTwHMjSKFSgEFTncekgl6AwBSDbQmj_rzJUOuKyo1vwtx2S1N-c1IfdtGZgAyRy0gFysAAwMvtqohmTs9mwPKJmEwUppBgGlz9qw8wXWXo75eA/w640-h450/LWO_231021_26622-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There are small statues in each of the window bays:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfS8aymk9Nghg4ehhhjroHwYxVY-cHNZaHgGxSY4nLnwkDZWIOgvAjjwW9jaChxKCOKKj_SaTxyDI80dEREWPpa0StHEDY4HKH2lvLMqOvNBgpNAM_YzS4LN7JKNHhw0qIZnxmZUNCmlnWxuAUePtRFZ0AKLL-eEvpp5lqMx8nOqqRoJB7en3oviYeg/s5472/LWO_231021_26412-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfS8aymk9Nghg4ehhhjroHwYxVY-cHNZaHgGxSY4nLnwkDZWIOgvAjjwW9jaChxKCOKKj_SaTxyDI80dEREWPpa0StHEDY4HKH2lvLMqOvNBgpNAM_YzS4LN7JKNHhw0qIZnxmZUNCmlnWxuAUePtRFZ0AKLL-eEvpp5lqMx8nOqqRoJB7en3oviYeg/w266-h400/LWO_231021_26412-Edit.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAry6PRNStiInVS1ZphF5Uvvo3CWx0ibG4SEK1Z7_A0XKtnQGZUxEmUWg5gY04Htkg5ustHsertA_OVFy_Dny6B8JxNPPY8-K_8vGE2VWR8uaO93khyphenhyphenwmqZsdh0heiaB70RnYnK3iAcUE1Bg39jsbzkBWpdZ9hRIn9iRWqVuHRnSJgS_10qFLBFJ9uxQ/s4556/LWO_231021_26414-Edit.JPG" style="clear: right; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD2lyeG8tBszZS4UYu1jTLHGxFwCTnIhSd5Lgws9xYFrLfNgjp7jB24MTsq_AfW9tFB1sHiJuptiiCjtQXC8YU4SX-c6_inSH_qZX6vbOCXRYTrW8SBLPMemont22MMaAh_YWxmiDLCn-UnUvjbi7nwvC1eFDvdQN2RHymwQOuPu3-EVDgBF_PPa4qg/s4894/LWO_231021_26428-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4894" data-original-width="3263" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjD2lyeG8tBszZS4UYu1jTLHGxFwCTnIhSd5Lgws9xYFrLfNgjp7jB24MTsq_AfW9tFB1sHiJuptiiCjtQXC8YU4SX-c6_inSH_qZX6vbOCXRYTrW8SBLPMemont22MMaAh_YWxmiDLCn-UnUvjbi7nwvC1eFDvdQN2RHymwQOuPu3-EVDgBF_PPa4qg/w426-h640/LWO_231021_26428-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">And life-size statues around the altar area:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6QsmhyphenhyphenDxtYkxNSkPvtlTKTQkyHkgnD78zaz355tG5PBgWjC07Yr_j4eFMJLFgUoRoNnsVoyPV00sxCn2Yux0TMdAKt2XrGpGc5a6sF-HRF5bDqrBjyMfeQg6Fw0smz6TviK1kbb4OWKC1xDA2o6uTeyLsiQtH4Lz-FMFAS30nnaqL7ZwJJODIugIvA/s5284/LWO_231021_26614-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5284" data-original-width="3523" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6QsmhyphenhyphenDxtYkxNSkPvtlTKTQkyHkgnD78zaz355tG5PBgWjC07Yr_j4eFMJLFgUoRoNnsVoyPV00sxCn2Yux0TMdAKt2XrGpGc5a6sF-HRF5bDqrBjyMfeQg6Fw0smz6TviK1kbb4OWKC1xDA2o6uTeyLsiQtH4Lz-FMFAS30nnaqL7ZwJJODIugIvA/w266-h400/LWO_231021_26614-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Here's the interior of the San Antonio church in Abeytas . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxd3jezQMUnmF4L-2Yje7d9CGprLkVZeucThJIhhyphenhyphenZ7WhTMTdANfg5VVxrxR7Ycupf4Z1aZSbDdvy7FX6_baaEPl1JqgqGwJRBitu5Ak2cYmXqCjmJpaCccLXWF8zhzasOrLk8Pn6TBPA6psT74YiHjc2EhisYonzf4hxKUnei3U9H-qq4oy_2PAYeQ/s5244/LWO_231021_26702-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3565" data-original-width="5244" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxd3jezQMUnmF4L-2Yje7d9CGprLkVZeucThJIhhyphenhyphenZ7WhTMTdANfg5VVxrxR7Ycupf4Z1aZSbDdvy7FX6_baaEPl1JqgqGwJRBitu5Ak2cYmXqCjmJpaCccLXWF8zhzasOrLk8Pn6TBPA6psT74YiHjc2EhisYonzf4hxKUnei3U9H-qq4oy_2PAYeQ/w640-h436/LWO_231021_26702-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">and a couple of its icons:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxb1S5Ty52OItQk3BtoSu4PiW4B1rqIiteudYeowJ1mHNIZnGDw9_durygLCoZiIjw4wR0VB_d4dYG0TwmviVSv-qdNCyqQ-FynkKLL7sXdjYzag7Uh46FXKB_TflgiAvbquW5o9dxVzrPHhTRwgL-x_jX2hrlfx1KUi76yvA1pJ4x5K1QrzcEsO4_ag/s5136/LWO_231021_26710-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5136" data-original-width="3108" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxb1S5Ty52OItQk3BtoSu4PiW4B1rqIiteudYeowJ1mHNIZnGDw9_durygLCoZiIjw4wR0VB_d4dYG0TwmviVSv-qdNCyqQ-FynkKLL7sXdjYzag7Uh46FXKB_TflgiAvbquW5o9dxVzrPHhTRwgL-x_jX2hrlfx1KUi76yvA1pJ4x5K1QrzcEsO4_ag/w387-h640/LWO_231021_26710-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="387" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PBbzTpT8-6AjjhuEKuhGXcKZRWIoEcOnIrVSDVdg7Kd5Ak1FdPqz-W1yTPbfsVNlElb1osVKs2KlAMtHIQOpe-hZP7JDf034cWdmR0YLqUFNmBUHknXCkpijX_xGANggI8Qqm-ro3zH9Tcj2GgLa2cZpn_Xwo3EvUJTX3tc2V5me5fUaq0zalVD06g/s3602/LWO_231021_26708-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3602" data-original-width="2976" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PBbzTpT8-6AjjhuEKuhGXcKZRWIoEcOnIrVSDVdg7Kd5Ak1FdPqz-W1yTPbfsVNlElb1osVKs2KlAMtHIQOpe-hZP7JDf034cWdmR0YLqUFNmBUHknXCkpijX_xGANggI8Qqm-ro3zH9Tcj2GgLa2cZpn_Xwo3EvUJTX3tc2V5me5fUaq0zalVD06g/w330-h400/LWO_231021_26708-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="330" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Next we stopped at a small abandoned chapel now on private property in the village of Tome:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rg3mJjWTtS0cHJMmpEaSeRrgNWv1lbTtI2-7aXly0C9r2enmH97P4b0WpmIH1k4cE7637cvWxrqGbK3YGEF9VKNBBzloPPeIXvj-4_dX7iWSvGM-CEDpXoyEPMz4iLiKLjdIiUvcVhbIr-VN9At8bu9jh5DSlpXQi8aDbCqqqZjiJcMnckM5M_EZNw/s4993/LWO_231021_26477-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3329" data-original-width="4993" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rg3mJjWTtS0cHJMmpEaSeRrgNWv1lbTtI2-7aXly0C9r2enmH97P4b0WpmIH1k4cE7637cvWxrqGbK3YGEF9VKNBBzloPPeIXvj-4_dX7iWSvGM-CEDpXoyEPMz4iLiKLjdIiUvcVhbIr-VN9At8bu9jh5DSlpXQi8aDbCqqqZjiJcMnckM5M_EZNw/w640-h426/LWO_231021_26477-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Further up the road in Tome, we visited the Immaculate Conception church, notable for its wood trim.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Pgg1T12V_q_C4FDRiGCsuEUIHWse5_usHx8G6g6cVKKOuPMlMJovmY-ymWfueApEjv9WwzhG01vez7ryY8Cy9kKyYZGmiDUAmsEQ_hKQUGroWkiBukAf6zOL7OPagd6bJ_3R_LxwwQHsoz2VT4h9aTOe3p6gDjd0dBwwJVCsRin75BkwK4owpwEJJQ/s4027/LWO_231021_26732-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2685" data-original-width="4027" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Pgg1T12V_q_C4FDRiGCsuEUIHWse5_usHx8G6g6cVKKOuPMlMJovmY-ymWfueApEjv9WwzhG01vez7ryY8Cy9kKyYZGmiDUAmsEQ_hKQUGroWkiBukAf6zOL7OPagd6bJ_3R_LxwwQHsoz2VT4h9aTOe3p6gDjd0dBwwJVCsRin75BkwK4owpwEJJQ/w640-h426/LWO_231021_26732-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Around the perimeter of the courtyard in front of the church were small cherubs and angels:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4S1vJWsiCCpMqzgnoIaNJGP3_ExiKedGDCa7xgXiUveWG-kl5CQHpzQ_by3MVauPg3hMxPeRZ8NW9bIUhuIAfZIrTOL9OG4mIV6ltFG5SDOQJlzODiToNwJLYCDtkqpsedfJvu2pDAnCgBYGpyP27uIZx8fIuEvag5VgYu4vrJyaT-R4QLkqxSVAsZg/s4307/LWO_231021_26487-Edit.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="4307" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4S1vJWsiCCpMqzgnoIaNJGP3_ExiKedGDCa7xgXiUveWG-kl5CQHpzQ_by3MVauPg3hMxPeRZ8NW9bIUhuIAfZIrTOL9OG4mIV6ltFG5SDOQJlzODiToNwJLYCDtkqpsedfJvu2pDAnCgBYGpyP27uIZx8fIuEvag5VgYu4vrJyaT-R4QLkqxSVAsZg/w400-h266/LWO_231021_26487-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0cCKSIZ4BvQpHInn9HkK2wjGqy8xZLpKoY34Qxfg4sRPT5uA6bvlLyeS3RgkSECkA01l154nfx7mkPbQx3Dm8PEk34WFaiQKFkWHPf4SZoaBioquYS3vZBAEeRZlm5FmVXY2aU9qA8C2Y-o3cqgLTZpSrX-e9THxcqWCd03sE3HkPvisIKvACsB3Ow/s5295/LWO_231021_26502-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3530" data-original-width="5295" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0cCKSIZ4BvQpHInn9HkK2wjGqy8xZLpKoY34Qxfg4sRPT5uA6bvlLyeS3RgkSECkA01l154nfx7mkPbQx3Dm8PEk34WFaiQKFkWHPf4SZoaBioquYS3vZBAEeRZlm5FmVXY2aU9qA8C2Y-o3cqgLTZpSrX-e9THxcqWCd03sE3HkPvisIKvACsB3Ow/w400-h266/LWO_231021_26502-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The next-to-last church we visited was Our Lady of Guadalupe church in Peralta, a town where one of the last skirmishes of the Civil War in New Mexico occurred on April 15, 1862.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1Gawb_lpVzf32aVVzJ55SgTDbU8KRUHsVx-jYyy0AMSrbubLPoSrY69TTUtiC0lvMx9tqHhs4neC4rL1b-S1UczB62kyRzZj-nxkfPt4vMefGCTXtlAHmR3IbXO1dmdJbRVvNq8cPO4-scf3FfQvPgTZFYi7MxsHRpM2nlNaIvL4EQhqA7IGOc45PA/s4981/LWO_231021_26505-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3321" data-original-width="4981" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1Gawb_lpVzf32aVVzJ55SgTDbU8KRUHsVx-jYyy0AMSrbubLPoSrY69TTUtiC0lvMx9tqHhs4neC4rL1b-S1UczB62kyRzZj-nxkfPt4vMefGCTXtlAHmR3IbXO1dmdJbRVvNq8cPO4-scf3FfQvPgTZFYi7MxsHRpM2nlNaIvL4EQhqA7IGOc45PA/w640-h426/LWO_231021_26505-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Parishoners were beginning to arrive for the Saturday afternoon mass, but the greeter at the door let us in for a respectful quick and quiet look:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgNUqGHWVCHSs2kkaxf15xE0w2FC6Hs_G2x0QHRWttbi1xJFUYlZIeRZditp3OkdOo-cFl0wg9tGAR0XkLsfCLRgvzMKXRI3LFfHG8hIa2C_5GnpuTTH_WVwEt1URJEfSLMWICtnKK7l-T4UkPIoqbMbuCb7dhKJ40rAhjm-hSSxWXo64v_XzXnqKkw/s5065/LWO_231021_26740-Edit-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2808" data-original-width="5065" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgNUqGHWVCHSs2kkaxf15xE0w2FC6Hs_G2x0QHRWttbi1xJFUYlZIeRZditp3OkdOo-cFl0wg9tGAR0XkLsfCLRgvzMKXRI3LFfHG8hIa2C_5GnpuTTH_WVwEt1URJEfSLMWICtnKK7l-T4UkPIoqbMbuCb7dhKJ40rAhjm-hSSxWXo64v_XzXnqKkw/w640-h354/LWO_231021_26740-Edit-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaOFaobxDGbxVNVjC3yoPruvgYqeO-ReVxQcO5catmyah89VDfR8rRzJ62dT1MWyuGuSnU2NX5_VbxkjtbQLT7PEXgtpfv_61rIH6S6D_O5sux1KCkckWFinrN94DCB9ruBsyOSCheNLmtTCyC7kv2SqX4xb5eNcxE5MiwjTWJ_70fMKWjwyR9LKgBw/s5134/LWO_231021_26510-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3423" data-original-width="5134" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaOFaobxDGbxVNVjC3yoPruvgYqeO-ReVxQcO5catmyah89VDfR8rRzJ62dT1MWyuGuSnU2NX5_VbxkjtbQLT7PEXgtpfv_61rIH6S6D_O5sux1KCkckWFinrN94DCB9ruBsyOSCheNLmtTCyC7kv2SqX4xb5eNcxE5MiwjTWJ_70fMKWjwyR9LKgBw/w640-h426/LWO_231021_26510-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">As the sun was sinking toward the horizon, the last stop on our tour was the historic mission church San Antonio de Los Lentes (Los Lentes was a small village that has been subsumed in the town of Los Lunas). Built in 1790 and restored in 2017, the church has distinctive architecture and is incredibly photogenic.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghH_L5UdU3D2zhw4785_pXv4HCPlmxEVWOJXYZwm1E5o-s7IAWXSgRa1jBk5y_6zft1F2ENvm0eFNwO3esby9ebviSJ23PjVzI4ED91WmZpl6gBwcA-qMSSAxwZMYy3fldYL_TJOT2fWchIOUnuSkXsW9-gdMd90zBdGgFsstZakIL7ouP1p8ftkvLzQ/s4854/LWO_231021_26522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4854" data-original-width="3518" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghH_L5UdU3D2zhw4785_pXv4HCPlmxEVWOJXYZwm1E5o-s7IAWXSgRa1jBk5y_6zft1F2ENvm0eFNwO3esby9ebviSJ23PjVzI4ED91WmZpl6gBwcA-qMSSAxwZMYy3fldYL_TJOT2fWchIOUnuSkXsW9-gdMd90zBdGgFsstZakIL7ouP1p8ftkvLzQ/w464-h640/LWO_231021_26522.JPG" width="464" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEpJ98JrCCsil6GgI0it3QSFg9c7uS9n2K0Wyj2R5WmLwIxTsS3YInU7BkNhHhriAssTVY7yCkcy2Aoz3moQU34_UCnZTZC_1uRvrF5pkrvnpTd3-hvm-MQsWcIn4Fu8ArlMhbwtVDgYG81epXXC293Y0IZLvajfFCvEmXCws10ascYuYtSACQoJzdA/s5438/LWO_231021_26524-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5438" data-original-width="3625" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEpJ98JrCCsil6GgI0it3QSFg9c7uS9n2K0Wyj2R5WmLwIxTsS3YInU7BkNhHhriAssTVY7yCkcy2Aoz3moQU34_UCnZTZC_1uRvrF5pkrvnpTd3-hvm-MQsWcIn4Fu8ArlMhbwtVDgYG81epXXC293Y0IZLvajfFCvEmXCws10ascYuYtSACQoJzdA/w426-h640/LWO_231021_26524-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Unlike the previous church (and most Roman Catholic churches), there was no Saturday afternoon mass here, and the gate was locked. So we did the best we could from outside the wall.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBoGNKAhP03X_bwOrzyiYsx01ZTabYxZ_HPMNEY61F3JV_s6c2LjG3ngIE6kLCafgoiUzWSOOfqm8R1_NrFCv1xDqSI05g9qtSJ-Bi5WCfQ99GIoKIkfjBrCI1yLS3rp29TByXztFbYdaXpqJvcIR9NWi6tkHjrul3eXdGaXQF8wXNpksF4A7SYcEig/s5123/LWO_231021_26756-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3430" data-original-width="5123" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBoGNKAhP03X_bwOrzyiYsx01ZTabYxZ_HPMNEY61F3JV_s6c2LjG3ngIE6kLCafgoiUzWSOOfqm8R1_NrFCv1xDqSI05g9qtSJ-Bi5WCfQ99GIoKIkfjBrCI1yLS3rp29TByXztFbYdaXpqJvcIR9NWi6tkHjrul3eXdGaXQF8wXNpksF4A7SYcEig/w640-h428/LWO_231021_26756-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Back out on the street, as we were packing up our gear and getting ready to head for home, a guy in a pickup drove by slowly, checking us out. He stopped, leaned out the window, and asked us what we were doing. Slightly anxious, we told him we had been photographing the church. He said, "Would you like to go inside?". Oh yeah!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">He drove up the street, pulled into a driveway, and walked back to the church with keys. He opened the gate . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSrHK64ZzShpWjbugYTduwUwxiPtF7WptGdmGkkzxbraooLcS_prIi6thJaGove8LRs94M9zvQsIKNeamXQyIDjzOmRUGfHTpzhcymv8O90EPNLDzXXQkEfe9cFY_SdOr5sLzdMd5T50uygP56E2TVWfd0U8HQdQDJDiLHz_Dry_lJpGajoYZ5TlbEw/s4104/LWO_231021_26560-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="4104" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSrHK64ZzShpWjbugYTduwUwxiPtF7WptGdmGkkzxbraooLcS_prIi6thJaGove8LRs94M9zvQsIKNeamXQyIDjzOmRUGfHTpzhcymv8O90EPNLDzXXQkEfe9cFY_SdOr5sLzdMd5T50uygP56E2TVWfd0U8HQdQDJDiLHz_Dry_lJpGajoYZ5TlbEw/w400-h266/LWO_231021_26560-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> . . . and the front doors . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixF39oXMiYIyqDblEhJBWJf5cbw605yILmto04L4gBVuC2OuGTavOK3eBigDS603p1pRSgLWR6pfwVJssdaCFTy__p-P1L3vAtvM9665nZ6VUzFNaMA6SSEc9IiwD0t6quoHgUEwn6xdkxJNg_Ue3I8pDh1WTmpd5Vv5Z1IYoMFfeI8dPeWa8_mfSyqQ/s5013/LWO_231021_26562-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5013" data-original-width="3342" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixF39oXMiYIyqDblEhJBWJf5cbw605yILmto04L4gBVuC2OuGTavOK3eBigDS603p1pRSgLWR6pfwVJssdaCFTy__p-P1L3vAtvM9665nZ6VUzFNaMA6SSEc9IiwD0t6quoHgUEwn6xdkxJNg_Ue3I8pDh1WTmpd5Vv5Z1IYoMFfeI8dPeWa8_mfSyqQ/w266-h400/LWO_231021_26562-Edit.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">. . . went in and turned on the lights for us . . . Simple and beautiful!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivW3I0C51heQoWI-s5-XTnX3WIWfeohyzepLP0rBYkFpNY-dja9ln6mGvXPYj7eiOszZxkOShZR8Jn8DSMt9oGVO-pABcS34WrG6Kj2Cjd-dbJHyADCm7rCJQ3yq-XC-O8THJUzviiJwxv03REBtCpdwWYBrszdwKd_4-ANklnff5OMIQ1Hcsn3jVH6g/s4818/LWO_231021_26768-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4818" data-original-width="3212" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivW3I0C51heQoWI-s5-XTnX3WIWfeohyzepLP0rBYkFpNY-dja9ln6mGvXPYj7eiOszZxkOShZR8Jn8DSMt9oGVO-pABcS34WrG6Kj2Cjd-dbJHyADCm7rCJQ3yq-XC-O8THJUzviiJwxv03REBtCpdwWYBrszdwKd_4-ANklnff5OMIQ1Hcsn3jVH6g/w426-h640/LWO_231021_26768-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/Central-New-Mexico-Mission-Church-Tour" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><br /></p>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-26848367302712581382024-02-23T15:55:00.000-08:002024-02-23T15:55:53.636-08:00Bluebeard's Castle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyoQ9KmAxdcaA9eGkPqr0lYUiKUro2jJmPQ_QausMJpL5aiahJKZKrtrii9MLasidhWw9pCi5vjs7msWiG06bOmsOzUORw2w_VesHe6iP7qU3t4QeZ2K7kQbHye8ui-7fdtUCEyWHYDOvd1ZefIHx1HdKo7gIaZE9M7zu92o9oCO-HUwVpCaa4MJBkQ/s4905/LWO_231019_25710-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3270" data-original-width="4905" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyoQ9KmAxdcaA9eGkPqr0lYUiKUro2jJmPQ_QausMJpL5aiahJKZKrtrii9MLasidhWw9pCi5vjs7msWiG06bOmsOzUORw2w_VesHe6iP7qU3t4QeZ2K7kQbHye8ui-7fdtUCEyWHYDOvd1ZefIHx1HdKo7gIaZE9M7zu92o9oCO-HUwVpCaa4MJBkQ/w640-h426/LWO_231019_25710-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Last fall I photographed a dress rehearsal of Opera Southwest's production of <i>Bluebeard's Castle</i>, a one-act opera with music by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945) and libretto by Béla Balázs (1884-1949) based on a French folk legend. It premiered in Budapest in May, 1918, and had its first fully staged American performance by the New York City Opera in 1952. The opera has six characters, only two of which have singing roles: Duke Bluebeard and Judith, his new (and fourth) wife.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUULlS3ypfk7NhGdzkEc6TiQfI3ZXCndzRL9PiWPpZUNsPJkUmpN2ZDjXSspVGxAbfcqcHXccISjsHNf5ZF28n8jQTfYNtxBvy5CMnObG63bxRyAKXoesrI1Jp4C4PqblZut0RUJ2phnhBCQn5G35fo-lIccxfSnJgJbJOg8a1MxYwCSumCn-3XxwPaQ/s4485/LWO_231019_25557-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3403" data-original-width="4485" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUULlS3ypfk7NhGdzkEc6TiQfI3ZXCndzRL9PiWPpZUNsPJkUmpN2ZDjXSspVGxAbfcqcHXccISjsHNf5ZF28n8jQTfYNtxBvy5CMnObG63bxRyAKXoesrI1Jp4C4PqblZut0RUJ2phnhBCQn5G35fo-lIccxfSnJgJbJOg8a1MxYwCSumCn-3XxwPaQ/w400-h304/LWO_231019_25557-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The opera begins with a spoken prologue which poses metaphysical questions to the audience such as "Where did this happen - outside or within?" and "The curtain rises - or is it just our eyelids?" and "Where is the stage - outside or within?". The prologue suggests that the opera may be understood as an interior psychodrama -- perhaps the composer's (or the audience's) struggle to admit the inner secrets of their soul.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0madBMI8GoQep9_eHCTS8lHdd8R35L_V2OZaVkCKNDOqNXrEZdITP7IM-6qAZqOUj2EfwNOUgAeOa5FQ6XCA7R9yqslNndb6nk9eXYM6RAhdlGhakAWb1B1k2XZes51q7P-VkLhSOU7lciQG8YttmdVun_2XALN7FuK-P-FVz7gD8x2AI3arQtqBLkg/s4951/LWO_231019_25025-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3301" data-original-width="4951" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0madBMI8GoQep9_eHCTS8lHdd8R35L_V2OZaVkCKNDOqNXrEZdITP7IM-6qAZqOUj2EfwNOUgAeOa5FQ6XCA7R9yqslNndb6nk9eXYM6RAhdlGhakAWb1B1k2XZes51q7P-VkLhSOU7lciQG8YttmdVun_2XALN7FuK-P-FVz7gD8x2AI3arQtqBLkg/w400-h266/LWO_231019_25025-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The Duke has brought Judith to his castle for the first time. All the action takes place in a great hall deep within the castle wherein there are seven doors.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26Bnhj0l2WB2cCaxnsc9OFW9WYCNsQ7rmYpzyU-TB4m0k0iAE72byH783xAeBOJNZP8MO_8c1Ht6fphfLECNoF2TcfCTzrEW90IL65gKfQZa4S2ULxVwZfy5f_gKTsc1y48YcsFP1mfypby6s2VFbemMCYWqyIUUotKb0Ea7ExeRQTs6a5LLrbkOz6g/s5313/LWO_231019_24984-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2993" data-original-width="5313" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26Bnhj0l2WB2cCaxnsc9OFW9WYCNsQ7rmYpzyU-TB4m0k0iAE72byH783xAeBOJNZP8MO_8c1Ht6fphfLECNoF2TcfCTzrEW90IL65gKfQZa4S2ULxVwZfy5f_gKTsc1y48YcsFP1mfypby6s2VFbemMCYWqyIUUotKb0Ea7ExeRQTs6a5LLrbkOz6g/w640-h360/LWO_231019_24984-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Judith asks that the doors be opened to let light into the dark hall. Bluebeard refuses, asserting that behind the doors are private places not to be explored by others.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Following the narrative principle of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov%27s_gun#:~:text=Chekhov's%20gun%20(Chekhov's%20rifle%3B%20Russian,irrelevant%20elements%20should%20be%20removed." target="_blank">Chekhov's gun</a>, if you bring on seven locked doors, you'd better have them all unlocked by the end of the story. 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">emotional and, in one case, physical assault, </span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGoUsFBapMGKhFP6MXiE16rkuNSIfwulXENGPCfTM8vSHYcSWT52qjGTEEYR14kAHxLgtJKQrlJL3mWIBKmrEu-ABy0XVSiqFMG7tXYcxB4xsHVx-_K_xZfMqFdNF3ZEpqigW6EdaIpK7LAr1JreAaVWqsUoIkMdL6NKxP633QyEZr7-DptXXl35-RQ/s3853/LWO_231019_25991-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3251" data-original-width="3853" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGoUsFBapMGKhFP6MXiE16rkuNSIfwulXENGPCfTM8vSHYcSWT52qjGTEEYR14kAHxLgtJKQrlJL3mWIBKmrEu-ABy0XVSiqFMG7tXYcxB4xsHVx-_K_xZfMqFdNF3ZEpqigW6EdaIpK7LAr1JreAaVWqsUoIkMdL6NKxP633QyEZr7-DptXXl35-RQ/w400-h338/LWO_231019_25991-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Judith overcomes Bluebeard's opposition, and one by one gets the keys to unlock and open each of the doors.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbrvVU0obUUncqfdtJC984M4bO1AJlbhTz3IQ900HIxPkTlG3Bwc5jgXusGLTQ8jRLUEQRBWpl2J26uPNghl9dAT0TpgZTEea-TZwYt5i3GOPpGxEcyJnX83ESabr72XWMp0pQjrQEz2Qz2bfJyEx9bhEjRAQoaaE6-UWx9lZdh10VjE4yydCyDcORw/s4665/LWO_231019_25240-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Behind the first door is a torture chamber stained with blood:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlti_VEaOn0KpQ1Yf_HCc2yPFtKaN7nVjAjXu-IZVfEEi_6IZNvkTq-z5W1mtcPb38awjSx868kA1PqevuDjhau5VbsdViJYnzBl9k0OgiUmW3y4tmIEElsytSenCc0HXmGfO1Y8UPB5wHd8c4uRSa3f2gDU52pcKTHB2iG-4Adn_wD2VClDzhJysj9g/s3949/LWO_231019_25275-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3949" data-original-width="2731" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlti_VEaOn0KpQ1Yf_HCc2yPFtKaN7nVjAjXu-IZVfEEi_6IZNvkTq-z5W1mtcPb38awjSx868kA1PqevuDjhau5VbsdViJYnzBl9k0OgiUmW3y4tmIEElsytSenCc0HXmGfO1Y8UPB5wHd8c4uRSa3f2gDU52pcKTHB2iG-4Adn_wD2VClDzhJysj9g/w276-h400/LWO_231019_25275-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="276" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">From there, things get increasingly weird. Judith approaches each door with a mixture of curiosity and dread:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6HVqWteULd2WN7fbmu1IBk5_8mPuHEj21KQC6QoaWIUcjOoIv5P2kVUNCf_NFTxqLijkaf1_2rcvB4RMswY-hLYcTziI4K3V1m0h-Eo-tdQ_310IazjA9PoR8gb49B8s6rao07uH0OBJn2XIoQgEjfJsYVZ6DDPTaB7IvwQ7TaABiUHMuAITKoZYcg/s4993/LWO_231019_25253-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3329" data-original-width="4993" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6HVqWteULd2WN7fbmu1IBk5_8mPuHEj21KQC6QoaWIUcjOoIv5P2kVUNCf_NFTxqLijkaf1_2rcvB4RMswY-hLYcTziI4K3V1m0h-Eo-tdQ_310IazjA9PoR8gb49B8s6rao07uH0OBJn2XIoQgEjfJsYVZ6DDPTaB7IvwQ7TaABiUHMuAITKoZYcg/w640-h426/LWO_231019_25253-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxtGisW4NygobrlcarEOPQdSTmqwvDWYxFc10jHZdPO-MaxSxBf8bWA_cle6UaY7LIXYs_k8CxOWflFm0B-2WlIPwXdtv5lrnFxMOSwdIuHcJr2tT-pBXfcYzE1I39w62fvAqCupECNz3XONiyNAIlthdu8Xvbo-gNMEC9t3jOtvwqAbLM1Wa938IRA/s4831/LWO_231019_25200-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4831" data-original-width="3382" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxtGisW4NygobrlcarEOPQdSTmqwvDWYxFc10jHZdPO-MaxSxBf8bWA_cle6UaY7LIXYs_k8CxOWflFm0B-2WlIPwXdtv5lrnFxMOSwdIuHcJr2tT-pBXfcYzE1I39w62fvAqCupECNz3XONiyNAIlthdu8Xvbo-gNMEC9t3jOtvwqAbLM1Wa938IRA/w448-h640/LWO_231019_25200-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="448" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLH1ylAFe4dc-1tfBrxnohQXd7FuNv1EUSu6htwCRZdV6FW9Ct-cnY5YmJ1nz5vtwuDkdDMsygosqUbgs5BVAnqrOZr6KRgyFSK_J8nP_rvHszmap26BR9qg3GmphoF7TLTndIPJ0vN874x6IshviGlyt3wfDUkQIiNcZp51pLhyphenhyphenuIGc_fIBwxO11VQ/s4655/LWO_231019_25707-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3103" data-original-width="4655" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLH1ylAFe4dc-1tfBrxnohQXd7FuNv1EUSu6htwCRZdV6FW9Ct-cnY5YmJ1nz5vtwuDkdDMsygosqUbgs5BVAnqrOZr6KRgyFSK_J8nP_rvHszmap26BR9qg3GmphoF7TLTndIPJ0vN874x6IshviGlyt3wfDUkQIiNcZp51pLhyphenhyphenuIGc_fIBwxO11VQ/w640-h426/LWO_231019_25707-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QpHzfr9AJcXuXOpfVwIQKMhFrn9_6ocvAZSLVNEw6sq7GAbCoBPWzKh5v-riYMYCZdpw9DX7uPMG0KOa6LlktJwMnCUNrVjV_fhqAThxIEYivQumhdeRoz0FLgcTSR4vLyLDW49Mbs48Lxg3I6cIhsMAy2YbSnRJQF-5d9pjMdqMsBAYI9N3EVKPgw/s4666/LWO_231019_25744-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3111" data-original-width="4666" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QpHzfr9AJcXuXOpfVwIQKMhFrn9_6ocvAZSLVNEw6sq7GAbCoBPWzKh5v-riYMYCZdpw9DX7uPMG0KOa6LlktJwMnCUNrVjV_fhqAThxIEYivQumhdeRoz0FLgcTSR4vLyLDW49Mbs48Lxg3I6cIhsMAy2YbSnRJQF-5d9pjMdqMsBAYI9N3EVKPgw/w640-h426/LWO_231019_25744-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Finally, only the seventh door remains unopened. Judith repeatedly asserts her desire to open the door and learn its secret:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7U9rdNO9SG4Ujf69_vrVpLO3SqOLUy9Lzpo1CDmKzOf6YhwEDtvXiE6bZ_gu5LJdERc_T4XTjV9tu-XfNqbP9cwFBbvXguEUu70wrcc3qZeUsNtd1qYCnNt0SWHRdA-9_TNiTitu2vAruGCXekiaSujQS5KAvLdVvkDxZKDp0fdRHC1W8xBflO1vuzA/s4940/LWO_231019_25880-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3294" data-original-width="4940" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7U9rdNO9SG4Ujf69_vrVpLO3SqOLUy9Lzpo1CDmKzOf6YhwEDtvXiE6bZ_gu5LJdERc_T4XTjV9tu-XfNqbP9cwFBbvXguEUu70wrcc3qZeUsNtd1qYCnNt0SWHRdA-9_TNiTitu2vAruGCXekiaSujQS5KAvLdVvkDxZKDp0fdRHC1W8xBflO1vuzA/w400-h266/LWO_231019_25880-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQKXFbdzak_QXYOrKeWHKN-6GLPCsyY6IRC1e2xucmu2wsxUrQu0xgxZ-BW78e9vt9DbWJkndLubZl0L-E1OmC5_lbl8C1IJfijUaU_TPDsvVbOXj-N0TjW-7L5nYVXfuXC3V25QzqaHXIiP5-6ZwgVsEA3sbn3e02c3bhQkzsjkvqCOZ0IKLZvSqCQ/s4615/LWO_231019_25977-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3077" data-original-width="4615" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQKXFbdzak_QXYOrKeWHKN-6GLPCsyY6IRC1e2xucmu2wsxUrQu0xgxZ-BW78e9vt9DbWJkndLubZl0L-E1OmC5_lbl8C1IJfijUaU_TPDsvVbOXj-N0TjW-7L5nYVXfuXC3V25QzqaHXIiP5-6ZwgVsEA3sbn3e02c3bhQkzsjkvqCOZ0IKLZvSqCQ/w400-h266/LWO_231019_25977-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">But Bluebeard insists that the last door must never be opened. Judith persists, asking him about his former wives and accusing him of having murdered them. With that, Bluebeard hands over the last key and Judith opens the door.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eELtcWQOMA7g3sNvuxlHDrUonKXQl8x9KuSAC7n77ifTS_wZwGR_FohItjm_hkxmVgnUYS-2vlvI34VX9b9edS9tTU4815bWDq6jQAskFxx1nbVvD5NYB3ul2fxeA39u7I_EySE2FeovzkOjmgq26J2NP4sP7liwkPsm9nFEojPsfYtOfaun0nNrlA/s4342/LWO_231019_26057-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2895" data-original-width="4342" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eELtcWQOMA7g3sNvuxlHDrUonKXQl8x9KuSAC7n77ifTS_wZwGR_FohItjm_hkxmVgnUYS-2vlvI34VX9b9edS9tTU4815bWDq6jQAskFxx1nbVvD5NYB3ul2fxeA39u7I_EySE2FeovzkOjmgq26J2NP4sP7liwkPsm9nFEojPsfYtOfaun0nNrlA/w400-h266/LWO_231019_26057-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6BQdqi2ndo8pMkFwFcECZFMxLPRT8htb2qKM0sACrogDrfTnUnz6qL0unxC_tLEm988TLlYb8W7A1dBjy6i8Da8VU74p_zBUi9n5N9p7cvnfNQbwVZ5_BLELO2GNIh-I9DTk2e6VH1JGu3EFvSHmiB3Qc5FgzhShR3bG_GK4pxQTOT_UHN1JmGx0AA/s5215/LWO_231019_26077-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3477" data-original-width="5215" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6BQdqi2ndo8pMkFwFcECZFMxLPRT8htb2qKM0sACrogDrfTnUnz6qL0unxC_tLEm988TLlYb8W7A1dBjy6i8Da8VU74p_zBUi9n5N9p7cvnfNQbwVZ5_BLELO2GNIh-I9DTk2e6VH1JGu3EFvSHmiB3Qc5FgzhShR3bG_GK4pxQTOT_UHN1JmGx0AA/w640-h426/LWO_231019_26077-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It's not clear whether they are dead or alive as they encircle Judith, wrap her in a shroud, and escort her to their chamber behind the door . . . </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></div><div><br /></div>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-70985600113397675362024-02-08T15:00:00.000-08:002024-02-08T15:00:09.720-08:00Chichén Itzá<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpbRIP-RtE0emil14NyyL6J_PLTWH3KIDfpyDagoLxPvhdSBMGbEr9Rw1RUkT-ggFPRil8iy7ps9xqHPiKRA0ppfWtrpJTyyU8O54lnnbA8sICxV7mvN-S6v_wZaZ2S8mooECXF8lFOJX2crqMJ9eWRBE38Y312mQkK6FnncRyDWykJqgEKc3boQlSw/s5068/LWO_231001_22858-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3105" data-original-width="5068" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpbRIP-RtE0emil14NyyL6J_PLTWH3KIDfpyDagoLxPvhdSBMGbEr9Rw1RUkT-ggFPRil8iy7ps9xqHPiKRA0ppfWtrpJTyyU8O54lnnbA8sICxV7mvN-S6v_wZaZ2S8mooECXF8lFOJX2crqMJ9eWRBE38Y312mQkK6FnncRyDWykJqgEKc3boQlSw/w640-h392/LWO_231001_22858-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In late September/early October last year Linda and I took a 6-day vacation with our NM family -- son, daughter-in-law, and grandson -- to the Riviera Maya coast of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHzQkJCDXqaF4UJCwjb1XMNlaC6Wkjalfw-vX_ewgj-lPC0qdt1rUie1eaJfXqk3W1xK_7uHe5EEvQM-KcdfZONKGxFVDLldbZSPnsyGp7lbh7X0KIwkC6YIJt7kixmU3xKNQbrSAX0IvtvdM_FJGns_gnfhdjl27_HB_HdLCTlV-Rzg-24SBUqyx8g/s5470/LWO_230928_22995-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2726" data-original-width="5470" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHzQkJCDXqaF4UJCwjb1XMNlaC6Wkjalfw-vX_ewgj-lPC0qdt1rUie1eaJfXqk3W1xK_7uHe5EEvQM-KcdfZONKGxFVDLldbZSPnsyGp7lbh7X0KIwkC6YIJt7kixmU3xKNQbrSAX0IvtvdM_FJGns_gnfhdjl27_HB_HdLCTlV-Rzg-24SBUqyx8g/w640-h318/LWO_230928_22995-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We spent most of our time within the resort area, enjoying the pool, the sun, the food, and our family. In fact, we were practically the only ones there . . . which meant we had the pool (and the poolside service!) mostly to ourselves.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Because we were only about 100 miles away, Linda and I took a day-trip tour to the ancient Mayan city of </span><span>Chichén Itzá. It was one of the largest cities in the Mayan empire, and at its peak was home to an estimated 35,000 people. It lasted from about 600 CE to about 1200 CE. In 1988 it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlXG-6Roz96POSfSJrPyqpQjKAK4bx14FSXO_Beog7gt-MRLJOn2m_8lEDTObrKk5vIciBJ43fCuc-KjnVZuoSMbbMF8MhpfNvC_nGqKONC0PRZAnLvedJWpTrzaxFoUgf-axDa_EAU1aJ2jxKIi1Eksc2QDDIy2VkL8nPxudglC3Z8QV2i2WhmLL4g/s720/Yucatan%20Map%20with%20hotel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlXG-6Roz96POSfSJrPyqpQjKAK4bx14FSXO_Beog7gt-MRLJOn2m_8lEDTObrKk5vIciBJ43fCuc-KjnVZuoSMbbMF8MhpfNvC_nGqKONC0PRZAnLvedJWpTrzaxFoUgf-axDa_EAU1aJ2jxKIi1Eksc2QDDIy2VkL8nPxudglC3Z8QV2i2WhmLL4g/w320-h400/Yucatan%20Map%20with%20hotel.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The </span><span style="font-size: large;">Chichén Itzá site is huge: it encompasses about 4 square miles and contains many buildings, large and small. We only toured the area within the circle.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRStI9zlUvtQ-bShFxFXuCYy_x74IN0MVuUt8fEy9WmbMAZpqatAwKApKrw76mRNVkymVAgFgsgOZeh2yPI3j4XP9f5cLQV0rF-4Gh3BUdkmJokudDMwAC-OGxURRY66wpFq6piuFNEAif65uqc34styLE431dh-4Cregc0PlCKcKIqp0w4tMAUFyZg/s720/Chichen%20Itza%20Map%20with%20circle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="502" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRStI9zlUvtQ-bShFxFXuCYy_x74IN0MVuUt8fEy9WmbMAZpqatAwKApKrw76mRNVkymVAgFgsgOZeh2yPI3j4XP9f5cLQV0rF-4Gh3BUdkmJokudDMwAC-OGxURRY66wpFq6piuFNEAif65uqc34styLE431dh-4Cregc0PlCKcKIqp0w4tMAUFyZg/w446-h640/Chichen%20Itza%20Map%20with%20circle.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">According to Wikipedia, Chichén Itzá is federal property, and the site's stewardship is maintained by Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia. The land under the monuments was privately owned until 2010, when it was purchased by the state of Yucatan.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Chichén Itzá hosts over 2 million visitors annually. We arrived about 8:30am and made our way from the parking lot, past the buses, to the entrance and security checkpoint:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yO07w9QClnXkXSVUA7fB7j0u8yxwJVWqs_6yMOudk1FGWflKFbz7aNShSfN3uRBZAqQ8nOBq3dXmw6mHgVVaIaDYN6aMrnqPpg9zGPsXG5EGI01rHE6SSNC-5Zp4KF6Yq-q844CsAJCEJPvcLkT83ip08va6LyLmblsRUD1I7h3XIWjIc8rGnKc36g/s5136/LWO_231001_23108-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3424" data-original-width="5136" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yO07w9QClnXkXSVUA7fB7j0u8yxwJVWqs_6yMOudk1FGWflKFbz7aNShSfN3uRBZAqQ8nOBq3dXmw6mHgVVaIaDYN6aMrnqPpg9zGPsXG5EGI01rHE6SSNC-5Zp4KF6Yq-q844CsAJCEJPvcLkT83ip08va6LyLmblsRUD1I7h3XIWjIc8rGnKc36g/s320/LWO_231001_23108-Edit.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The sides are about 181 feet at the base and rise at angle of 53 degrees (although this varies a bit for each side). Each of the four faces of the pyramid has a protruding stairway that rises at an angle of 45 degrees. </span>At the base of the balustrades of the northeast staircase (pictured below) are carved heads of a serpent.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSsRH4CZrRcd-ws52jhhSfyoUCzL6Ov6G1SehR4uNRPmyrNYkaVQsyiwnEV5mlIdfghY02r0sX-HU2sZ3UgbucwbqwsUyea21iSiGmf-ncDxtFLRu5b2fHojVNPHNr5ck6oY9cyLEfdUzBSDTQYni12TA0d98_jU0AHDLq3VVrf47yZP6Xka44nV2HA/s5353/LWO_231001_22871-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3342" data-original-width="5353" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSsRH4CZrRcd-ws52jhhSfyoUCzL6Ov6G1SehR4uNRPmyrNYkaVQsyiwnEV5mlIdfghY02r0sX-HU2sZ3UgbucwbqwsUyea21iSiGmf-ncDxtFLRu5b2fHojVNPHNr5ck6oY9cyLEfdUzBSDTQYni12TA0d98_jU0AHDLq3VVrf47yZP6Xka44nV2HA/w640-h400/LWO_231001_22871-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To the north and east of El Castillo is the Temple of the Warriors.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbNM07oJz1Ir1ep5ZEBeqdVXPNsDWFEE8dgF7kl4DhX5x9Xd2-e1UMRifqUuxAR7k8OhpyvrpoCu40g43GNso61wI3VQvs2fKYRWDlP4BJ5iTq5f6VS2ij9bzoEUjqrIItbL_EkUiumbxTKB298h_lF63LJIZkYPgswJwGzD5Y89lwIIgwI7ZTSEQUg/s5238/LWO_231001_23045-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3356" data-original-width="5238" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbNM07oJz1Ir1ep5ZEBeqdVXPNsDWFEE8dgF7kl4DhX5x9Xd2-e1UMRifqUuxAR7k8OhpyvrpoCu40g43GNso61wI3VQvs2fKYRWDlP4BJ5iTq5f6VS2ij9bzoEUjqrIItbL_EkUiumbxTKB298h_lF63LJIZkYPgswJwGzD5Y89lwIIgwI7ZTSEQUg/w640-h410/LWO_231001_23045-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">These elaborately decorated columns, while exposed today, would have supported an extensive roof system in the time when the site was inhabited.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kZIXBXB-RXaJykb9-9VTwSfVhB7APlrY58tK3G0sSII4Cf88-_EG2tGH3R6dZ8H2qVsMt0OxANAzpVIJhGIKt1JJi9Oj5ThCOSOcy4-pNmuO3htHkn6vRdVZpSJk4HDopew6IHUvVFQxsfnuNB7TBXXopEKiDem_oZyPRZwwjJuo5If5KgFpgxxvCA/s5448/LWO_231001_23026-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3632" data-original-width="5448" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kZIXBXB-RXaJykb9-9VTwSfVhB7APlrY58tK3G0sSII4Cf88-_EG2tGH3R6dZ8H2qVsMt0OxANAzpVIJhGIKt1JJi9Oj5ThCOSOcy4-pNmuO3htHkn6vRdVZpSJk4HDopew6IHUvVFQxsfnuNB7TBXXopEKiDem_oZyPRZwwjJuo5If5KgFpgxxvCA/w640-h426/LWO_231001_23026-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In addition to the columns themselves, the stones/bricks in the wall supporting the ground beneath the columns, are decorated with elaborate bas-relief carvings:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8Bv62yW6RzkNhbLraafS7HoDy2pQDDQhZqBkSagBi_gLIMMo6vcCnjauPg6IAWLVjAKyJstgGY8q8Tm8EUGmRlQBMo69ubZP18jyOi6f02tm-1V2PwHm3BBat6R2ZFUp44g9t8mPzua_KgWEzldSYHIlRCiT0cOEPclMB6COJcDQoHozGaYbOrqgVA/s5344/LWO_231001_23032-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3230" data-original-width="5344" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8Bv62yW6RzkNhbLraafS7HoDy2pQDDQhZqBkSagBi_gLIMMo6vcCnjauPg6IAWLVjAKyJstgGY8q8Tm8EUGmRlQBMo69ubZP18jyOi6f02tm-1V2PwHm3BBat6R2ZFUp44g9t8mPzua_KgWEzldSYHIlRCiT0cOEPclMB6COJcDQoHozGaYbOrqgVA/w640-h386/LWO_231001_23032-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To the south and west of the Temple of the Warriors, the columns are at ground level, and you can walk among them on a restricted path:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3525" data-original-width="5287" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjua1guBbtW_W8LDcyMdDYPJ9kaq7q6DBW2NsYhVqpF-cb2KwXNnaNJ7zAsBHBYktUzqoTa8R5RUbVUfomOe3BE4zoJRMf04ybic4mtbvNtsZ6o6npFhIwr_F-YsfLh_9Z7AwhNe2a5-JteEnA0rZczyH62qS7xqurtWPojOV6ipOPZmBCxFKTy20rWOQ/w640-h426/LWO_231001_22856-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To the north and west of El Castillo is Tzompantli or Skull Platform, where, presumably, human sacrifices or capital punishment of enemies were carried out.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzLWWzA81hJubEtj9op2wRk2_dnoIBhMcWOR2U6nXYpWSE0lvr-sDQau6SNu54zbS1g2fRkXun73tgkmSPXhXjq5tWcY7_9HnMVxSnwKNo9ZVNgOsTPqslbMzDAFv2Rrn4AF_NwFolfRBwt_bGjtvkby8IRUMH9rv3O19RUXhK7eh54Iy0_uEENXzIw/s5472/LWO_231001_23073-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzLWWzA81hJubEtj9op2wRk2_dnoIBhMcWOR2U6nXYpWSE0lvr-sDQau6SNu54zbS1g2fRkXun73tgkmSPXhXjq5tWcY7_9HnMVxSnwKNo9ZVNgOsTPqslbMzDAFv2Rrn4AF_NwFolfRBwt_bGjtvkby8IRUMH9rv3O19RUXhK7eh54Iy0_uEENXzIw/w640-h426/LWO_231001_23073-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a closer look at some of the bas-relief sculptures of the wall stones:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59wY9h4AlV8Rln7pAXg3VP-gPWHoo5ZLCOztDGEhM8X55tK9zj_WtLDN8DfCSCgOTJh6M23Wr-QQRv0Q4djE4IQdm2HWr17otpjeWWdX62-WFQHePbunINkEOFJfXUT2PE8teP0uVhSbQg1xRgpH_8ycUl7PkDAzn6nXCykG-P_Mp2EaKgdXFdley3A/s3496/LWO_231001_23057-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; 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The ballcourt at </span><span style="font-size: large;">Chichén Itzá is 98 feet wide and 317 feet long. (An NFL football field is 160 feet wide and 320 feet long.)</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HGj8-buDd72fNo4Fh3pbCoh0PARLJei09npXLx5arp9aYAbKUdHpI7i8P35I4zbqrQknFgZTcCre2uriWIJ4UGrsNwUAYgk6Ish3GjxeVyTmqqltUvbn3LfAk06UzW0AjkWv-wpAh97IWR-QbprIplHOjCXPFJRlP__mVQIa40QHMzfF-l8D0pZViQ/s5365/LWO_231001_22880-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3273" data-original-width="5365" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HGj8-buDd72fNo4Fh3pbCoh0PARLJei09npXLx5arp9aYAbKUdHpI7i8P35I4zbqrQknFgZTcCre2uriWIJ4UGrsNwUAYgk6Ish3GjxeVyTmqqltUvbn3LfAk06UzW0AjkWv-wpAh97IWR-QbprIplHOjCXPFJRlP__mVQIa40QHMzfF-l8D0pZViQ/w640-h390/LWO_231001_22880-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">No one is really sure how the ball game was played, and undoubtedly the rules evolved over the hundreds of years for which there is evidence. But most agree that one aspect of the game was putting a large rubber ball -- 10 to 12 inches in diameter, and weighing 3 to 6 pounds -- through a ring affixed 20 feet high on each side wall of the court.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgyXXrRWyrLAhvlKlx8vndLYDDRzEBO313vrjULB90qno-L_f4vz-zX9VvuNkKO5_jcUjcEofWMzIY8_fzbE9UVU8hQW-zJ1SvMDQW4FpAI3u9pKXw0JujsJw4E_GYM8c371ac7OerCw4QyeU42FBSE7yrQ7VqsmIBOailG71xDWXFivJrk3zhYtJKw/s5472/LWO_231001_23081-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgyXXrRWyrLAhvlKlx8vndLYDDRzEBO313vrjULB90qno-L_f4vz-zX9VvuNkKO5_jcUjcEofWMzIY8_fzbE9UVU8hQW-zJ1SvMDQW4FpAI3u9pKXw0JujsJw4E_GYM8c371ac7OerCw4QyeU42FBSE7yrQ7VqsmIBOailG71xDWXFivJrk3zhYtJKw/w640-h426/LWO_231001_23081-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like more information about the ballcourts, click <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballcourt" target="_blank">here</a>; if you want more about the game itself and its cultural significance, click <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballgame" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">At the southeast end of the ballcourt is the Lower Temple of the Jaguar (tall structure in the picture below). Note the head of the serpent at the end of the long side wall of the ballcourt.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTgs4Lr39FvwKAWVtks_CJyxHxcgmm4ArGnEztrpLEmUa1fjiHsaKxAdpqRBXQT-SK_fYU0r8qSNocgbnV9IwuZSsnrbN8rPJWU8DRbfWLQdeyF1JzmhOvUhxfV3m04KJH_U-bJjLObn9jJUVmcay0AuykYNKs3Dlsv1Ik2EaIbvkxtuOgT5YSAviIQ/s5472/LWO_231001_22895-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTgs4Lr39FvwKAWVtks_CJyxHxcgmm4ArGnEztrpLEmUa1fjiHsaKxAdpqRBXQT-SK_fYU0r8qSNocgbnV9IwuZSsnrbN8rPJWU8DRbfWLQdeyF1JzmhOvUhxfV3m04KJH_U-bJjLObn9jJUVmcay0AuykYNKs3Dlsv1Ik2EaIbvkxtuOgT5YSAviIQ/w426-h640/LWO_231001_22895-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Here's another view of the Lower Temple from outside the ballcourt:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiAlfk865p6v30q3EBaVC5_OVa54O4P4m496NKE3riAUhCwUlocMtCZyzAHJkrMD6yV8LbhKALGAcKsmqHhrmSIMj5t5Cn7zqP9e1XuIoIERLKKM3amuyrcISJc3ViRJcf2YsABm4W7alZ_EDgIuK9bCE9y1TTwmBYkAnsTDLnpoWYwkYm0AYHy5uVA/s5472/LWO_231001_22900-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiAlfk865p6v30q3EBaVC5_OVa54O4P4m496NKE3riAUhCwUlocMtCZyzAHJkrMD6yV8LbhKALGAcKsmqHhrmSIMj5t5Cn7zqP9e1XuIoIERLKKM3amuyrcISJc3ViRJcf2YsABm4W7alZ_EDgIuK9bCE9y1TTwmBYkAnsTDLnpoWYwkYm0AYHy5uVA/w640-h426/LWO_231001_22900-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">By 10:30am, more cars and buses were streaming in as we left the parking area.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmB7O505DUoCbwc7_Rol1fy48L7e66_1dCVdCpqFgikc4zUkUwXx0DAikVksGTD5vCmNtUZzppYoMtKjyT5t22F53PZCXBgQkLCrncNiS-afRCN7_Elz__R8u3lsyfrAvtTxd0WyU3U54lRZ2qPwC-R2tLx3f_j2jvSqvtvMcJbA-enGt1lxPlSz8WQ/s4198/LWO_231001_23113-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2799" data-original-width="4198" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmB7O505DUoCbwc7_Rol1fy48L7e66_1dCVdCpqFgikc4zUkUwXx0DAikVksGTD5vCmNtUZzppYoMtKjyT5t22F53PZCXBgQkLCrncNiS-afRCN7_Elz__R8u3lsyfrAvtTxd0WyU3U54lRZ2qPwC-R2tLx3f_j2jvSqvtvMcJbA-enGt1lxPlSz8WQ/w640-h426/LWO_231001_23113-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The day was hot and humid, and by this time we were soaked with sweat, so we needed some relief. Our tour included a visit to a nearby cenote -- a giant sinkhole filled with groundwater -- where we could go for a swim in the cool underground water.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The northern Yucatan peninsula is primarily limestone, dolomite, and other porous sedimentary rocks. As a result, the peninsula has no lakes, ponds, or rivers. Instead, tropical rainwater percolates into the ground and forms underground rivers and pools which occasionally become accessible when the limestone bedrock collapses, opening to the surface. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qIBYvkraZ_dNj0yyiuLIYwGBjDyJYKYCZJqLDBWAPMzLYuuMoAto3ha7i7NIHDdFjEudCAjga8GMnBkRuAtRTiYH_rsarjbkjdRJnyroYOSvIlFaKPvXfx3j8YHJPeP7KpWf1FXYLclQM0ICF-QpJSFWlFn85SFuh8SGW79ppK5wxGzkjbylT78XCg/s5472/LWO_231001_23128-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qIBYvkraZ_dNj0yyiuLIYwGBjDyJYKYCZJqLDBWAPMzLYuuMoAto3ha7i7NIHDdFjEudCAjga8GMnBkRuAtRTiYH_rsarjbkjdRJnyroYOSvIlFaKPvXfx3j8YHJPeP7KpWf1FXYLclQM0ICF-QpJSFWlFn85SFuh8SGW79ppK5wxGzkjbylT78XCg/w640-h426/LWO_231001_23128-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">There are over 6,000 cenotes in Yucatan. Some cenotes are very small; others are quite large. The Mayans relied on cenotes for their fresh water, and there are at least four large sinkholes in the Chichén Itzá complex . . . the largest of which (the Cenote Sagrado) is 60 meters in diameter.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The cenote we visited was not in the Chichén Itzá complex, but was included in a spa-like facility.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAvCan0yhGg631iRxty0UBYHfrOA5czM8A5nnYk3Cr-JRc4nUL1vukErwJFemStkTXjYSyGKjTEZ9Fna-e-SjwVUjlppmXY57LLz5IS6bfbpMKtbisOakxISnykCSx4ylhAcTEElmTv2kVb5ELJJMaZpjXr8bjKWI4n80yUNivfpuAhA6unoyODMjHA/s5354/LWO_231001_23154-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3569" data-original-width="5354" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAvCan0yhGg631iRxty0UBYHfrOA5czM8A5nnYk3Cr-JRc4nUL1vukErwJFemStkTXjYSyGKjTEZ9Fna-e-SjwVUjlppmXY57LLz5IS6bfbpMKtbisOakxISnykCSx4ylhAcTEElmTv2kVb5ELJJMaZpjXr8bjKWI4n80yUNivfpuAhA6unoyODMjHA/w400-h266/LWO_231001_23154-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTiYHkbuuIX2Y-EQXRDeuzASYoYOUkGV2UPOCG3k3r3R-KF-rBUEAItT6ye6BeU1Ei0DN_Aerpr7fkxLnsgoHUSCQrI-5aluFbAHsavq5ijQrdqyS-kypdUy_rEUhZqL_6D7_nPp6vjrEH7Kj_I219r-j3UttUd4nqGH83O7toIHC2g5Pb1Nj8R7JRQ/s4756/LWO_231001_23123-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4756" data-original-width="3171" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTiYHkbuuIX2Y-EQXRDeuzASYoYOUkGV2UPOCG3k3r3R-KF-rBUEAItT6ye6BeU1Ei0DN_Aerpr7fkxLnsgoHUSCQrI-5aluFbAHsavq5ijQrdqyS-kypdUy_rEUhZqL_6D7_nPp6vjrEH7Kj_I219r-j3UttUd4nqGH83O7toIHC2g5Pb1Nj8R7JRQ/w426-h640/LWO_231001_23123-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is not us.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I mentioned life jackets. The cenote bottom is many meters below the surface, so to ensure that no one drowns, everyone must wear a vest. We were happy to do so, and hung out with the fish (yes, there were fish in the pool!) for 10-15 minutes.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Fully refreshed, we hopped back in the car and drove a few miles to the town of Valladolid, where we had lunch at a local (real Mexican!) restaurant across a broad plaza from the Convento San Bernardino de Siena.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNvcHcBCpF9Fvo_TgBgtbKQFdLJVVT9I5_zCwjIGFlqrjdqi-4aSZyDkYvoXTiHv3zZ3QDsuselWVT_ST_AaL19w-GSnMQkRMIWPb-5BkwDRpIRQbUIcEUaDx9EPpBuyyiIzV_P4BgIK30I0LCYDn6lpHnaNLfSUNY2TX6ZVese_X5HYBxS9PsTqeVw/s5215/LWO_231001_23177-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3477" data-original-width="5215" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNvcHcBCpF9Fvo_TgBgtbKQFdLJVVT9I5_zCwjIGFlqrjdqi-4aSZyDkYvoXTiHv3zZ3QDsuselWVT_ST_AaL19w-GSnMQkRMIWPb-5BkwDRpIRQbUIcEUaDx9EPpBuyyiIzV_P4BgIK30I0LCYDn6lpHnaNLfSUNY2TX6ZVese_X5HYBxS9PsTqeVw/w640-h426/LWO_231001_23177-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Built between 1552 and 1560, the building was headquarters for the Franciscan order's efforts to convert the Mayan population to Christianity.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For lunch we had probably the biggest chile relleno I've ever seen and a plateful of huge chicken tacos:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-73480483468414573792024-01-24T15:22:00.000-08:002024-01-24T15:22:26.904-08:00Charles Osgood and the Mystery of the Stairway to Nowhere<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRQnnVQ21LTcIcpZAgyTJcxSkBxa0WR9nJ7E7h9k24tGSDPRodVFHT23vcglX5NQAzRsXS3DzePkKpj8OeYuiAuVVzSKbak-wA0uF8Keyg_46pxKhrZ7bUxMUA1oJLpDW0_n7l_ntTM0tReNo01m2vn5cTM51bmGkkKjjkwWYf9rzsztETWG4NGmFbw/s4453/LWO_130515_25467-Edit-Edit-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="4453" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRQnnVQ21LTcIcpZAgyTJcxSkBxa0WR9nJ7E7h9k24tGSDPRodVFHT23vcglX5NQAzRsXS3DzePkKpj8OeYuiAuVVzSKbak-wA0uF8Keyg_46pxKhrZ7bUxMUA1oJLpDW0_n7l_ntTM0tReNo01m2vn5cTM51bmGkkKjjkwWYf9rzsztETWG4NGmFbw/w640-h426/LWO_130515_25467-Edit-Edit-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">It was still dark in the pre-dawn hours of May 15, 2013, when I stepped out of the elevator into the vast lobby of the Fontainbleau Hotel on Miami Beach. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqemthgtuB4mwTXr3yAjfuKDSYiVCRJlDoyiofFpqMjyUy2IecWdhaOFWU7pgkJX4Yqz2HNvF8Ed1xZRf30i0xR-GZT3SafGDrhtfvW79zoS0hyphenhyphensLVc1P-tQskFbRqLltqb7F8WBzoHP2gYApieWnn48HOnUZXd3I-0Uw1czKQEJGups2vE60MAttUdg/s5040/LWO_130513_24953-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3360" data-original-width="5040" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqemthgtuB4mwTXr3yAjfuKDSYiVCRJlDoyiofFpqMjyUy2IecWdhaOFWU7pgkJX4Yqz2HNvF8Ed1xZRf30i0xR-GZT3SafGDrhtfvW79zoS0hyphenhyphensLVc1P-tQskFbRqLltqb7F8WBzoHP2gYApieWnn48HOnUZXd3I-0Uw1czKQEJGups2vE60MAttUdg/w640-h426/LWO_130513_24953-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The lobby was dark, too, save for the eerie pink and blue lights of the bar and a dim incandescent light at the far end of the lobby.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1G8y9ZFSy15l40lkiTG53yUojqd9gwz6G5yG_rZ-XfqkROHpjLSpDlBgeLwCbIBf_LQkGq6b_D-hTzckODB0tELyt0ifZ6zchaXQzAyQa4ymnSpWEeSljA6hfrum0mzHxM96fivCIhTBxPxwOCvB90dhSUpMan5IBO_oY2sRiwbbb6etMPQIGdtoeUw/s6853/LWO_130515_25247-Pano-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4340" data-original-width="6853" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1G8y9ZFSy15l40lkiTG53yUojqd9gwz6G5yG_rZ-XfqkROHpjLSpDlBgeLwCbIBf_LQkGq6b_D-hTzckODB0tELyt0ifZ6zchaXQzAyQa4ymnSpWEeSljA6hfrum0mzHxM96fivCIhTBxPxwOCvB90dhSUpMan5IBO_oY2sRiwbbb6etMPQIGdtoeUw/w640-h406/LWO_130515_25247-Pano-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I was on my way out to photograph sunrise on the beach, but I immediately sensed movement in the dark lobby, and heard muffled voices. Suddenly I was nearly blinded by a flood of light, and I saw a shadowy figure scurrying up a curved staircase.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxNXWE3lsuezaTrXIHtqeGOsCo06STmNP5-8uoBbtYeGag4Wiy923l00lAAPvPWCFobdCFGO8_m-R-jMcjAFHKbHlkWvANdH0O0EOGnpwOegXMcJ0DwniROi0BFteHBfwqrzhAyHXK0r7nDrDgCHyVbLnyM2hm-IsHuMkZVloY2ubMukKcN22h4aaUg/s5184/LWO_130515_25285-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxNXWE3lsuezaTrXIHtqeGOsCo06STmNP5-8uoBbtYeGag4Wiy923l00lAAPvPWCFobdCFGO8_m-R-jMcjAFHKbHlkWvANdH0O0EOGnpwOegXMcJ0DwniROi0BFteHBfwqrzhAyHXK0r7nDrDgCHyVbLnyM2hm-IsHuMkZVloY2ubMukKcN22h4aaUg/w426-h640/LWO_130515_25285-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">It was the famous "Stairway to Nowhere" created in 1954 by the Fontainbleau architect Morris Lapidus specifically for grand entrances and photo ops . . .</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zItGqoIBXlXNWoLeb2xqM8dLHZRXMEAsY74E9Hq_C5TxzmkfV7hUHDk4o2o6HyTZGZWJAa5ud9ox8qJD5ecs4tcxsEBz8YqCW_stcZrtRI0GqSSY8BDJCO17ZxtOezggm3Q5FgP8TL4an5AOlE3BgHSCfWKHTQwfqJYH1K9h7CH3TPZ6ziIi2Lcvrg/s842/service-pnp-gsc-5a23000-5a23500-5a23508v.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="842" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zItGqoIBXlXNWoLeb2xqM8dLHZRXMEAsY74E9Hq_C5TxzmkfV7hUHDk4o2o6HyTZGZWJAa5ud9ox8qJD5ecs4tcxsEBz8YqCW_stcZrtRI0GqSSY8BDJCO17ZxtOezggm3Q5FgP8TL4an5AOlE3BgHSCfWKHTQwfqJYH1K9h7CH3TPZ6ziIi2Lcvrg/w640-h412/service-pnp-gsc-5a23000-5a23500-5a23508v.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image courtesy of Library of Congress</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">. . . from Sports Illustrated swimsuit models . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7U78fA58xBAgY4G434ECrasKNoBDstCD6D8fz-ryc5nMmyVY4fJt07e7M8nIK722idI7o17rvEEngMOiG8fVAUN4V8f1HKAeKVL9MPU2HjYS6gSaiXDQGC90VM33hqfTAVDkIb3pHRn_v_pte1Jw8mODxu8SerHjJ2Cl0uAQabc2TKqkoefzLu8NQw/s1060/2-DSC_9273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="1060" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7U78fA58xBAgY4G434ECrasKNoBDstCD6D8fz-ryc5nMmyVY4fJt07e7M8nIK722idI7o17rvEEngMOiG8fVAUN4V8f1HKAeKVL9MPU2HjYS6gSaiXDQGC90VM33hqfTAVDkIb3pHRn_v_pte1Jw8mODxu8SerHjJ2Cl0uAQabc2TKqkoefzLu8NQw/w640-h426/2-DSC_9273.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">. . . to the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz97DoMnPC-fxhFa3WO9pKYs7JgHobt4NmhidFDiZzVHy5usDlMYCunu-IAt0450ZevltSED5JZVL9MvLxoG6_t3PtrXQcot9xmtZi4_UcYzXolkDaohOWDMIO1dPGKNy1_XSbKXbv_HuqahDrVVD4ysdjJzcEb_mdy_EiESh9kJlgimGppWDyMkF5Bw/s596/Mrs%20Maisel%20Staircase%20Fontainbleau.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">When he put on his glasses, though, I realized he was Charles Osgood. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPM4uxkdSp1s7Ba8QBhAPT3pSQu6BXjuhyphenhyphenFHPfL4-rbfhi9hLxlbsfUs-krWhVjPS8Aqp_JnnF_hOpMTI-agQmM1WqgaMtZQwdR9U6fadK-Pd-ukVbN1gfEdhizUprV7ARm0oS2Od6CY8rbtYZt5cH6bfEJT2CTlR0aoEf2pWFqwlMcp3OhkXO9z40g/s4153/LWO_130515_25440-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2769" data-original-width="4153" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwPM4uxkdSp1s7Ba8QBhAPT3pSQu6BXjuhyphenhyphenFHPfL4-rbfhi9hLxlbsfUs-krWhVjPS8Aqp_JnnF_hOpMTI-agQmM1WqgaMtZQwdR9U6fadK-Pd-ukVbN1gfEdhizUprV7ARm0oS2Od6CY8rbtYZt5cH6bfEJT2CTlR0aoEf2pWFqwlMcp3OhkXO9z40g/w640-h426/LWO_130515_25440-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Meanwhile, the crew was setting the lighting on the staircase, using crew members as stand-ins for Osgood.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Roll tape and prompter!"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAcqQNkBo5XQQGupbAtQxvYOZ7-N5AIMAZOzKjnGzwyZshlLaMSCss-uyvqSNVCOS1EEz0L52MjyZIZfT0rhjTOSnfNd7y2VuwykzPal1Ch2LsejoH7nbOZvGePWs_DwLm-5tyGB9xL5S9eO7V2ulr82BFPcNDmgbTxby9HLpDAi5gEYf7FSugZtJpQ/s4921/LWO_130515_25502-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4921" data-original-width="3281" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAcqQNkBo5XQQGupbAtQxvYOZ7-N5AIMAZOzKjnGzwyZshlLaMSCss-uyvqSNVCOS1EEz0L52MjyZIZfT0rhjTOSnfNd7y2VuwykzPal1Ch2LsejoH7nbOZvGePWs_DwLm-5tyGB9xL5S9eO7V2ulr82BFPcNDmgbTxby9HLpDAi5gEYf7FSugZtJpQ/w266-h400/LWO_130515_25502-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="266" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Take 1:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQtz3gRDsvLrrPrmk-NW0bXXNubt92pT1gT_vSeVyLP0yELLQ0g4fAlmdVgvB3Ur9yuSEDkHMoCrDuvlVTy1lO2ozh2S4VuueT6D2tIIYxAV6r2bn-iaZ3QSIBrEs7g38UKZbkabKEVejwqsAMc6L0ly5iTUcfEY2UdwYMfOlwpOGBKXRPHlU_QONgg/s3943/LWO_130515_25484-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="3943" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQtz3gRDsvLrrPrmk-NW0bXXNubt92pT1gT_vSeVyLP0yELLQ0g4fAlmdVgvB3Ur9yuSEDkHMoCrDuvlVTy1lO2ozh2S4VuueT6D2tIIYxAV6r2bn-iaZ3QSIBrEs7g38UKZbkabKEVejwqsAMc6L0ly5iTUcfEY2UdwYMfOlwpOGBKXRPHlU_QONgg/w640-h484/LWO_130515_25484-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Take 2:</span></span></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJzyHauCkBS4ntzAGEbr7CoZzbtwmnXNbnu5KDyMCqNxJcD7k7L7q5U6eiYrJzpNm3wEqYvL6KtEmepoEEMzsopA6h57rdMpMNs1GGWsp2u88nPc1xrj6ZhT101WjNVOCOZfoXrVU4C-4dCD1pS5R_aMHHEE0nyLTx2oN04ektkJNlLIBMofHgJRu2g/s5184/LWO_130515_25491-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJzyHauCkBS4ntzAGEbr7CoZzbtwmnXNbnu5KDyMCqNxJcD7k7L7q5U6eiYrJzpNm3wEqYvL6KtEmepoEEMzsopA6h57rdMpMNs1GGWsp2u88nPc1xrj6ZhT101WjNVOCOZfoXrVU4C-4dCD1pS5R_aMHHEE0nyLTx2oN04ektkJNlLIBMofHgJRu2g/w640-h426/LWO_130515_25491-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Cut! It's a wrap!"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivc3t9Z-ti2xp0u56GnBbrOdVYNAuyAjYZiHf8Z4QByjtf6UKR705e4S_3K07zgE3A77NGudFLAe1Z-lUpMkou6PnPbMinxftf7drz33QhjnQZ-wxrFPEjIHSJmI1o6a0UfICGCqCr6TSAJlR1dkQHJXr0xUBNXi2SuN3EcQi5JpOFs6VQD4ALiVDHg/s5184/LWO_130515_25499-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivc3t9Z-ti2xp0u56GnBbrOdVYNAuyAjYZiHf8Z4QByjtf6UKR705e4S_3K07zgE3A77NGudFLAe1Z-lUpMkou6PnPbMinxftf7drz33QhjnQZ-wxrFPEjIHSJmI1o6a0UfICGCqCr6TSAJlR1dkQHJXr0xUBNXi2SuN3EcQi5JpOFs6VQD4ALiVDHg/w640-h426/LWO_130515_25499-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">I learned later that Osgood was doing a segment for "CBS Sunday Morning" about the now-classic "Miami Modernist" architecture of the 1950s and 60s. T</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">he Fontainbleau, with its Stairway to Nowhere, is a prime example.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGjhBNUzwjk28EHYkQdwjlU-Q_2F73COdH2xoQK26h-cfiSH59At9o2RzOzpPXPbXM_rVs1xpdq4K-WowqG_OfXR8DJp6ibYfUlMILujRuWVBuAvO1ODy4KMP0fVrVxf8WEZdlU753RoLKLB_xUbbR8jjk_Mt931sh7O62tyH8vLQ1_GE4M9kadfARA/s7781/LWO_130513_25122-Pano-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4385" data-original-width="7781" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGjhBNUzwjk28EHYkQdwjlU-Q_2F73COdH2xoQK26h-cfiSH59At9o2RzOzpPXPbXM_rVs1xpdq4K-WowqG_OfXR8DJp6ibYfUlMILujRuWVBuAvO1ODy4KMP0fVrVxf8WEZdlU753RoLKLB_xUbbR8jjk_Mt931sh7O62tyH8vLQ1_GE4M9kadfARA/w640-h360/LWO_130513_25122-Pano-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">Still, there's a mystery. Where does the Stairway to Nowhere actually go? </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">It</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> goes to a small area with a few closed doors marked "Employees Only." </span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">But yesterday, for Charles Osgood, it was a Stairway to Heaven.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3s-uInvvF9dwCUtb4BbNg0XxKPznbA3sWHRXYm0QV7mL0q6O8MpXxbayjo6SUyg6OnIpMx4NitL6nmyUiRSGLz07Iafz8cTUbDOiSuVWWoWt_eoSa8v8Wo9S7mJdsmyE2pqud9HbOYjGD5keoeJF8ujmA9Hm9G6710Q7fNuS2GeE2D7rNxkk1_m1fsQ/s620/charles-osgood-92139-k0129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="620" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3s-uInvvF9dwCUtb4BbNg0XxKPznbA3sWHRXYm0QV7mL0q6O8MpXxbayjo6SUyg6OnIpMx4NitL6nmyUiRSGLz07Iafz8cTUbDOiSuVWWoWt_eoSa8v8Wo9S7mJdsmyE2pqud9HbOYjGD5keoeJF8ujmA9Hm9G6710Q7fNuS2GeE2D7rNxkk1_m1fsQ/w640-h568/charles-osgood-92139-k0129.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Events/Charles-Osgood-and-the-Mystery-of-the-Stairway-to-Nowhere" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></p><p><br /></p>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-35350625389948476602024-01-08T16:03:00.000-08:002024-01-08T16:03:04.098-08:00Mountainair Gymkhana Rodeo, Part 2<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yPoKONWKRnYNKOY9Q-OffeX8mFuUhWhEKfyKOkTLZ2jve6KvKLxAEuvYjGQjx7ZmDloe4gWH05WAv5cJuPT3njLfjl8ECznXNqTRBzs8dltSbcg_U3XMqUjaoYXfNilrrNjYGwiVB-jckwRF880Pc7SBaWPqWCQjrfQXaSrH2Gwlpz4aRi52dxx8rw/s4088/LWO_230625_19234-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3041" data-original-width="4088" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yPoKONWKRnYNKOY9Q-OffeX8mFuUhWhEKfyKOkTLZ2jve6KvKLxAEuvYjGQjx7ZmDloe4gWH05WAv5cJuPT3njLfjl8ECznXNqTRBzs8dltSbcg_U3XMqUjaoYXfNilrrNjYGwiVB-jckwRF880Pc7SBaWPqWCQjrfQXaSrH2Gwlpz4aRi52dxx8rw/w640-h476/LWO_230625_19234-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">THIS IS PART 2 OF A TWO-PART POST</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Part 1 (published Jan. 2, 2024) includes background information about the Rodeo, and contains descriptions and photos of four Rodeo events: Lead Line, Sheep Riding, Calf Riding, and Steer/Bull Riding.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">See Part 1 by scrolling down to the post below this one.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In this post I'll describe and illustrate three more Rodeo events: Pole Bending, Steer Daubing, and Roping events. I'll also share some additional aspects of the Rodeo.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p><span style="font-size: large;"> - / - / - / - / - / - / -</span></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pole Bending</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> - This event is like a slalom on horseback. Speed, agility, and control are vital. Riders gallop to the end of a line of poles . . .</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcmtQduDHuBeev4EAxN2BfI7dQjxNYc0qt94-_PP4iQp5yyvx5pzgiWsEWT2uVIWg4SJ4y9W6__1kD7TPctlzm0r7MYCNysorJTO5HOspCG572L63SziP9JO6zlk-FbtetYoIqrPW_coGP8i3QPf1dj0NpLXGy67VM3EY8wEdG4XG60k5tmaFe5kUeg/s3790/LWO_230604_16534-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2527" data-original-width="3790" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcmtQduDHuBeev4EAxN2BfI7dQjxNYc0qt94-_PP4iQp5yyvx5pzgiWsEWT2uVIWg4SJ4y9W6__1kD7TPctlzm0r7MYCNysorJTO5HOspCG572L63SziP9JO6zlk-FbtetYoIqrPW_coGP8i3QPf1dj0NpLXGy67VM3EY8wEdG4XG60k5tmaFe5kUeg/w640-h426/LWO_230604_16534-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">. . . then turn around . . . </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Steer Daubing</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> - Working against a clock, riders try to mark a steer using a pole with a mop head filled with chalk on the end. Horse and rider break from a gate at the same time the steer is released from a separate chute. Speed, balance, timing, communication and teamwork between rider and horse are required.</span></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG44LpOSa5ViDMbdKFwnoKhHwOdmI7SoiovRLcPue1hqaWZSkUacJIC0xgK9dHQS9KL3kHiTJi9ITC-dLVrOkFOVEfJrsfL2JC4EhWksZZj9YwfgPHna5U8ixJKtwaRhFvJOIfLKTSuP2NJSC2H7Xz1mlOiDQJZQVDM4cpUxmCdO2wb_SwVVPFwe6OjQ/s2764/LWO_230521_15013-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG44LpOSa5ViDMbdKFwnoKhHwOdmI7SoiovRLcPue1hqaWZSkUacJIC0xgK9dHQS9KL3kHiTJi9ITC-dLVrOkFOVEfJrsfL2JC4EhWksZZj9YwfgPHna5U8ixJKtwaRhFvJOIfLKTSuP2NJSC2H7Xz1mlOiDQJZQVDM4cpUxmCdO2wb_SwVVPFwe6OjQ/w454-h640/LWO_230521_15013-Edit.JPG" width="454" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJQGUEzRMvcU-iKqsMMkGsUKig_fRMlQsWMe57gFchtG7ByGt9Fa9HgtrCzW9ycIUWTtaPXuOIWIH71VBIC3Vw_ssp5mMLurOnYRjPeCXJiUntcDCc2NVmG7aCELoY_lfYkTmG4E_OBBVH634hUqgRTVpxM22dCsWfO8z7G4cdO_zgGwyz3dkwybVDg/s2623/LWO_230521_15072-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2623" data-original-width="2242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJQGUEzRMvcU-iKqsMMkGsUKig_fRMlQsWMe57gFchtG7ByGt9Fa9HgtrCzW9ycIUWTtaPXuOIWIH71VBIC3Vw_ssp5mMLurOnYRjPeCXJiUntcDCc2NVmG7aCELoY_lfYkTmG4E_OBBVH634hUqgRTVpxM22dCsWfO8z7G4cdO_zgGwyz3dkwybVDg/w548-h640/LWO_230521_15072-Edit.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ylGKNcBH3sqHbqjVw-0gv-ZvgpJhO0GAgCgd787gr90JUyydOqkqNtKODpAfnuQ3dLwOtei0M9QNESYP_fuxjb12B-f7o45POhaDpH6i7CY9wE8usAjtGPPCjywp51flfkAQoQHR0Tu2TC-uFhNLy4E1l8pOp8TVvqs6SSCVHFzeuHD-WYYaBnsWQA/s5290/LWO_230604_15997-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5290" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ylGKNcBH3sqHbqjVw-0gv-ZvgpJhO0GAgCgd787gr90JUyydOqkqNtKODpAfnuQ3dLwOtei0M9QNESYP_fuxjb12B-f7o45POhaDpH6i7CY9wE8usAjtGPPCjywp51flfkAQoQHR0Tu2TC-uFhNLy4E1l8pOp8TVvqs6SSCVHFzeuHD-WYYaBnsWQA/w640-h442/LWO_230604_15997-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNqcZDSq_Snaq63cyAyhIpm0IGe0tnQVNiLzYAWDROSGnzIsCUXIDCAHBe7AYp4ZbyPcFLrcNpO-1gHvuPw1dNzoVv3aa0DK0bDoiW3rrd1zZ-WTz1zpz_EFD0f3x-rbwPWTAXtzaRuaHa-lcK8jyd_UFDCiwficSuMucA8qtLsOjWXTv9nfi5jifzQ/s1739/LWO_230604_15894-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="1593" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNqcZDSq_Snaq63cyAyhIpm0IGe0tnQVNiLzYAWDROSGnzIsCUXIDCAHBe7AYp4ZbyPcFLrcNpO-1gHvuPw1dNzoVv3aa0DK0bDoiW3rrd1zZ-WTz1zpz_EFD0f3x-rbwPWTAXtzaRuaHa-lcK8jyd_UFDCiwficSuMucA8qtLsOjWXTv9nfi5jifzQ/w586-h640/LWO_230604_15894-Edit.JPG" width="586" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Roping</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> - As with daubing, horse and rider are working against a clock. They break from a gate when the calf or steer is released from a separate chute. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6ZAcR60vE8mndn1uIrGS1y6bGn7fR-rspYTC5L7XEgfDne4GcR6dIPD3ZgsgH0qfbVT2VScXFcFzr73BQPuond6wHD7lhZ06-JNwViojF46NA8WiVsR-NcFC8OSHAQpBe-_OPrUonEQSwTXJYlucvVqppYGgEBkmobSwIz6j3FQuEIqBUtN6cdtIiA/s2929/LWO_230521_15089-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2929" data-original-width="2397" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6ZAcR60vE8mndn1uIrGS1y6bGn7fR-rspYTC5L7XEgfDne4GcR6dIPD3ZgsgH0qfbVT2VScXFcFzr73BQPuond6wHD7lhZ06-JNwViojF46NA8WiVsR-NcFC8OSHAQpBe-_OPrUonEQSwTXJYlucvVqppYGgEBkmobSwIz6j3FQuEIqBUtN6cdtIiA/w524-h640/LWO_230521_15089-Edit.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Then the rider tries to lasso the animal, not just mark it. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">While photographing the roping events, I tried to capture the beauty, power, and concentration of the riders and horses. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And out in the parking lot behind the grandstand, the next generation of ropers is already practicing for the big time:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s52kzi66heMnHKciMr4BLHx6WQglpADcwnB0B5cisyQ7aHRUu-jQmlQB7Egj24IudOU7DPhba4IWHKTSySrDiZkkOiDP9PWtMteFx8OI7Mu8kJigxURq1U0sJymbOLYTZ3LRSSzDMaJdocS7YdHm8DPKBMlZR_4BRGAv9ZsUZwftzJZ3KdXu3964UA/s4551/LWO_230521_14872-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Bruce and I were honored to be invited to the banquet, held in the gymnasium of the Mountainair Elementary School. Over 300 people attended -- kids, parents, grandparents, and friends.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOQ572_5oVHeiu2uYOofr7cYTNVpQz0_ueN6RHZqMJc4Tc9BdYSbHsjze7GKp6huA_YPq2VydKxkVVzDBqggraj-ABC7M-tOasjnAPvMSaHRKrhZGhOxBzVp-t53WbstmKjz9D9jJXUvHamnVm0hSEcfoGFfFxWoQuI1nB0s0WtuKc72AGfyzCZJM4Q/s14733/LWO_231112_27630-Pano-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3503" data-original-width="14733" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOQ572_5oVHeiu2uYOofr7cYTNVpQz0_ueN6RHZqMJc4Tc9BdYSbHsjze7GKp6huA_YPq2VydKxkVVzDBqggraj-ABC7M-tOasjnAPvMSaHRKrhZGhOxBzVp-t53WbstmKjz9D9jJXUvHamnVm0hSEcfoGFfFxWoQuI1nB0s0WtuKc72AGfyzCZJM4Q/w640-h152/LWO_231112_27630-Pano-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lunch consisted of a huge slab of brisket and spoonsful of baked beans and creamed corn . . .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uTamGWkkayjMbaFHZ4gv-tCNmR84_nb43I78cA4MMONm1_hIaI_13WLSZ2ugDA8XwzC1eKKCugcVnzMaC9w2KFmZVBFc6aDMp6c7kSplG6SZYiUBpbwnpODXvY4vDGkFs_T1DQCGKT-gAEWxEdRT0qJ0bIlJnQNPhhALAabOENmE57WbGB4DHja5Kg/s3410/IMG_3128-2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2558" data-original-width="3410" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uTamGWkkayjMbaFHZ4gv-tCNmR84_nb43I78cA4MMONm1_hIaI_13WLSZ2ugDA8XwzC1eKKCugcVnzMaC9w2KFmZVBFc6aDMp6c7kSplG6SZYiUBpbwnpODXvY4vDGkFs_T1DQCGKT-gAEWxEdRT0qJ0bIlJnQNPhhALAabOENmE57WbGB4DHja5Kg/w400-h300/IMG_3128-2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Awards (primarily beautiful belt buckles) were handed out by the Rodeo Queen and Princess . . .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaUB258LR2gjkuIXehYnHJGQveZpqc3C2EcJJ7OySCGXH6FTltbPkL9FBlBQGNXvrb7yicAW73woP5RDI5ELqZaRNQdEZ6sLF1mfGsFjGWWMtq5tqSiudTr-ed1X3HO8MsmqwYbQse-oCwTgkzqULm-w5d243mpKIYEJ_VgpmKohS_Dbh2PmP6vz-LA/s5472/LWO_231112_27639-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaUB258LR2gjkuIXehYnHJGQveZpqc3C2EcJJ7OySCGXH6FTltbPkL9FBlBQGNXvrb7yicAW73woP5RDI5ELqZaRNQdEZ6sLF1mfGsFjGWWMtq5tqSiudTr-ed1X3HO8MsmqwYbQse-oCwTgkzqULm-w5d243mpKIYEJ_VgpmKohS_Dbh2PmP6vz-LA/w426-h640/LWO_231112_27639-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, in anticipation of the banquet, I created a 4-minute slide show with music using many of my photos from the Rodeo. We played it during the banquet, and you can watch it here:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ML2qLjhAeVQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="ML2qLjhAeVQ"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span>Beyond the photography opportunity, it was gratifying to see what a genuine family and community event the Rodeo is. Bruce and I were obviously "not from around here" -- what with our funny non-cowboy hats and Bruce's Volvo parked amid the pickups and livestock trailers -- but we were welcomed graciously by everyone. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span>If you would like to see the video and photos from this post in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Events/Mountainair-Gymkhana-Rodeo/Images-from-MGR-Blog-Post-2" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span>Enjoy!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-60409418443561033482024-01-02T15:45:00.000-08:002024-01-02T18:20:43.457-08:00Mountainair Gymkhana Rodeo, Part 1<p> </p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCntP6cG9cKXm3_xPjs1VYpwFvhEjgHOZUEpFf2eAUEWnFoG1l2JntKH3KZrMfVUtjGz4wHJMsTd-A2D26aPL8djhu2vD0P3m9tgW9hcsAH5NUJuVB9UCuYbZOjqp3Tg4kiyRAd8ilPbjDSepXLXlK7RItXsZQi4ionK6lTeWe_8QZinsRQ7PEbbXeBQ/s2531/LWO_230521_14588-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="2531" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCntP6cG9cKXm3_xPjs1VYpwFvhEjgHOZUEpFf2eAUEWnFoG1l2JntKH3KZrMfVUtjGz4wHJMsTd-A2D26aPL8djhu2vD0P3m9tgW9hcsAH5NUJuVB9UCuYbZOjqp3Tg4kiyRAd8ilPbjDSepXLXlK7RItXsZQi4ionK6lTeWe_8QZinsRQ7PEbbXeBQ/w640-h482/LWO_230521_14588-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">THIS IS PART 1 OF A TWO-PART POST</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Background</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Looking for a change of pace from landscape photography, my friend, Bruce, and I traveled on five occasions last summer to Mountainair, NM, for some action photography at the Mountainair Gymkhana Rodeo.</span></p><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Incorporated in 1903, Mountainair is a small town (pop. approximately 880) about 75 miles southeast of Albuquerque. During World War II it was the center of a farming area that supplied the United States and its military with pinto beans and employed hundreds of people. The end of the war coincided with a long drought, which effectively ended the industry. Today Mountainair's primary economy is ranching in the surrounding area.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The Mountainair Gymkhana Rodeo began in the mid-1980s as an after-church Sunday afternoon activity for local ranch kids. In the early 2000s, the rodeo obtained state funding to build an arena, complete with animal pens and chutes, grandstand seating, and lights. The rodeo has grown in popularity to the point where the events now begin on Sunday mornings to accommodate the increased number of participants. </span><span style="font-size: large;">In 2023, the Rodeo had 75 participants, some from as far as 100 miles away.</span></p><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOelcGudfuOr3H_Mkf28ixYFq5kP-vgYoJbV-TZfd5z-YpNixZ2ZzeuQgGRuebGCB3DLJxtEMXEHf6Iyeg73R1Egalka9sVxvWg-dkHwjzPhkzWEg_slhSZDnZtTn38KBMjhzVxdTg-qIKWgM6bpunzu8Zo2InnCVEh_SQ5A7Y8HiZ-U8onm8HNbO6iw/s692/Group%20Photo%20Edited.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="692" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOelcGudfuOr3H_Mkf28ixYFq5kP-vgYoJbV-TZfd5z-YpNixZ2ZzeuQgGRuebGCB3DLJxtEMXEHf6Iyeg73R1Egalka9sVxvWg-dkHwjzPhkzWEg_slhSZDnZtTn38KBMjhzVxdTg-qIKWgM6bpunzu8Zo2InnCVEh_SQ5A7Y8HiZ-U8onm8HNbO6iw/w640-h430/Group%20Photo%20Edited.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Mountainair Gymkhana Rodeo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Rodeo has different events for age and skill levels. They include </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lead Line</b></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgoGF14tRox0z6N5H21C2JKBTodMvD6W0QSOncb_PszX01IWa9NkjO3G-upXgj-Agh9HAzfoSwabynq8eA-MaRhMo5R-_U6taK-r2X3RG8xS6MnNla8J2Z4WZrreqkihjPBfbyMu7ctfFuj66VpnxGjwSG_gyZL8tzJydKn8x3cMivnBZijbj6lhhZQ/s3647/LWO_230521_14828-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3647" data-original-width="2669" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgoGF14tRox0z6N5H21C2JKBTodMvD6W0QSOncb_PszX01IWa9NkjO3G-upXgj-Agh9HAzfoSwabynq8eA-MaRhMo5R-_U6taK-r2X3RG8xS6MnNla8J2Z4WZrreqkihjPBfbyMu7ctfFuj66VpnxGjwSG_gyZL8tzJydKn8x3cMivnBZijbj6lhhZQ/w235-h320/LWO_230521_14828-Edit.JPG" width="235" /></a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sheep Riding</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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In Part 2, I'll explain and illustrate the remaining three, plus share some other elements of the Rodeo.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> - / - / - / - / - / - / -</span></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <b>Lead Line</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> - The very youngest (as young as 1 or 2) sit on horses while their parents, grandparents, and/or siblings lead the horses on a course around the arena.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQl0-mjr7LsSyEBUVQA6NYXLJolUvQ_mc2XAFoscohD1RynbGm-G1llHnLJnRP6g5llfEn42HIKHpscY0wc-n4eg_-oZg5EjtYvoCj7zXucum2bN03EZByaPaPw6T8VfYqxknHr4j4cI6Ac9Z9PMo12jJKxMNjFLTSrvlGU7XAM232mnxw45kMsr_aQ/s5472/LWO_230625_17793-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6eka3rwoaea4R6qYnKrm2D6rgQ_GX_UfeYattD38acWbWzrdbrhCfCW4dBH0dQcbHKu8riv-Y7fcP7QZXGf4T3IooS-CZbTrYqYJm9nmbnDwo2P16PEdS3kRHXG3MP7I5u75e2xk1E_x9cF9F4wQ3gTu2waovmweMCxc5ZK4XUUaA2uQB8SDTx5YcQ/s4432/LWO_230625_17593-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2955" data-original-width="4432" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6eka3rwoaea4R6qYnKrm2D6rgQ_GX_UfeYattD38acWbWzrdbrhCfCW4dBH0dQcbHKu8riv-Y7fcP7QZXGf4T3IooS-CZbTrYqYJm9nmbnDwo2P16PEdS3kRHXG3MP7I5u75e2xk1E_x9cF9F4wQ3gTu2waovmweMCxc5ZK4XUUaA2uQB8SDTx5YcQ/w640-h426/LWO_230625_17593-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">You may notice the rider is a girl. Girls are eligible to (and do) participate in all Rodeo events.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Some riders barely make it out of the gate . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKWgjm7oOEpr1q1GT3WqeV4IPy6m1fmECb7EzrHtYmIyWKASsUqrBKUUcbVsw05-fzrUpjFLaq2D0pF0nvJHA5GsDZ4nwBNCo7KAjT1o8qgTLiL-H_hWQGyJ8zSH3e6CMNg9BStXfjWISV8y3rvUFL7iuHFp_D2Fms-kzsmKGpC4fBmDzX1wtVzrWpQ/s1892/LWO_230521_14434-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="1892" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKWgjm7oOEpr1q1GT3WqeV4IPy6m1fmECb7EzrHtYmIyWKASsUqrBKUUcbVsw05-fzrUpjFLaq2D0pF0nvJHA5GsDZ4nwBNCo7KAjT1o8qgTLiL-H_hWQGyJ8zSH3e6CMNg9BStXfjWISV8y3rvUFL7iuHFp_D2Fms-kzsmKGpC4fBmDzX1wtVzrWpQ/w640-h578/LWO_230521_14434-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Steer/bull Riding</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> - For the older kids . . .</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3153" data-original-width="4729" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMEI_0GmHi1JHDM-K-x8EegaQIo58iY749FGNQUyFvjpbMjKmIuQw5RZF7YN50fsAYQUWKs49YN9NC7GCmsdQ26LqiZLNcObYtXqNwgBnjJ3BmkdSFgVeXEicYUQqKk0V8EmRGq1hzVgY8u6o9lCCkl3T-PFYM0qj-3EaRfBb5UorOUf-JUU3jpIcBA/w400-h266/LWO_230521_14550-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: large;">Fortunately he wasn't hurt. Then you get up, brush yourself off, and wait for your next ride . . .</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo766DYsgwP44sz-fOjVVUJrI1E5cLm44UiEbDHmtDFgmEbG1yfiU8z8-vOBXYxaBEy86x7lwkgFRdIBX1awL8UEMfv0JxAmY9-wrAkOl11hPsezNnJdRVzSWXlhQlfC_Dr1bTa4JYzwQxZom5QT842MpfswMQQCuaOwTje61OzjGM7u3DC26X8LoIsQ/s4657/LWO_230521_14551-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3105" data-original-width="4657" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo766DYsgwP44sz-fOjVVUJrI1E5cLm44UiEbDHmtDFgmEbG1yfiU8z8-vOBXYxaBEy86x7lwkgFRdIBX1awL8UEMfv0JxAmY9-wrAkOl11hPsezNnJdRVzSWXlhQlfC_Dr1bTa4JYzwQxZom5QT842MpfswMQQCuaOwTje61OzjGM7u3DC26X8LoIsQ/w640-h426/LWO_230521_14551-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">More to come in Part 2.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In the meantime, if you would like to see these images and more in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Events/Mountainair-Gymkhana-Rodeo/Images-from-MGR-Blog-Post-1/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-45914731458795684462023-11-28T15:46:00.000-08:002023-11-28T15:46:01.508-08:00Eastern New Mexico Ramble<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsY_7bXXK-ummgNRciEzhtmgZYEBlSbDIMShEBUe_A4ckKjTqFKap0aI-rlglKaox_bQX0Az_1cV5lEXMHQbe4q6YI5b2FvNe3PON-_Fd-Lg7cp5yHdZ8uHNc4RaLGOla4_77RFHajJibHyjqSpER4Z_zqeXA7HL50FIPNKSQvAb9XJYLz2BxCcoesQ/s5280/LWO_230612_17206-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="5280" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsY_7bXXK-ummgNRciEzhtmgZYEBlSbDIMShEBUe_A4ckKjTqFKap0aI-rlglKaox_bQX0Az_1cV5lEXMHQbe4q6YI5b2FvNe3PON-_Fd-Lg7cp5yHdZ8uHNc4RaLGOla4_77RFHajJibHyjqSpER4Z_zqeXA7HL50FIPNKSQvAb9XJYLz2BxCcoesQ/w640-h376/LWO_230612_17206-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back in June, my friend, Alan, and I headed east from Albuquerque on I-40 to ramble around eastern New Mexico -- a part of the state we'd never visited or photographed before.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first day we went from Tucumcari and San Jon to Clovis via back roads and small towns like House, Grady, Wheatland, and McAlister (mostly intersections with a few houses, a cemetery, and maybe a post office or a school). After overnight in Clovis (population about 38,000), we headed back west along U.S. highway 60 through Taiban and Yeso to Fort Sumner and Vaughn.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEklATp7TH05lfQXww_RwKFM3X4axuECT5KoSoJWcgXBgK4j1AbK3Vg6lOhEzw-mWGJON_NuVj5n2wvWKL32tX6hQSwhyphenhyphenOVcpPZwT1yjKkpKuJADqdnw_GeRZ7TUhWdnx6QHfw6IK5uXObqBLzfgdbfL9G28EBlJHZuuW0UGQcPJ6Nu6r3XcEcDFXZlQ/s1155/Map%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="1155" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEklATp7TH05lfQXww_RwKFM3X4axuECT5KoSoJWcgXBgK4j1AbK3Vg6lOhEzw-mWGJON_NuVj5n2wvWKL32tX6hQSwhyphenhyphenOVcpPZwT1yjKkpKuJADqdnw_GeRZ7TUhWdnx6QHfw6IK5uXObqBLzfgdbfL9G28EBlJHZuuW0UGQcPJ6Nu6r3XcEcDFXZlQ/w640-h300/Map%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Eastern New Mexico is geographically and politically a westward extension of the Texas panhandle: wide open spaces, predominately rural/agricultural, and Republican.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1AyDei6cMCEQYpmYoBUsfvQquWN9J_uUf7B3dfQpx01iDnq1dDkUn3mtkQpimbU4VZgA5-qB_XNYEMVnWy584XNbsFm9_T9Jt6PEgGq_pgsodgC-UNpaAtPy-aCXraEVreoEFfxyXdHK6Xh_63t8UeAIGduxLOhUZVw58-TWR-Md1iaV86vhl49G_w/s5362/LWO_230612_16884-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3075" data-original-width="5362" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1AyDei6cMCEQYpmYoBUsfvQquWN9J_uUf7B3dfQpx01iDnq1dDkUn3mtkQpimbU4VZgA5-qB_XNYEMVnWy584XNbsFm9_T9Jt6PEgGq_pgsodgC-UNpaAtPy-aCXraEVreoEFfxyXdHK6Xh_63t8UeAIGduxLOhUZVw58-TWR-Md1iaV86vhl49G_w/w640-h368/LWO_230612_16884-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The wide open spaces are also dotted with hundreds of giant windmills harvesting kinetic energy from the steady breezes that blow across the plains . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4n93jDAOnTzwG2LvvTMOkYR7SzyMeyddCV9Kp7m75DnKagXpMCPmZo1pddQKyyfVjBXCahvJgsd5SP2tPQ8DpmNKQPAayj28NrfLR5ytDCEAteU5X8Qf4ZBThP90A4eeyMNdc0OWl-OjGdkj051TJfizp0iYIpnbvAZCz9WN_NvJ5U4mtzCmm7K41w/s5386/LWO_230612_17094-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3591" data-original-width="5386" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4n93jDAOnTzwG2LvvTMOkYR7SzyMeyddCV9Kp7m75DnKagXpMCPmZo1pddQKyyfVjBXCahvJgsd5SP2tPQ8DpmNKQPAayj28NrfLR5ytDCEAteU5X8Qf4ZBThP90A4eeyMNdc0OWl-OjGdkj051TJfizp0iYIpnbvAZCz9WN_NvJ5U4mtzCmm7K41w/w640-h426/LWO_230612_17094-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And no matter where you are, every fifteen minutes or so you can see or hear BNSF freight trains with 80 - 100 cars running east-west.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">And in all of the cemeteries, there were many beautiful inscriptions and personal remembrance items on graves.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCOzSeJcFUBvAeSH13eG_dcbDrWBh3r-xqGrq1p_B6mbqTwSHuO8ydGdsixQcZA2G43WFNwgnzMMdsfqcwoKNC74IigDVLmzx6sXMq_sWsf5Pe2GPkC52ojgmnyEyCIMDEdXW0RyN1H9hBeIddfgdSJrzN-myoFIOfJldBrCuqt2ZLFTZrmH33di_hw/s5472/LWO_230612_16777-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCOzSeJcFUBvAeSH13eG_dcbDrWBh3r-xqGrq1p_B6mbqTwSHuO8ydGdsixQcZA2G43WFNwgnzMMdsfqcwoKNC74IigDVLmzx6sXMq_sWsf5Pe2GPkC52ojgmnyEyCIMDEdXW0RyN1H9hBeIddfgdSJrzN-myoFIOfJldBrCuqt2ZLFTZrmH33di_hw/w640-h426/LWO_230612_16777-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; 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Which version do you like?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2iNeM4QQR-6in8RLbeB577wUlN7HWnnqvmqq_5ViuNNB4nkqCixngCgmhxsUBZSvXoNAzQSkRqhIf3eQxpnKqXCV3-OBgiLjHVE8mAIDKZcr7TkthUmEnsPSFvkd6qG0-pFhm9Q9A9V5jMWLkIR4J8U3AyyRCZiXX3t8s0EEIAgAY-5Qa_DruGphYg/s5408/LWO_230612_16735-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3605" data-original-width="5408" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2iNeM4QQR-6in8RLbeB577wUlN7HWnnqvmqq_5ViuNNB4nkqCixngCgmhxsUBZSvXoNAzQSkRqhIf3eQxpnKqXCV3-OBgiLjHVE8mAIDKZcr7TkthUmEnsPSFvkd6qG0-pFhm9Q9A9V5jMWLkIR4J8U3AyyRCZiXX3t8s0EEIAgAY-5Qa_DruGphYg/w400-h266/LWO_230612_16735-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">Other abandoned buildings dotted the landscape.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZPaj1uGtAvGZ2yuBjaNlIonlqh-g9f04hW9lvDGFpRCtsWkMHqlXuGpYR2zEumQM9MW1XbwUFTGx49661Bhxci1Qn5JC0RhzHbwdUB96PKiNGztG1J6z3y7k5MtSN_XEwUjXYB_2uFShCmqzMpHgnVyE0GnnqArKmhvBCgPMA0CebQl1apGFKukyKg/s5124/LWO_230612_17211-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3416" data-original-width="5124" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZPaj1uGtAvGZ2yuBjaNlIonlqh-g9f04hW9lvDGFpRCtsWkMHqlXuGpYR2zEumQM9MW1XbwUFTGx49661Bhxci1Qn5JC0RhzHbwdUB96PKiNGztG1J6z3y7k5MtSN_XEwUjXYB_2uFShCmqzMpHgnVyE0GnnqArKmhvBCgPMA0CebQl1apGFKukyKg/w640-h426/LWO_230612_17211-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The ghost town of Yeso provided multiple structures.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcRIebLUejcYExyHGoL5CqFyYyy-aIjBkxyn50De_Mtk9NnUy9InsakPci3EYfdyg_fmsaoBpfn3yIpp6l6GHGh7KyqrJiEzVZy-eq-HOJPxkckmJwZO7LlsEaeBr1vcrtwB9AI9mTIwq5Ul3UiXGXrDrmYi9RhIWv-yRHrExhqQ3v2fJJFmyIy8d-Q/s4986/LWO_230613_17402-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3258" data-original-width="4986" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcRIebLUejcYExyHGoL5CqFyYyy-aIjBkxyn50De_Mtk9NnUy9InsakPci3EYfdyg_fmsaoBpfn3yIpp6l6GHGh7KyqrJiEzVZy-eq-HOJPxkckmJwZO7LlsEaeBr1vcrtwB9AI9mTIwq5Ul3UiXGXrDrmYi9RhIWv-yRHrExhqQ3v2fJJFmyIy8d-Q/w640-h418/LWO_230613_17402-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; 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font-size: large;"><span>But the </span><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">pièce de résistance </span></i>of abandoned buildings was this simple chapel on the edge of what used to be a settlement called Taiban.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJFjSU2bMzX9_q8qW7L4JhyphenhyphenREBx5WWSk22mdhBCekEH0HXZi9aIrzq0zYIekZN2u9DlXxqHXlMRZlY-fIFJFdz8OaH5BT3iCr9APFfun7O1mteOpSddPVCM-G5M34w1KlKm2k3jsnoGdNZZn3jMmZjhR8oxXHXSkbWw913L3jge9iZYtWQBz-6crmqQ/s3183/LWO_230613_17540-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1803" data-original-width="3183" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJFjSU2bMzX9_q8qW7L4JhyphenhyphenREBx5WWSk22mdhBCekEH0HXZi9aIrzq0zYIekZN2u9DlXxqHXlMRZlY-fIFJFdz8OaH5BT3iCr9APFfun7O1mteOpSddPVCM-G5M34w1KlKm2k3jsnoGdNZZn3jMmZjhR8oxXHXSkbWw913L3jge9iZYtWQBz-6crmqQ/w640-h362/LWO_230613_17540-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; 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I had brought my drone on this trip, and this was the perfect place to use it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCl-FpoiBcOgDURbVLGzNNT2HVAR34TY3BHcigwFUChGkbfVLXIb2VkmAQ1gqm4Q_16D9Q6A9G3hhsUTIAP0bMKlfm_hV6HgyRR3Uj2WHfy0Ot6USZ_4jfVNjTKymf93JFfATPB0xXufXTerbw45mEc3gPN4Xta-5CzTDPWlsqtw_7a7XYyw5_tcLABw/s3373/LWO_230613_17550-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2059" data-original-width="3373" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCl-FpoiBcOgDURbVLGzNNT2HVAR34TY3BHcigwFUChGkbfVLXIb2VkmAQ1gqm4Q_16D9Q6A9G3hhsUTIAP0bMKlfm_hV6HgyRR3Uj2WHfy0Ot6USZ_4jfVNjTKymf93JFfATPB0xXufXTerbw45mEc3gPN4Xta-5CzTDPWlsqtw_7a7XYyw5_tcLABw/w640-h390/LWO_230613_17550-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; 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font-size: large;">Not surprisingly, the interior was covered with graffiti.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ce6OEBhhjb5dWDtlUVhIZG9v5gJYsXtwn9kpw9YZFJnYMTWgfDe0bXtzQZ6ztVt_swldbnkCTX-EvO6Zs6nJLMczvAB-Ao3nt0UTSLgwvdEZTDUtXhL9Cz0yHqqvyWpWVpyt1jwJoHiJ9dYIIDPqWyDB7j9VMwObtzA4qkBPfwFw5gekhdX5Nr62DA/s5396/LWO_230613_17009-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5396" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ce6OEBhhjb5dWDtlUVhIZG9v5gJYsXtwn9kpw9YZFJnYMTWgfDe0bXtzQZ6ztVt_swldbnkCTX-EvO6Zs6nJLMczvAB-Ao3nt0UTSLgwvdEZTDUtXhL9Cz0yHqqvyWpWVpyt1jwJoHiJ9dYIIDPqWyDB7j9VMwObtzA4qkBPfwFw5gekhdX5Nr62DA/w640-h432/LWO_230613_17009-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgFgUMNBwxQEvqMJ3qy7mdJMn6Eg4LzOFUROfjlt_2mkoE6FecvS86bugCBXQy3lmkKJcVi3ECoxoQx2a4Qvg7hDnnfuHwe3GTrhcLFsqVr5EEKavj5YBXGHrgJ0Vef86dn7Ty2I9rLYdXJHfi_ee-gX8GTxO8HErNFOwDN3DiJywsr1DrxPBcfzegw/s5339/LWO_230613_17030-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3559" data-original-width="5339" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgFgUMNBwxQEvqMJ3qy7mdJMn6Eg4LzOFUROfjlt_2mkoE6FecvS86bugCBXQy3lmkKJcVi3ECoxoQx2a4Qvg7hDnnfuHwe3GTrhcLFsqVr5EEKavj5YBXGHrgJ0Vef86dn7Ty2I9rLYdXJHfi_ee-gX8GTxO8HErNFOwDN3DiJywsr1DrxPBcfzegw/w640-h426/LWO_230613_17030-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Amid all the spray-painted assertions of presence, there were some wise words:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_O942f8X_fkxo7gFv7NTLhw9omoMh0ETdUY2aZ9v7d3JKREZnTmK4gH_KlkTeC8-pCp6ADe2HqFtsQ971vGvXBJemwdMsBmxuefaTfBh1ojeIuwqUlfJvSRXJIb834k8mnqjxx9wiZH6LJzL4u-MKTZ7Ij4RZU_BMIM5WYjK3zGZp6o9DOMRD5cEGg/s4665/LWO_230613_17022-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4665" data-original-width="3269" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_O942f8X_fkxo7gFv7NTLhw9omoMh0ETdUY2aZ9v7d3JKREZnTmK4gH_KlkTeC8-pCp6ADe2HqFtsQ971vGvXBJemwdMsBmxuefaTfBh1ojeIuwqUlfJvSRXJIb834k8mnqjxx9wiZH6LJzL4u-MKTZ7Ij4RZU_BMIM5WYjK3zGZp6o9DOMRD5cEGg/w448-h640/LWO_230613_17022-Edit.JPG" width="448" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Westward then to Fort Sumner, NM. The fort has an ignominious history that most people outside of New Mexico and Arizona have never heard of. In January, 1864, after a long series of broken treaties and promises by the U.S. government, the U.S. Army, led by Kit Carson and aided by members of the Ute indigenous tribe, attacked the Navajos in their ancestral lands of what is now eastern Arizona. Carson applied "scorched earth" tactics and forced the Navajos, facing starvation and freezing temperatures, to surrender. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In the spring of 1864, Carson and the military began removing Navajos from their territory and marched 8,000 - 9,000 of them 300 miles across New Mexico territory to Fort Sumner. Over 200 Navajos died en route. They were interned in an area called Bosque Redondo ("round forest") near Fort Sumner for four years before being allowed to return to their homelands in 1868. If you want to read a more detailed (and harrowing) account of the Navajo Long Walk, click <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Walk_of_the_Navajo" target="_blank">here</a>. <span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The Bosque Redondo monument and visitor center were closed when we arrived, so I have no photos of them. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span>Fort Sumner's other claim to fame is the grave of Billy the Kid. </span>Fort Sumner was abandoned in 1869, and the property was purchased by rancher and cattle baron Lucien Maxwell, who at one time was the owner of the largest tract of land held by a single individual in the United States (over 1.7 million acres in northeastern New Mexico and southern Colorado). He retired to Fort Sumner, and died in 1875. His son, Pete, remained on the property, and in July, 1881, Henry McCarty -- aka William "Billy the Kid" Bonney -- showed up at the Maxwell house, unaware that Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett was waiting for him there. Garrett fired twice, killing Bonney.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Billy the Kid is now a folk hero of sorts, but he was no angel. In his 21 years he is alleged to have killed 21 men. His grave and tombstone are in the Fort Sumner Cemetery outside the present-day town of Fort Sumner. The cemetery was open, and we took the obligatory photos of the marker, which has an interesting history of its own (which you can read about <a href="https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2169" target="_blank">here</a>). Billy the Kid and his grave marker remain appropriately behind bars.</span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNXxl6nocvf4DDJJj2hqzzwIK1CWcy3dxWMcwfUHHShpTdATUFjRHG4B0qzlRog3wPOSf6hIy3ZQZ5A6RN0X5jAUGv5FqKXKL0xNo73Husz65h2wTBpjSCGBhim_xCE44UGMssl_t6e7wmud6rfeh8-jexDUxc_p8omEP0YOr8tO1JZFRwZMB5ICpJw/s4648/LWO_230613_17046-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3134" data-original-width="4648" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNXxl6nocvf4DDJJj2hqzzwIK1CWcy3dxWMcwfUHHShpTdATUFjRHG4B0qzlRog3wPOSf6hIy3ZQZ5A6RN0X5jAUGv5FqKXKL0xNo73Husz65h2wTBpjSCGBhim_xCE44UGMssl_t6e7wmud6rfeh8-jexDUxc_p8omEP0YOr8tO1JZFRwZMB5ICpJw/w640-h432/LWO_230613_17046-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3063" data-original-width="5075" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBb2MxzDvHiZWGW2b46doHybYPdea2iF2b4G01aAW_JaAGdOObFD5JhtHhuYGAGBni8ho97oEXJOtOzN-617BGY2SI5Fdr-jgITi05B4tYvTWEKj7yhKt73YG79HVuyWx76saMawPKVXLgi71PHoRjntldiOzzF9DQC4os6pELn8S20F1n7OwwkZE3Mw/w640-h386/LWO_230612_17257-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">If you would like to see these and other images from our trip in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/Eastern-New-Mexico-Ramble/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></p>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-13793725207550878082023-10-24T16:19:00.000-07:002023-10-24T16:19:16.905-07:00Stormchasing in New Mexico 2023<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Due to New Mexico's geography and dry climate, supercells rarely arise in our state.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Near the end of May, however, one of those large storms developed on the plains about 80 miles southeast of Albuquerque, so my friend, Alan, and I hopped in the car and raced to catch up and get ahead of the storm which was moving northeast.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">As we drove, Alan monitored the storm on near-real-time radar with an app on his tablet, so we could see where the storm was heading and our position relative to it. There were actually two cells: a smaller one north of us that intensified for a few minutes, then seemed to fizzle out as it moved away from us . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVL-iq-K6DzkCJD2tXHQphCgNgCiZxTpkTMGkpGqtbr0IdrAmFsW_ayIIsxIOm5JS2G6VWb-J1qagF5y7yPOPTsfTvZ7u2VFSaaDxpTU-d1WPHzKzDqk2QGCohAU-w6F7E6lbAF9Hd6ZRPYcqGcP-aJZlPEC20WMwOzFVBqYfc52R8bVukWJ1B5GMEA/s5169/LWO_230526_15378-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3171" data-original-width="5169" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVL-iq-K6DzkCJD2tXHQphCgNgCiZxTpkTMGkpGqtbr0IdrAmFsW_ayIIsxIOm5JS2G6VWb-J1qagF5y7yPOPTsfTvZ7u2VFSaaDxpTU-d1WPHzKzDqk2QGCohAU-w6F7E6lbAF9Hd6ZRPYcqGcP-aJZlPEC20WMwOzFVBqYfc52R8bVukWJ1B5GMEA/w400-h245/LWO_230526_15378-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCKMB1DLg1bAyzOsjVyGdSdJaCqIgDj9ArICNbxQitrnHEui_Z1DWhlgI2gz2ouCYYlZuVSLAwbapL1MGgsSGMS51d65T3hbiEE2G-zvT_fjRkTxEz5z1_tMIprw_aa794b20wI8pG_jA06I3Vu7lHgO8fi1w5oQ-a6elYF0yua98ImoC6Xg2GvFJfQ/w640-h426/LWO_230526_15370-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Soon it began to rotate . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFefIa4zKHqvS8qTFBpocZJ8S7Z0Z3EIZXMws-lM5gSO8nXjyzRc7Zq-WZrz1znexUtwmCE_g5nz3SsYHF-KSV-UcP2e0lOxPHmCP2Cgj-qsw192JhgueocWWTsLZM-qDxlDahshzcbSFgVNE4iWUGs9BjMnU2Vwd2bJpek1v9KO7L2TOOMxbAYCP6w/s1200/ezgif.com-gif-maker%20v4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFefIa4zKHqvS8qTFBpocZJ8S7Z0Z3EIZXMws-lM5gSO8nXjyzRc7Zq-WZrz1znexUtwmCE_g5nz3SsYHF-KSV-UcP2e0lOxPHmCP2Cgj-qsw192JhgueocWWTsLZM-qDxlDahshzcbSFgVNE4iWUGs9BjMnU2Vwd2bJpek1v9KO7L2TOOMxbAYCP6w/w640-h426/ezgif.com-gif-maker%20v4.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">. . . and a few minutes later, a spindly funnel cloud dropped down. It lasted about 30 seconds, barely reaching the ground before it dissipated.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvii_bwtHYlF4IksROhyphenhyphenETMKLrOpDNjvmzDThvszXIo6THoVbs6E6SBRLMtKOfZnoNYaHdaSTc4k9nQ3qRjLCCcbESf8X2xA3orkGbP0n9cBpCQ1IIec_Tu_5rC6xElZBt_5A8h60pMEAvyBPy1aoAcMFzVjgrMSmTZn17rpzcQYyv6rasEM-gprd_VQ/s5199/LWO_230526_15271-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3102" data-original-width="5199" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvii_bwtHYlF4IksROhyphenhyphenETMKLrOpDNjvmzDThvszXIo6THoVbs6E6SBRLMtKOfZnoNYaHdaSTc4k9nQ3qRjLCCcbESf8X2xA3orkGbP0n9cBpCQ1IIec_Tu_5rC6xElZBt_5A8h60pMEAvyBPy1aoAcMFzVjgrMSmTZn17rpzcQYyv6rasEM-gprd_VQ/w640-h382/LWO_230526_15271-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There were dozens of other stormchasers out there with us - here are just a few:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTvNQSxWEQ08kgMZPY2X7KH_sWbz_NaCb4S4Uj_KreHLtJxCy275MP0VHQugb4MmSAcJfz3vr6DhH702CYyHgP23huOz_5qthZZr1DlD3W09s_DLf0bJHT9HnM-Wd_gPM6kR85GC_H_lydsJJfZfFi-vDFCWFkTdJTIxlovmGYom3IhFdXEZMy6DlrA/s5249/LWO_230526_15462-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2987" data-original-width="5249" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTvNQSxWEQ08kgMZPY2X7KH_sWbz_NaCb4S4Uj_KreHLtJxCy275MP0VHQugb4MmSAcJfz3vr6DhH702CYyHgP23huOz_5qthZZr1DlD3W09s_DLf0bJHT9HnM-Wd_gPM6kR85GC_H_lydsJJfZfFi-vDFCWFkTdJTIxlovmGYom3IhFdXEZMy6DlrA/w640-h364/LWO_230526_15462-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The storm cell kept moving, but was becoming disorganized, so we headed west back to Albuquerque. Here's what the back side of the cell looked like:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrUJrKINCZJkyzW6vqq4iI3THS_dUZqJyc1BqhWBCifaVi_W9qg4rICf_B7JAgq4NJ7hasl1yykGLJqQHj2HDGp9wpFzA21SMjH7uu_29vSu30wmtAAUyfzKB7qjOBXFbH4hdrHOfgNX_XZtbj4SNZdjuK9FTuFJ2etKDKWCOAAxKIiMsgv2qnUlznA/s5208/LWO_230526_15512-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="5208" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrUJrKINCZJkyzW6vqq4iI3THS_dUZqJyc1BqhWBCifaVi_W9qg4rICf_B7JAgq4NJ7hasl1yykGLJqQHj2HDGp9wpFzA21SMjH7uu_29vSu30wmtAAUyfzKB7qjOBXFbH4hdrHOfgNX_XZtbj4SNZdjuK9FTuFJ2etKDKWCOAAxKIiMsgv2qnUlznA/w640-h426/LWO_230526_15512-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Events/Stormchasing-in-New-Mexico-2023/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></p>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-9875268961195289922023-09-20T16:26:00.001-07:002023-09-20T16:26:44.531-07:00Northern Berkshire County Cemeteries<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOkwBAJvo7snH0Z5vZBHkHRnNXCAlD5GHmt7u84SzTj2PI3JYMp1DM2-Lbsiuou3eH_9kVhU85XGhJs85Yp6_-mhcG9E00AiZ5OnZlMauhktgW6XrvaB4ng76hTPl_UUkNu52Vi0tQ3S86pYyXgBipLCn7QgSvX6jyNUoZ7eft-fdv3FilV3VqUc29Q/s4714/LWO_230512_14057-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3610" data-original-width="4714" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOkwBAJvo7snH0Z5vZBHkHRnNXCAlD5GHmt7u84SzTj2PI3JYMp1DM2-Lbsiuou3eH_9kVhU85XGhJs85Yp6_-mhcG9E00AiZ5OnZlMauhktgW6XrvaB4ng76hTPl_UUkNu52Vi0tQ3S86pYyXgBipLCn7QgSvX6jyNUoZ7eft-fdv3FilV3VqUc29Q/w640-h490/LWO_230512_14057-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hillside Cemetery, North Adams, MA</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span>Cemeteries are one of my favorite photographic subjects. </span>On a visit with our older son's family in Williamstown, Massachusetts, last May, I had some time to photograph five cemeteries in northern Berkshire County.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Three of them were new to me: <b>Burnett Cemetery</b>, a small family cemetery deep in the woods a few miles outside of Florida, MA; the <b>Florida Baptist Church Cemetery</b>; and the <b>Williams College Cemetery</b> on the campus in Williamstown.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Two were cemeteries I had photographed on a previous visit: <b>Hillside Cemetery</b> in North Adams, MA, and <b>Westview Cemetery</b> in Williamstown. You can read about my earlier visit to these cemeteries by clicking <a href="https://corraleschronicles.blogspot.com/2022/01/two-new-england-cemeteries.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Here are some images from each.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>BURNETT CEMETERY</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJWOLy1EmvXcyEK2iYJ2NHg3fz9lGyEwRooWhg1lDg3K2fpWusVKcLoA33rxPpFCi4luB-YUsKxpiUFHmqXe5yQB9YP6eKkVtfqkA7XoWgf-9LboDH4H8i_MplCd1rlO-8lvSFIwyxlOXv7LsPGFVuajGjNftotEvT2jcYjZz2tkjJ548yEvAHaboUw/s5472/LWO_230512_13934-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJWOLy1EmvXcyEK2iYJ2NHg3fz9lGyEwRooWhg1lDg3K2fpWusVKcLoA33rxPpFCi4luB-YUsKxpiUFHmqXe5yQB9YP6eKkVtfqkA7XoWgf-9LboDH4H8i_MplCd1rlO-8lvSFIwyxlOXv7LsPGFVuajGjNftotEvT2jcYjZz2tkjJ548yEvAHaboUw/w640-h426/LWO_230512_13934-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UX_LoWd8zSWSApxdQPOwAmTS9zcPKCLSOoqCmmL8FlaRLqXP9IfAsbT1oB-aNZ-a20nAmQANtdk4DgTCu-Ioit9ONWK9gOaIqRa5tomDrSlMenecdE4Ijvb-qUo6uF170wOcypFIFsnggTd-GYI1erY-JEOqydYL6zDkwdKYe0Yq86hPK1jaaZ4GnQ/s5267/LWO_230512_13384-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3511" data-original-width="5267" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UX_LoWd8zSWSApxdQPOwAmTS9zcPKCLSOoqCmmL8FlaRLqXP9IfAsbT1oB-aNZ-a20nAmQANtdk4DgTCu-Ioit9ONWK9gOaIqRa5tomDrSlMenecdE4Ijvb-qUo6uF170wOcypFIFsnggTd-GYI1erY-JEOqydYL6zDkwdKYe0Yq86hPK1jaaZ4GnQ/w640-h426/LWO_230512_13384-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>FLORIDA BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaMNc14uDwWD69p89JwCNR2A7KLxaD12JcrjZBOZEO-LEqhJGIxlr01kg-0C9WujprXnRPG1plKrPIeTj6Q73plha1HVUJuN6HAITKRQ2BPE0C0Im5um0wOM9tait0rIFyi4kyrTpRnZYeMtiZgQy5gTXJZwfvxRGLXFfBiCqNYpF0QeQdSx9QdTxgg/s5472/LWO_230512_13960-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigaMNc14uDwWD69p89JwCNR2A7KLxaD12JcrjZBOZEO-LEqhJGIxlr01kg-0C9WujprXnRPG1plKrPIeTj6Q73plha1HVUJuN6HAITKRQ2BPE0C0Im5um0wOM9tait0rIFyi4kyrTpRnZYeMtiZgQy5gTXJZwfvxRGLXFfBiCqNYpF0QeQdSx9QdTxgg/w426-h640/LWO_230512_13960-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj07WTIQ0RwLNV4p8ivmtvEzmP2YxlhXEIWPhe9hMISmluBUmjOtTZecnXJ49xgrux9hnHac5xMR3A4VqVK7KHJWPbfI7JvDD3X7RgCDyoT3uxZgJQdwsrJRQs2okXi8v0HUdvmgGiHFPCqimC8MhKqltFSWZ3CMVM9aY71ZDrd4A5K3QE2jJ3soBHQg/s5262/LWO_230512_13936-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="5262" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj07WTIQ0RwLNV4p8ivmtvEzmP2YxlhXEIWPhe9hMISmluBUmjOtTZecnXJ49xgrux9hnHac5xMR3A4VqVK7KHJWPbfI7JvDD3X7RgCDyoT3uxZgJQdwsrJRQs2okXi8v0HUdvmgGiHFPCqimC8MhKqltFSWZ3CMVM9aY71ZDrd4A5K3QE2jJ3soBHQg/w640-h426/LWO_230512_13936-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The church cemetery had one unique grave marker:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwIoi1VHCfY6wmM95VT5lC2zLNZNq78fksulOtLql1cmPItkt8oFUGn3ktjHAINosTJjjXtNRifE1JAJIss0GFjue7lhJlh6uEOhcEYUn6I15ac3k0Q9188d1BaYUV8laoeKkIwrMjW6XokRq6nXPkqb9rD-K-qsgkkH8epHIrFZCYy2cQoP7dLPALg/s5472/LWO_230512_13401-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwIoi1VHCfY6wmM95VT5lC2zLNZNq78fksulOtLql1cmPItkt8oFUGn3ktjHAINosTJjjXtNRifE1JAJIss0GFjue7lhJlh6uEOhcEYUn6I15ac3k0Q9188d1BaYUV8laoeKkIwrMjW6XokRq6nXPkqb9rD-K-qsgkkH8epHIrFZCYy2cQoP7dLPALg/w426-h640/LWO_230512_13401-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The flag inside the meter says "Time Expired." Clearly someone had a great sense of humor.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>WILLIAMS COLLEGE CEMETERY</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This cemetery is located on the north edge of the Williams College campus, and hosts graves of many college professors.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOOVIrsOodLBuQcZr57I4RX_C64jJtaVx78VrS1suKJGfVo_Ix2VrN6aYLAaIsLSVXSELnxzC_8hFuHSOZ-3rOnuxY6QhS_sZ9WyopiWPesOYeyf_kCYwCLh-38zmto4U1TBPRTuFn431buFcM0UfcxE21S3AiAzODniPbkQUmvqW786-9lIxcSCLRw/s5353/LWO_230511_13364-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5353" data-original-width="3569" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOOVIrsOodLBuQcZr57I4RX_C64jJtaVx78VrS1suKJGfVo_Ix2VrN6aYLAaIsLSVXSELnxzC_8hFuHSOZ-3rOnuxY6QhS_sZ9WyopiWPesOYeyf_kCYwCLh-38zmto4U1TBPRTuFn431buFcM0UfcxE21S3AiAzODniPbkQUmvqW786-9lIxcSCLRw/w426-h640/LWO_230511_13364-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Here, too, are a few unexpected items:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuRXW1DE7_II2_9U1xbOKgcZdCmWMj7AZXK5b6ly0vRXkSU5uH9uQB7cTqBI_8J1WGV4ES1Sh3vcZvL_KMxrfH2pjMj5a2MS5VLK9I4EluZNz1jbo03Km-marfQeQJbWXYF8ZQlFlP60zoExgdTLyGtqw-Uza8vNHV26U9djsDU8SxN085xD4lDZHLA/s5472/LWO_230511_13355-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuRXW1DE7_II2_9U1xbOKgcZdCmWMj7AZXK5b6ly0vRXkSU5uH9uQB7cTqBI_8J1WGV4ES1Sh3vcZvL_KMxrfH2pjMj5a2MS5VLK9I4EluZNz1jbo03Km-marfQeQJbWXYF8ZQlFlP60zoExgdTLyGtqw-Uza8vNHV26U9djsDU8SxN085xD4lDZHLA/w426-h640/LWO_230511_13355-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Busts of Shakespeare and Ho Chi Minh<br />and a (campaign?) button for Marchetti</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmhaOlayURG_c8Or0g04aMO29UT3e2VC7l-C6WshxdBTmC5RZEMFSGzlq8tEg-4QvPoxPpDO9Kbp-anFki91N3jrrkWvLYbOgjJ-WFdaNYy6JV_QaJilZLFy-DES4XzDcRgiC8R-Yju7b3yAODFMC-0d3fsN0BWj4c5kcPdElLzyST7kHD_P5sgkQ7w/s4798/LWO_230511_13349-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3199" data-original-width="4798" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmhaOlayURG_c8Or0g04aMO29UT3e2VC7l-C6WshxdBTmC5RZEMFSGzlq8tEg-4QvPoxPpDO9Kbp-anFki91N3jrrkWvLYbOgjJ-WFdaNYy6JV_QaJilZLFy-DES4XzDcRgiC8R-Yju7b3yAODFMC-0d3fsN0BWj4c5kcPdElLzyST7kHD_P5sgkQ7w/w640-h426/LWO_230511_13349-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greeting on the back side of a grave stone</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Hillside Cemetery, in North Adams, and Westview Cemetery in Williamstown, were the largest and, to me, the most visually interesting ones.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>HILLSIDE CEMETERY</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf7HQ4d4TnaOEtWoqTNquS4CRecehUlOhs86eHDYELXHLW6xc8CtY1wM-h0hw56iaaNZXazA1HscpVhg2iCfreI61TVwVbnMTj1OEuNttGkHfLUvm1tchtZLTZrWpdr6PqKYcAn6swhcictt0p58qf5PMga5RHEzWIRCTYvMJmPtFbyjZdybtjdn7vA/s5079/LWO_230512_13475-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3113" data-original-width="5079" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf7HQ4d4TnaOEtWoqTNquS4CRecehUlOhs86eHDYELXHLW6xc8CtY1wM-h0hw56iaaNZXazA1HscpVhg2iCfreI61TVwVbnMTj1OEuNttGkHfLUvm1tchtZLTZrWpdr6PqKYcAn6swhcictt0p58qf5PMga5RHEzWIRCTYvMJmPtFbyjZdybtjdn7vA/w640-h392/LWO_230512_13475-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This one always reminds me of my brother, Rand, who died in 2021. It's not his grave, but the name is the same.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oNRAEUHu1UsoPnFGdmSU_SiY66G2_UYoYW32vKXFNAwCzE0Q_qRwWerEWKzmwOU0a7rpAeLl6yolq2gJJwICJqpBGOyK4jrsBf-mTFlxl9UjluiiCRx1o2lkyQm0rcu-va6fESDiFqAfZEVJEOmm55YlKIINQeFIAHGGfVWbu6mUENe2HKNvolX0XA/s4996/LWO_230512_13986-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3411" data-original-width="4996" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9oNRAEUHu1UsoPnFGdmSU_SiY66G2_UYoYW32vKXFNAwCzE0Q_qRwWerEWKzmwOU0a7rpAeLl6yolq2gJJwICJqpBGOyK4jrsBf-mTFlxl9UjluiiCRx1o2lkyQm0rcu-va6fESDiFqAfZEVJEOmm55YlKIINQeFIAHGGfVWbu6mUENe2HKNvolX0XA/w640-h436/LWO_230512_13986-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>WESTVIEW CEMETERY</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhyCtRk7uykwloDF0CB1BMX6sBaVT90g6bt7VJz-TdbumUepi0ylbJa5eLoK5r2W7qOVOib8gmjTuSvX-zoypzZ-TpLX2x2GEFY6R31_P28y3jaOXdh50xWsHGskfwIWvhUNLsR2uQydMLBvaSqSxQ8WUIk4UU-oBd6cgRwLxjhVP9y43-kyCWPbj8Q/s5245/LWO_230514_13893-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3497" data-original-width="5245" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhyCtRk7uykwloDF0CB1BMX6sBaVT90g6bt7VJz-TdbumUepi0ylbJa5eLoK5r2W7qOVOib8gmjTuSvX-zoypzZ-TpLX2x2GEFY6R31_P28y3jaOXdh50xWsHGskfwIWvhUNLsR2uQydMLBvaSqSxQ8WUIk4UU-oBd6cgRwLxjhVP9y43-kyCWPbj8Q/w640-h426/LWO_230514_13893-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZloJXB-ZzPWol75xueU9sLLtvsMdWjkYAhTfs11nqudyEF6bv7LURd04VmLxwNp7nE3kkOeItIqXZarvYim4R01UPAbq4cF7L0wq6Z6itHB6F3N6RzIUE-Gu1VVmLLuYdqSlYKsMDDXDjK_dUWJqsbNp-9qKZCzmDfPOKb48-h7-5jefYtRydoABSCg/s4717/LWO_230513_13529-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4717" data-original-width="3145" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZloJXB-ZzPWol75xueU9sLLtvsMdWjkYAhTfs11nqudyEF6bv7LURd04VmLxwNp7nE3kkOeItIqXZarvYim4R01UPAbq4cF7L0wq6Z6itHB6F3N6RzIUE-Gu1VVmLLuYdqSlYKsMDDXDjK_dUWJqsbNp-9qKZCzmDfPOKb48-h7-5jefYtRydoABSCg/w426-h640/LWO_230513_13529-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Cemeteries are full of "teacups" -- stationary subjects that can be photographed from many different points of view. Here is a group of tombstones I worked as a "teacup."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVwp5QxfcEY_z9Q60S2bRbm1Ij3lR1jpyE6s7k8M0-l0M947lsonGw2jLOwycNGRXXA7kibj5irzBBEqx6_QmyND-MG14ntKdyAlM_fAu0Tb5xs3_w5C2o-lmiSEbUZb65927JfEMscVPlBo8pRuICSJTAMHKQqRLuy8x8BSa4rUQPze0UHTMljRPsQ/s4780/LWO_230513_14189-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="4780" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVwp5QxfcEY_z9Q60S2bRbm1Ij3lR1jpyE6s7k8M0-l0M947lsonGw2jLOwycNGRXXA7kibj5irzBBEqx6_QmyND-MG14ntKdyAlM_fAu0Tb5xs3_w5C2o-lmiSEbUZb65927JfEMscVPlBo8pRuICSJTAMHKQqRLuy8x8BSa4rUQPze0UHTMljRPsQ/w640-h384/LWO_230513_14189-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8B9hznmJNirZ6yTjtuDCbQPgnnNQxpAD210tL9CxqYnFrjLiwC4TMkGfDbbPgWmGIPOdcM1fiEOY-Hyik_sXxSKhRAgnkC6Nm_sv1sO04xQmD3xb-vIzn8Sdt15XKApeeTnfwSbYq_bqSIPHG_X9TI9SQGsnZRvOf-Y1dZuR9j9xkxm3U0R7DPnJkg/s5472/LWO_230513_13534-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8B9hznmJNirZ6yTjtuDCbQPgnnNQxpAD210tL9CxqYnFrjLiwC4TMkGfDbbPgWmGIPOdcM1fiEOY-Hyik_sXxSKhRAgnkC6Nm_sv1sO04xQmD3xb-vIzn8Sdt15XKApeeTnfwSbYq_bqSIPHG_X9TI9SQGsnZRvOf-Y1dZuR9j9xkxm3U0R7DPnJkg/w426-h640/LWO_230513_13534-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2wh1vdeZT-ARV3A5qM1TfEKU1wtddMWh-A7WFq_7vWiPF6VLe917FzpRGdEeIUqfgjxBzn77rcE5D_VZQB3wXwlhb-KD0FaEKQtwTgqsmnUAT0OdFZU4rQEEjDqHzZY2dzYKJBht2BNlA9Vr8pQdH-aVRBY3FEkq7mHD9w7aZF-QrLNjhPHgfaRD1g/s5472/LWO_230514_14193-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2wh1vdeZT-ARV3A5qM1TfEKU1wtddMWh-A7WFq_7vWiPF6VLe917FzpRGdEeIUqfgjxBzn77rcE5D_VZQB3wXwlhb-KD0FaEKQtwTgqsmnUAT0OdFZU4rQEEjDqHzZY2dzYKJBht2BNlA9Vr8pQdH-aVRBY3FEkq7mHD9w7aZF-QrLNjhPHgfaRD1g/w640-h426/LWO_230514_14193-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>BLACK & WHITE</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In three of the cemeteries, I found subjects that worked well in black and white.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OugEGeGd93-wIvDA-6Ac7e9PXnvyQT6V6vk7ZAazPdODGr5S559w7ymZGsqJAbYdOgv01MCRXMmzxNVVnpEIflg2Swo450j5tdIdC8LThdedG5Jyv4BFdSe20hmXrC0D9X5_oaDeSNAKT1TGaJS9MnfAluRXp6UxolvhOjpQS2ljr1p_xtcor7YfNg/s4972/LWO_230512_13396-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3360" data-original-width="4972" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6OugEGeGd93-wIvDA-6Ac7e9PXnvyQT6V6vk7ZAazPdODGr5S559w7ymZGsqJAbYdOgv01MCRXMmzxNVVnpEIflg2Swo450j5tdIdC8LThdedG5Jyv4BFdSe20hmXrC0D9X5_oaDeSNAKT1TGaJS9MnfAluRXp6UxolvhOjpQS2ljr1p_xtcor7YfNg/w640-h432/LWO_230512_13396-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Burnett Cemetery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtm6E_bbYgOT2T2ne7h-SuFCszwszhtjzzBB1H0UgciZPN0Uh1ZbgSKKLAU4_YqCsEqTjjAvwc1CpKEDDc98PeUQVk7Sbepu4vV1JYttXHR6czLUynntZRatTVc2S5VtjcqPrhyUqOANuV_AjHThNb0MmSWxjsUKIlKmFZjQ1e7AYhCfqKZLWYtoxBSA/s3715/LWO_230512_14039-Edit-2.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="3715" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtm6E_bbYgOT2T2ne7h-SuFCszwszhtjzzBB1H0UgciZPN0Uh1ZbgSKKLAU4_YqCsEqTjjAvwc1CpKEDDc98PeUQVk7Sbepu4vV1JYttXHR6czLUynntZRatTVc2S5VtjcqPrhyUqOANuV_AjHThNb0MmSWxjsUKIlKmFZjQ1e7AYhCfqKZLWYtoxBSA/w640-h628/LWO_230512_14039-Edit-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hillside Cemetery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-K7JqjO6sIvj0DxMjnAZjnr9_ISteexVCKvW7hUSv03qmcKNBds677nkQqLSbEdFjPLfOABT6xqXUGGajagNOnI1XnwT9VV6fM4vkF2CbH-tjsqACNKuB8MfuUrlCcpAKgKTyO-eqXbDMD9FYOy7r8Ex0n4ePbivXZ1qoVo81v1SQLWWKWGIgLtskw/s5199/LWO_230513_14100-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3466" data-original-width="5199" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-K7JqjO6sIvj0DxMjnAZjnr9_ISteexVCKvW7hUSv03qmcKNBds677nkQqLSbEdFjPLfOABT6xqXUGGajagNOnI1XnwT9VV6fM4vkF2CbH-tjsqACNKuB8MfuUrlCcpAKgKTyO-eqXbDMD9FYOy7r8Ex0n4ePbivXZ1qoVo81v1SQLWWKWGIgLtskw/w640-h426/LWO_230513_14100-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Westview Cemetery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3KAeUaVaCHCsda7ayW_LLWDXum5Ula7lVwbgxYXTE3sckP5dr8WDCzpkrYAhl9m2utBEBV6P3B36BIFGTNIgArwA60temq9FzN-zP-vSvcQInuUljWtq-qklASZ1OO8yg384Wql8ULwCFXOQXD4pnufRPCepaUhlPIzNy8N8N1WSsVapB-NsnhosdA/s5234/LWO_230514_13878-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3489" data-original-width="5234" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3KAeUaVaCHCsda7ayW_LLWDXum5Ula7lVwbgxYXTE3sckP5dr8WDCzpkrYAhl9m2utBEBV6P3B36BIFGTNIgArwA60temq9FzN-zP-vSvcQInuUljWtq-qklASZ1OO8yg384Wql8ULwCFXOQXD4pnufRPCepaUhlPIzNy8N8N1WSsVapB-NsnhosdA/w640-h426/LWO_230514_13878-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Westview Cemetery</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images (and more) in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/Northern-Berkshire-County-Cemeteries/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><br /></p>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-49492277422769584222023-09-13T16:11:00.000-07:002023-09-13T16:11:00.750-07:00Iron Feathers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGi-KZ9FapycMMam-BA04PSaq2KPbWFN3BgzGOXzy4I5Qu3lKhqYq1wiNLHSlSxll8wM9N1muf2kP7e5jNflCOlkrYE906dVXZBl6k0q7NXGiYSH8FywIajyElxG_AI4tI86oHpeo__k8Txs3YgnzdHVSRqfzOSMewH36cygawenpzNPruJTE_c6Vuw/s5077/LWO_230409_12170-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2945" data-original-width="5077" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGi-KZ9FapycMMam-BA04PSaq2KPbWFN3BgzGOXzy4I5Qu3lKhqYq1wiNLHSlSxll8wM9N1muf2kP7e5jNflCOlkrYE906dVXZBl6k0q7NXGiYSH8FywIajyElxG_AI4tI86oHpeo__k8Txs3YgnzdHVSRqfzOSMewH36cygawenpzNPruJTE_c6Vuw/w640-h372/LWO_230409_12170-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">On a smooth patch of ground cleared from scruffy land along a major north-south road on the west side of Albuquerque, there's a strangely beautiful public art installation.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7OhNEdSgwD4Itd2htJDpwLmaTmuVOC-VcXOJ0UFEHe_op6IQYDMz_w7enxyDV3_xHPeUqHS9QPFsKNvXbjy-OFCOJGQekjf8PRgr-fi--Jw2myXtZ5VXENtUdifCuEHKoPoWn2yjsyisopXcdCDpLn6ph2FwwltWkM9QkZW7ighAb9PiSV43_nzBRA/s2532/LWO_230407_11652-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="2532" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7OhNEdSgwD4Itd2htJDpwLmaTmuVOC-VcXOJ0UFEHe_op6IQYDMz_w7enxyDV3_xHPeUqHS9QPFsKNvXbjy-OFCOJGQekjf8PRgr-fi--Jw2myXtZ5VXENtUdifCuEHKoPoWn2yjsyisopXcdCDpLn6ph2FwwltWkM9QkZW7ighAb9PiSV43_nzBRA/w640-h514/LWO_230407_11652-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It's called "Flyway," commissioned by the City of Albuquerque Public Art Program and created by local artist Robert Wilson. The installation was conceived as a tribute to the annual migration of sandhill cranes that fly from Alaska and Canada to winter in the wetlands of the Rio Grande River in central New Mexico.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">"Flyway" is constructed from ninety-six 16-foot long steel angle iron beams recycled from jetty jacks -- tripodal structures installed along the Rio Grande in the 1940s and 50s to stabilize the river banks and reduce erosion. They're called jetty jacks because they resemble the children's toy/game from yesteryear.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmt-dSOVHv-OO-_NA2Ah9JuRfbXMxtQDaRhMaqnEtDju7mnHjWHtGpY6lX_yIOi-0_1PlAXvJzrrVv9vkFle-lAj_ViXCJtRa1AOmGh60VA-391VpDZpY5837Xr7t2MtTGLinfp2mzNStwNTloy2eO5aWfKjQ1j5KZC8AH_ZApg489drmt0k1E1Lk_jA/s5348/LWO_230410_12362-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3565" data-original-width="5348" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmt-dSOVHv-OO-_NA2Ah9JuRfbXMxtQDaRhMaqnEtDju7mnHjWHtGpY6lX_yIOi-0_1PlAXvJzrrVv9vkFle-lAj_ViXCJtRa1AOmGh60VA-391VpDZpY5837Xr7t2MtTGLinfp2mzNStwNTloy2eO5aWfKjQ1j5KZC8AH_ZApg489drmt0k1E1Lk_jA/w640-h426/LWO_230410_12362-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXRKrh1-yrGTUskUC0RuBgKfKrHgb8ZjDSC2f_-btqg6XoSDDfRRVkzW6ZgiY4FFDA3M7BorFgy2DBFKEXq6AZeF-Dw7yJuy_3bijlPD6DAey-aSUWmxd8e8-2_o9fF8r8GsuQDGqGgrEGlyhb5s__A59aZT8Td5nDyyb2Q_zmGfW52bOeA0Wyrc8iA/s500/41vjuItY6nL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="500" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXRKrh1-yrGTUskUC0RuBgKfKrHgb8ZjDSC2f_-btqg6XoSDDfRRVkzW6ZgiY4FFDA3M7BorFgy2DBFKEXq6AZeF-Dw7yJuy_3bijlPD6DAey-aSUWmxd8e8-2_o9fF8r8GsuQDGqGgrEGlyhb5s__A59aZT8Td5nDyyb2Q_zmGfW52bOeA0Wyrc8iA/w400-h295/41vjuItY6nL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">(A jetty, in case you didn't know, is a structure extended into a sea, lake, or river to influence the current or tide or to protect a harbor or shoreline.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Over the years, as dams and other water control measures were constructed upstream, the jetty jacks became obsolete and generally too expensive to remove. Many of them remain on the banks of the river, rusting and overgrown with vines.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidz0GqHOsuVAVdLcZlDnBzYKpcpUKgUJ38-iVTSKEKl09PxVAG2BrSt7-zgi-F0zOcHtK6YcyXcxSJtabdrxxH-bsiKlMwVZcJwTT7Wf89RXDZrwCldcAgLyz_Tz1fNlAy8tg8PHjRENQ7ibH-Wm5X73zRTu7UuY0fqjr_C5Rw9PnGAOCNHWEGqce3gA/s5472/LWO_230410_12357-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidz0GqHOsuVAVdLcZlDnBzYKpcpUKgUJ38-iVTSKEKl09PxVAG2BrSt7-zgi-F0zOcHtK6YcyXcxSJtabdrxxH-bsiKlMwVZcJwTT7Wf89RXDZrwCldcAgLyz_Tz1fNlAy8tg8PHjRENQ7ibH-Wm5X73zRTu7UuY0fqjr_C5Rw9PnGAOCNHWEGqce3gA/w640-h426/LWO_230410_12357-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiff9dryQpFwkaEPgVDNmu2zoCv73u48zCqTqAAHH6QaU-dZ1Bek0osj3uqM2r2rcF_tLeZNn4baJmU21bziK79vah_ZYnvwoYeKC321Fg-4ITzzwOthVB2_z-VBPsovydVkDfntUE4FVriaFadezvbRMo-DIhS9hGPSusI3sZj8lW2igBMUwf4-w8H0Q/s4631/LWO_230410_12354-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4631" data-original-width="3088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiff9dryQpFwkaEPgVDNmu2zoCv73u48zCqTqAAHH6QaU-dZ1Bek0osj3uqM2r2rcF_tLeZNn4baJmU21bziK79vah_ZYnvwoYeKC321Fg-4ITzzwOthVB2_z-VBPsovydVkDfntUE4FVriaFadezvbRMo-DIhS9hGPSusI3sZj8lW2igBMUwf4-w8H0Q/w426-h640/LWO_230410_12354-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNljMHo_vSKGp1HAaJFhGAm3QQXAi-qurxtP4PnkJz_zsoFluqLQqoO2xpaThjw56ZJZlZfvM6rXJYU1Hi5Nv1mFd3cfuwroLjY4dznG-I1CevRghXqgFi_cS8f2ChEI3CKWcV2hdsbROBUULGtLCbFqT7FBnvXxdxfuBAYcWQ2ZDa-r8nQSL2W7DyA/s5472/LWO_230410_12360-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3519" data-original-width="5472" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyNljMHo_vSKGp1HAaJFhGAm3QQXAi-qurxtP4PnkJz_zsoFluqLQqoO2xpaThjw56ZJZlZfvM6rXJYU1Hi5Nv1mFd3cfuwroLjY4dznG-I1CevRghXqgFi_cS8f2ChEI3CKWcV2hdsbROBUULGtLCbFqT7FBnvXxdxfuBAYcWQ2ZDa-r8nQSL2W7DyA/w640-h412/LWO_230410_12360-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"Flyway" consists of six rows of sixteen "jetty jack" beams that have been reclaimed from the river banks. The beams of each row are set at different angles to make a shape that, from the side, evokes the silhouette of the Sandia Mountains to the east, or the shape of an airfoil or wing.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLbCUKKgDitaqArkIvsBGkgbP0bTL2_RvgaK1ao9--cbASjz6XYYUMtaeS1ldOXX-KZln7Itq89QEN1hLvIZYI5SBfYfHKUsymtMp3E6-PEm25NcrV7MZqulARn5xAsAKIMaln_satntY3kZS_kmmaldxo9zbHtW1HNlHun_r7wDiHzVrGBHM0dduNQ/s5155/LWO_230407_11671-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="5155" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLbCUKKgDitaqArkIvsBGkgbP0bTL2_RvgaK1ao9--cbASjz6XYYUMtaeS1ldOXX-KZln7Itq89QEN1hLvIZYI5SBfYfHKUsymtMp3E6-PEm25NcrV7MZqulARn5xAsAKIMaln_satntY3kZS_kmmaldxo9zbHtW1HNlHun_r7wDiHzVrGBHM0dduNQ/w640-h322/LWO_230407_11671-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The top end of each beam, rather than being a flat right angle of rusty iron, has been shaped to resemble the shape of a feather and painted to evoke the blue sky of New Mexico.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XaEIaorWjhM5TCPYw9teGZULVvG0EsX_VNVdkPuJgJuWv-1I8Nq1_lX78oEhehczkPV2opQsht96A0_jx-XcEmvVpuTuxIIIlw5bypMPFwBcg_BastNOriTUMJ5b7Z1YnQMGSQSPMnJJ5ORp74k5uC8YMG6r9IJ28Yv_GF5amWPnmwQ5A5ZkDQcfIA/s4987/LWO_230410_12299-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3325" data-original-width="4987" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XaEIaorWjhM5TCPYw9teGZULVvG0EsX_VNVdkPuJgJuWv-1I8Nq1_lX78oEhehczkPV2opQsht96A0_jx-XcEmvVpuTuxIIIlw5bypMPFwBcg_BastNOriTUMJ5b7Z1YnQMGSQSPMnJJ5ORp74k5uC8YMG6r9IJ28Yv_GF5amWPnmwQ5A5ZkDQcfIA/w400-h266/LWO_230410_12299-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQm7pLc1UkzdxqiRlA9gQquApFIsJCH45Dq7hK9XIV8vIZbLVdGJk8R9iBjNEmxUKuZ8KQtWstBIPWW2cuoqkxR3_huUSuEoiTn6bsRzG7gDbFfGWJwfV2bQQTR_N63_PrYCgfOTgYM4k3XICFeAd97GGc65jyy1lO9FYQdQCWMvseRE3yNBt8K2-PA/s5350/LWO_230409_12216-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5350" data-original-width="3567" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQm7pLc1UkzdxqiRlA9gQquApFIsJCH45Dq7hK9XIV8vIZbLVdGJk8R9iBjNEmxUKuZ8KQtWstBIPWW2cuoqkxR3_huUSuEoiTn6bsRzG7gDbFfGWJwfV2bQQTR_N63_PrYCgfOTgYM4k3XICFeAd97GGc65jyy1lO9FYQdQCWMvseRE3yNBt8K2-PA/w266-h400/LWO_230409_12216-Edit.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you are interested in seeing how "Flyway" was conceived and built (as told by the artist, Robert Wilson), you can watch a 21-minute video about it by clicking <a href="https://vimeo.com/35518361" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Regular readers of this blog know that for photographing static subjects I am a firm believer in the practice of "walking around the teacup." (For those who are unfamiliar with the term, click <a href="https://corraleschronicles.blogspot.com/2013/02/walking-around-teacup-at-san-jose.html" target="_blank">here</a> for a longer description of the process.) "Flyway" is a classic "teacup" opportunity, which I took on two visits last April. For your enjoyment, here are some of my many views of the endlessly fascinating "Flyway."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFUurOw9EAC76-9TNzXEpOhcVL9-i5Nm1IW30h026eYdFdpsdI7pOFa8Q484Yd3ISYhSPvAZMhsXdumrSreCvS6MwuVoAARIByZm4TzKcdgPJkd96YaGd05UZ6pFJvC0CErDAeU0tfscLDP-MY3Y96q4mb0Ife324Tryfzan2fPv--tBaRWjnr4KRKg/s3505/LWO_230407_11654-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="3505" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFUurOw9EAC76-9TNzXEpOhcVL9-i5Nm1IW30h026eYdFdpsdI7pOFa8Q484Yd3ISYhSPvAZMhsXdumrSreCvS6MwuVoAARIByZm4TzKcdgPJkd96YaGd05UZ6pFJvC0CErDAeU0tfscLDP-MY3Y96q4mb0Ife324Tryfzan2fPv--tBaRWjnr4KRKg/w640-h372/LWO_230407_11654-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3360" data-original-width="5191" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUcEyNRnI0NI7N9NJYh-bnHZt2LO00hDuF-_Q8QlIyD79tI6LwR20WADPMw2SszNU-opKzaeGTJ_QgIu1gWeEUx8Gc123-7RO3L4fWugPSN9dzq3pTuXDJyxem3b9yk5pybA55_Vo-W1khqNuhGnGZw0I7G_eLtPQT-6Fo_5IkxKZFX4WkZnjbSM9Jw/w640-h414/LWO_230409_12203-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/Flyway-Art-Installation/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></p>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-83174576196785919022023-09-05T15:46:00.000-07:002023-09-05T15:46:51.338-07:00Turandot Images<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxssH6aKSZ3fALbs_IJ19tFtzx1yyX4uec91N4CsppeC7N_HY_duNcPKOjjtoQfDrhIu93auAMblhe14B2VoQsA2Lg8Qyy-MA8YZZxXoKlwGaZ54S12rlpoH1ho_auI_Ui1iPlOSiKYYOhea5-h5wkC95eg4yHuDXkyXDg-g_9P2MquFQ5iXn1N8RNWA/s4382/LWO_230310_09362-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1774" data-original-width="4382" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxssH6aKSZ3fALbs_IJ19tFtzx1yyX4uec91N4CsppeC7N_HY_duNcPKOjjtoQfDrhIu93auAMblhe14B2VoQsA2Lg8Qyy-MA8YZZxXoKlwGaZ54S12rlpoH1ho_auI_Ui1iPlOSiKYYOhea5-h5wkC95eg4yHuDXkyXDg-g_9P2MquFQ5iXn1N8RNWA/w640-h260/LWO_230310_09362-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In March I photographed a dress rehearsal of the Opera Southwest's production of <i>Turandot</i>, by Giacomo Puccini. If you don't know the story of the opera -- and the interesting story of its composition (Puccini died before finishing it) -- you can read about it <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turandot" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Turandot</i> is the source of the famous aria, "Nessun Dorma" ("No one shall sleep"), made popular in the 1990s by Luciano Pavarotti. You can hear (and watch) him <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWc7vYjgnTs" target="_blank">here</a>. A stylistically more contemporary version (including portions in English) was sung by Aretha Franklin at the 1998 Grammy Awards when Pavarotti was scheduled to sing it, but fell ill at the last minute. You can see and hear her characteristically Aretha version <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k33sINjn9o0" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Rather than providing an illustrated version of the opera story in this post, I'm just going to share a number of my favorite images from the OSW production. Images from the entire dress rehearsal are available at my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Events/Opera-Southwest-Turandot/Dress-Rehearsal-Complete/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Principal singers in the production were Michelle Johnson as the heartless Princess Turandot . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jaftz78C8REJvfz_GKkNkkqplSJcP7EuAdGtJ_b9bzzcYXTS0LbZF0Ovj6fGSYCKMHMT3ypj5032U2YxmW0F0BSHLAg3qqxJ6RM91WU3cOgmnsn4qpD7WUBS3cMzQldud5WbdEihsg98yHB9LNgGrqTsFbIbTZsr8Mh4FPdwsngACviEVBNlIkyFAQ/s3483/LWO_230310_09520-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3483" data-original-width="3013" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jaftz78C8REJvfz_GKkNkkqplSJcP7EuAdGtJ_b9bzzcYXTS0LbZF0Ovj6fGSYCKMHMT3ypj5032U2YxmW0F0BSHLAg3qqxJ6RM91WU3cOgmnsn4qpD7WUBS3cMzQldud5WbdEihsg98yHB9LNgGrqTsFbIbTZsr8Mh4FPdwsngACviEVBNlIkyFAQ/w554-h640/LWO_230310_09520-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="554" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I hope you enjoy them.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_O3mvuMpREU1b7rql-f0jGTQepURHD43CqY1F_gLwflg8niNBr-NDYvivRPEB6co69eE6PKWG1S_njSUbujIlx3eD2b1d4WLyzCeo6kOsv262jQJ0C_8QXES3zcfCBAnhp1d322cFdMsI4JfhfXCDf0YQMQNn-Q3Sj2YlKlgxpgfJrdMD8HzlrJKfA/s5146/LWO_230310_08453-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2701" data-original-width="5146" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_O3mvuMpREU1b7rql-f0jGTQepURHD43CqY1F_gLwflg8niNBr-NDYvivRPEB6co69eE6PKWG1S_njSUbujIlx3eD2b1d4WLyzCeo6kOsv262jQJ0C_8QXES3zcfCBAnhp1d322cFdMsI4JfhfXCDf0YQMQNn-Q3Sj2YlKlgxpgfJrdMD8HzlrJKfA/w640-h336/LWO_230310_08453-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6kwvR75ZwleBLY_Os76eQnQcabySqbhCRwNTvh_DsIqFVT1QDNNgPmQxN0TXQzbJ7a2t_gEfE4lv4u0IIsdf8ze0VHoVLYHJvqHvP5PUaN6plx3QKZj-b9bkwjgI1zt67nmAi6J1lZDIYWo1dH23Rm6ogKonXxdsk6KJVtycKjOUGR_cj1qj3Pa9_Q/s5141/LWO_230220_06845-Edit-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3427" data-original-width="5141" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6kwvR75ZwleBLY_Os76eQnQcabySqbhCRwNTvh_DsIqFVT1QDNNgPmQxN0TXQzbJ7a2t_gEfE4lv4u0IIsdf8ze0VHoVLYHJvqHvP5PUaN6plx3QKZj-b9bkwjgI1zt67nmAi6J1lZDIYWo1dH23Rm6ogKonXxdsk6KJVtycKjOUGR_cj1qj3Pa9_Q/w640-h426/LWO_230220_06845-Edit-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In mid-February, our younger son, Drew, and I spent a short weekend in Seattle to attend a family memorial service for my mother's last living cousin. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>During the 40 hours we were on the ground, when not sleeping or participating in the family gathering we visited a number of iconic Seattle institutions, the most notable of which was </span>the Museum of Flight, located at the south end of Boeing Field (officially, the King County International Airport) south of Seattle.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The museum opened at its current location in 1987, and is the largest private air and space museum in the world. Its primary attraction for my family is the Lockheed M-21, a specialized version of the better known SR-71, the world's fastest jet-propelled aircraft. Drew and his brother, Owen, have been fascinated with the plane since they were little.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIpNhaoHSmqINjfOvnEFdWSTVUZ734P3dS22M88OslWftn7Bdt8cXq3g-A0R3lh6hJenHRuwk8QxZ2BVs3Db-N93ZfC_cdA-MAZQ0nmOEd_LfrNuIJbvuWw0cS-Pt-K1-VoIjwCPt7U-EGe2RxdAY0Qww8B60V85QCUVJOqww3ateFgW8O7G0p0_wIg/s5003/LWO_230220_06798-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5003" data-original-width="3566" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIpNhaoHSmqINjfOvnEFdWSTVUZ734P3dS22M88OslWftn7Bdt8cXq3g-A0R3lh6hJenHRuwk8QxZ2BVs3Db-N93ZfC_cdA-MAZQ0nmOEd_LfrNuIJbvuWw0cS-Pt-K1-VoIjwCPt7U-EGe2RxdAY0Qww8B60V85QCUVJOqww3ateFgW8O7G0p0_wIg/w456-h640/LWO_230220_06798-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Most importantly, the museum also has the cockpit section of an SR-71 in which you can sit -- as close as it's possible to come to that childhood dream.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDoGfTuHJlJ-Ugryulf3JFLwYvpM503dNFb1xZLaYctqMYAd9pCRVGpH9mb0SeCSFJPcXu7nN1rCTF4TOEEWSuNZyfEkju87Q3-EEFnpWOcChvE3PxICvIosI8KUbOefAxg7jtItKsUMRTXLz4cz_NZDZQedPti4yVWfUe5fS0KdRg624gXY4dFHhew/s5075/LWO_230219_06665-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5075" data-original-width="3109" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDoGfTuHJlJ-Ugryulf3JFLwYvpM503dNFb1xZLaYctqMYAd9pCRVGpH9mb0SeCSFJPcXu7nN1rCTF4TOEEWSuNZyfEkju87Q3-EEFnpWOcChvE3PxICvIosI8KUbOefAxg7jtItKsUMRTXLz4cz_NZDZQedPti4yVWfUe5fS0KdRg624gXY4dFHhew/w392-h640/LWO_230219_06665-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="392" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1N7sS52K213Ox8bQyVwnI6D8-u5RX4sH-HzbCHYv7Rf_MCOcoOPWm48qPBluNM7c1Jyadf4T96CpVl6zOXlaS00mVZtSpj2N6jTeOKXoquEGgaYYL6nLFK1tfpihzMV88vw2yHqsGjN55i9k-Et-_nygvdWj-MNBZX3uNG6KjHKejIsXIGtB8-GMrPQ/s5129/LWO_230219_06686-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5129" data-original-width="3266" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1N7sS52K213Ox8bQyVwnI6D8-u5RX4sH-HzbCHYv7Rf_MCOcoOPWm48qPBluNM7c1Jyadf4T96CpVl6zOXlaS00mVZtSpj2N6jTeOKXoquEGgaYYL6nLFK1tfpihzMV88vw2yHqsGjN55i9k-Et-_nygvdWj-MNBZX3uNG6KjHKejIsXIGtB8-GMrPQ/w408-h640/LWO_230219_06686-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="408" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Besides the M-21/SR-71, the museum's main indoor exhibit area (the Great Gallery) is filled with historic aircraft.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgql5MMhcsmf9uP-ySEFzY3SzlWU2uwwliw47OpnIj_aLWS1JBCDlfZ4KrxwJ0dfZ96zWy-2Ym4ty8eSpBJFNoxYL5qOwTOXDq9qMMrxKRmnAEjlEs2l97ghU-B6qXJ7NC86aTzDfOMNpUUBDms6_1lH3anHGeLfgRS-rxplbu-bEN_oeXQUSyoz2bYjA/s4965/LWO_230219_06742-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3277" data-original-width="4965" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgql5MMhcsmf9uP-ySEFzY3SzlWU2uwwliw47OpnIj_aLWS1JBCDlfZ4KrxwJ0dfZ96zWy-2Ym4ty8eSpBJFNoxYL5qOwTOXDq9qMMrxKRmnAEjlEs2l97ghU-B6qXJ7NC86aTzDfOMNpUUBDms6_1lH3anHGeLfgRS-rxplbu-bEN_oeXQUSyoz2bYjA/w640-h422/LWO_230219_06742-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We visited the museum twice -- on Sunday and Monday mornings. On Sunday the Great Gallery was hosting the annual Northwest Scale Model Show on the floor beneath the M-21/SR-71:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqaIbP_yfKJXW9zmVAraVSAnYE_W5jjuHMyeOALEvrvHB6Md_4iLsDW9CJlrLxSp0MkLye4NWer_d7S6EBNdF6mk-vjnNKwx-0n-d26-TtdctATJnk8kK14VFUiIGks4M8wCe3q10kizxA-KbWC4Ti75DqgXcTXiSZpB2WpFkPxr7-CBfu4x4UboH0Q/s10439/LWO_230219_06717-Pano-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4790" data-original-width="10439" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixqaIbP_yfKJXW9zmVAraVSAnYE_W5jjuHMyeOALEvrvHB6Md_4iLsDW9CJlrLxSp0MkLye4NWer_d7S6EBNdF6mk-vjnNKwx-0n-d26-TtdctATJnk8kK14VFUiIGks4M8wCe3q10kizxA-KbWC4Ti75DqgXcTXiSZpB2WpFkPxr7-CBfu4x4UboH0Q/w640-h294/LWO_230219_06717-Pano-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There were hundreds of scale models of airplanes, cars, and the Millennium Falcon, along with scores of hobbyists.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3294" data-original-width="3352" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdprGUeS76cMo8LdiS9CQgES5Gyt2AIS7U2Ok9_YvC7hGRdrL2DXgh8v3Icil2HeV7ont6vr9HH5nzT5oUONzNdFyvscZmb87teFiy-A9UL6h7YdKjbcFmNzKj56_PX8xSCSdbVIB3QDSJ6Fpc2RjJnwRs4LQWnKPSWm4cOa25ksg9bW4H1bSVWgfCg/w640-h628/LWO_230219_06733-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">But the scale models weren't what we were there to see . . . and, in my case, photograph. The stories of the aircrafts, and their place in aviation history, were all interesting, but for me the attraction was visual. Some examples, beginning with details of one of the engines of the M-21/SR-71 (most of which worked well in black-and-white):</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UskJ-aPLhzDp3T-FlmIb3S-jvjWkhSZIYe4TdEVEha-Tb18Q_sFmoE2glXjMSk3M9FUoh9WOa8h5WAZwdjlnGZz5N44jmWM0De_NwFY5sdol9muQO2Af744jG37vLN69tluGMcA57b7FabE8hcvu2bYlD7QjVfgekZNFifRUrZDqYcyeLU78KWquwg/s3793/LWO_230220_06814-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3371" data-original-width="3793" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UskJ-aPLhzDp3T-FlmIb3S-jvjWkhSZIYe4TdEVEha-Tb18Q_sFmoE2glXjMSk3M9FUoh9WOa8h5WAZwdjlnGZz5N44jmWM0De_NwFY5sdol9muQO2Af744jG37vLN69tluGMcA57b7FabE8hcvu2bYlD7QjVfgekZNFifRUrZDqYcyeLU78KWquwg/w640-h568/LWO_230220_06814-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I'm not sure what that implies about the quality of bagels between NY and Seattle, but I have to say the bagels were superb!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpjBihlU2wizmW4LYFkcPdfwfd-pS7uAsugedzxevN3RbKAYqs2FLsUs-bMYeArj3k-Te7aP1KLXLI3IvKh-WfoUtJsHUIXtt2kicstq2M43-T9-Q3ranbj5DD6vDqZ9T8JoIg0wGhRMj8jqcUqs1L3_37xR4hh0AA6-81GAVLR3aKYNxi7JyRAt9ow/s3924/IMG_2832.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2943" data-original-width="3924" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpjBihlU2wizmW4LYFkcPdfwfd-pS7uAsugedzxevN3RbKAYqs2FLsUs-bMYeArj3k-Te7aP1KLXLI3IvKh-WfoUtJsHUIXtt2kicstq2M43-T9-Q3ranbj5DD6vDqZ9T8JoIg0wGhRMj8jqcUqs1L3_37xR4hh0AA6-81GAVLR3aKYNxi7JyRAt9ow/w640-h480/IMG_2832.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Jalapeno cream cheese, smoked salmon, capers, onion, and tomato on a poppy seed bagel -- perfect! (Makes my mouth water just writing about it.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDP7kJRjlcwEIkXOPbkP14_xwkvpyjO6QASIrGmagaWSKdQfE3FfheF3-TsbjpahiD_i9IB-VGuvzrlPKvH1de0hJFjGAy3GblXB5xiZYBohpzKV4pXw_Y_G_twa4pqNV5YKqy9dN8ZbaKX6AwH5q1xVa5QFMUoTDaQ4o_1QwB2YKjN7JzQWkHXY-2Rw/s3683/IMG_2829-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="3683" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDP7kJRjlcwEIkXOPbkP14_xwkvpyjO6QASIrGmagaWSKdQfE3FfheF3-TsbjpahiD_i9IB-VGuvzrlPKvH1de0hJFjGAy3GblXB5xiZYBohpzKV4pXw_Y_G_twa4pqNV5YKqy9dN8ZbaKX6AwH5q1xVa5QFMUoTDaQ4o_1QwB2YKjN7JzQWkHXY-2Rw/w640-h436/IMG_2829-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">Monday afternoon we headed home via SeaTac Airport and Alaska Airlines . . .</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2028" data-original-width="2966" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhB8VmDwV_kQD2lTEvGAbxhDWAKYg-boi_tZX9q01H9huDbLp4pPUmhptEuWe3tTLWyxfzOOCTrr6xpzynTZcPDG6RUeuX9oAKIRyR1OgRLchT7qkAOC2yIx0Ams8qguMbL3pUAAwxyTpqGsD4AIFCUG3DL271DPdx1VXsbcORQPeR2rAOFY-CkCv9Qw/w640-h438/IMG_2849-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">. . . and a gorgeous "welcome home" sunset at the Albuquerque airport.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsPl7hyTMnG8ND3KrURS7D69FhDygklueR0ie-KQzp1LlTCoMbo4TLr2eoEafLaOzqKEpHjvh62ljAm8Q_1NHEnQOG-C9ImMyM8z6I0fMlsRTQpu9aIxRwZ7V6q8uXicgMtbWEXqbvcX-2P1e2kdrZofvAWX9dMfE8pzWLSDw9Q9zkypEfpKyAgjI4Q/s3873/IMG_2854-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2597" data-original-width="3873" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWsPl7hyTMnG8ND3KrURS7D69FhDygklueR0ie-KQzp1LlTCoMbo4TLr2eoEafLaOzqKEpHjvh62ljAm8Q_1NHEnQOG-C9ImMyM8z6I0fMlsRTQpu9aIxRwZ7V6q8uXicgMtbWEXqbvcX-2P1e2kdrZofvAWX9dMfE8pzWLSDw9Q9zkypEfpKyAgjI4Q/w640-h430/IMG_2854-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/Seattle-Trip-Feb-2023/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br />Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-90540004118908835042023-08-02T18:22:00.000-07:002023-08-02T18:22:16.906-07:00Winter Road Trip<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4vFfGehc9wnfY7BSe0tQYFKC1zpbFh5QHRueU73whMfPhdMRnbiLE-MtrELg-ANUpF0AWKzh9Ai3vRHroCAPBfe7YQQe53dRJjCNL8t7dYfD3ZIDdpfd1dVFnutAEBMkY5KchChngZwVkhUMHEkW-7v4YIppfhY0qjcL3kJANXut-KqaWfc7IG1NDw/s5131/LWO_230215_06531-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2921" data-original-width="5131" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4vFfGehc9wnfY7BSe0tQYFKC1zpbFh5QHRueU73whMfPhdMRnbiLE-MtrELg-ANUpF0AWKzh9Ai3vRHroCAPBfe7YQQe53dRJjCNL8t7dYfD3ZIDdpfd1dVFnutAEBMkY5KchChngZwVkhUMHEkW-7v4YIppfhY0qjcL3kJANXut-KqaWfc7IG1NDw/w640-h364/LWO_230215_06531-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It doesn't snow much in New Mexico (except at higher elevations 8,000 ft. and above), so when the snow gets down to the level where we live (5,000 - 6,000 feet), it's a beautiful sight -- as long as I don't have to shovel it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">On February 15, there was snow in the northwest quadrant of the state, so my friend, Alan, and I hopped in the car with our cameras ready. There was just enough snow to cover the ground but leave most of the scrub and grass visible, and the roads were passable. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We headed for the Black Place -- a Georgia O'Keeffe favorite about 110 miles from Corrales -- which we have photographed many times before . . . but only a couple of times with snow.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">En route the mountains and mesas were beautiful:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-LbB1WDKuUjYQHFVuWRFJDkVpHR0Tz5uy5hHUoEx4F4w0HtjY-3ATvbPnktXeOFWT_bPR9iCs1opPI8tcDlrxUKq6YCUuPHpwHuhPwneGk1LZ-3gHEVXyX2cEb3g3nxgzAiBG-UbH-f9_S3qDhst-lgxguhcNjJq7mMqJyz3ld_CguYKagrnsimaHg/s5385/LWO_230215_06310-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span>By the time we reached the Black Place, more clouds had rolled in, and it was about 22 degrees and snowing again:</span><span><br /></span><span><br /></span><span><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7t9w3MGtf2QnT0tsKAqrNmTwgzbGpH8KyvMB9-UEEmInlLShPwLPH6h8GFWfEI0Ok1mf9C0b66mVhJRtRkU5iXXpjjJeM9jGqcE2cyPTCjj6uaacLXoN-fABRYnJ9_g_Gip-ppHOCKep8uk1iI7928PybVuY1Z2Db0KrjiZ21_8QWHfBG_xWqnWEc5g/s5118/LWO_230215_06355-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2770" data-original-width="5118" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7t9w3MGtf2QnT0tsKAqrNmTwgzbGpH8KyvMB9-UEEmInlLShPwLPH6h8GFWfEI0Ok1mf9C0b66mVhJRtRkU5iXXpjjJeM9jGqcE2cyPTCjj6uaacLXoN-fABRYnJ9_g_Gip-ppHOCKep8uk1iI7928PybVuY1Z2Db0KrjiZ21_8QWHfBG_xWqnWEc5g/w640-h346/LWO_230215_06355-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><br />We only stayed about an hour, but got some nice snow shots:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dCuuNuIrYtnu56RBnZPGgcKTPrklD0Yitw9aK5ZPUrC-X3fXZBLasXzgk-hxoCxL_fK6LH-AgsOZ9xXQmhEozEhzfgZTF7FdkkYidajrnznS-KwWlYoYiAEQuiTf2Gw6pYCklTdUV6jhtZt7FQ6IyEMWSJo4nlsnfwIu650NbDx-v2GK9GDwy56bFg/s5323/LWO_230215_06368-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTxOli7ql0vMTz5BSzpy2UBQrk9McK6lVjbox2eK3c846FzI_VCeyP4PRKXI_fdGJ1YZDek8SNMzbX6x9R5xvo6qQouSgNQovF-C_7AsQvR-8tQmXV2cko4NssCfa2dAK0gay510AwjxMZMW5R0KSjT6rc4sJKeqGFICR5DKxW-3bU8g2sX6phtL_hQ/s5202/LWO_230215_06444-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3474" data-original-width="5202" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTxOli7ql0vMTz5BSzpy2UBQrk9McK6lVjbox2eK3c846FzI_VCeyP4PRKXI_fdGJ1YZDek8SNMzbX6x9R5xvo6qQouSgNQovF-C_7AsQvR-8tQmXV2cko4NssCfa2dAK0gay510AwjxMZMW5R0KSjT6rc4sJKeqGFICR5DKxW-3bU8g2sX6phtL_hQ/w640-h428/LWO_230215_06444-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we made our way back to Corrales, the skies were clearing and the mesas were once again looking good:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9Mlqmt2QAG3T-5KTDvfIGiM86qeXPjpirW6Su7tfinqwUCOdtIl7_1_1tPxYXUTC8q1K6-ApbIzRTs0p-z3lgROq9guO4wkAbxgFdkAJnJ3ReBh0Kqnw4xE6X9iDWqFg652GZM1oe4kHSvm7l8GPw-IL_ilzHCxuAZEBbmd2FYmCXMxTtZxknYiKeA/s5471/LWO_230215_06552-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="5471" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9Mlqmt2QAG3T-5KTDvfIGiM86qeXPjpirW6Su7tfinqwUCOdtIl7_1_1tPxYXUTC8q1K6-ApbIzRTs0p-z3lgROq9guO4wkAbxgFdkAJnJ3ReBh0Kqnw4xE6X9iDWqFg652GZM1oe4kHSvm7l8GPw-IL_ilzHCxuAZEBbmd2FYmCXMxTtZxknYiKeA/w640-h320/LWO_230215_06552-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/Winter-Road-Trip/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-5205942198380924222023-07-20T15:55:00.000-07:002023-07-20T15:55:14.395-07:00The Eyes Have It<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkilZsQQCgHrTPLE_JDlEJ94MBiXXQ9oLfUFQTBrRat4dNsQN0Pk-8_T6sP5BZWr1GMpqWRkX9txyNDpMTF1EL6qJOgXnxUaqGc0XPWhQdFKbmhRnx7HnMYUu64bKtNVN9KJ5Omv3yGkDjNxU5u6b-D1lTkeR15isV1bVhUDr3YeHoSE1RvrzwqmQZA/s4415/LWO_230202_04210-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3423" data-original-width="4415" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMkilZsQQCgHrTPLE_JDlEJ94MBiXXQ9oLfUFQTBrRat4dNsQN0Pk-8_T6sP5BZWr1GMpqWRkX9txyNDpMTF1EL6qJOgXnxUaqGc0XPWhQdFKbmhRnx7HnMYUu64bKtNVN9KJ5Omv3yGkDjNxU5u6b-D1lTkeR15isV1bVhUDr3YeHoSE1RvrzwqmQZA/w640-h496/LWO_230202_04210-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Back in February I photographed the dress rehearsal for Opera Southwest's production of Rossini's <i>Le Comte Ory</i>, starring Christopher Bozeka and Lindsay Ohse. The opera is Rossini's only French-language comic opera, and it is hilarious. You can read a brief synopsis of the opera <a href="https://www.metopera.org/user-information/synopses-archive/le-comte-ory" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Suffice it to say, however, that Rossini's musical brilliance, coupled with a typically French comedy plot, make for a rollicking good show. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Le Comte Ory is a lecherous but somewhat clueless Count who invents ridiculous schemes to win the preeminent object of his lust, the virtuous </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Adèle. </span>In Act I he poses as a phrenologist who offers counseling (and, implicitly, sexual satisfaction) to the women of the <span style="font-family: inherit;">town . . . including, he hopes, </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Adèle.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvGQNYQHpJm9COgD5V4EbBGcjeWQPxA5rLlI3alN2x3r9A3pxtU5B1qOeNYNdOh7xtxEpGFmOWRaRWti7HMdnPdb19qpu7PuJ1tuQA8hFkVN-wqGo5eiTCqQj3GEcPEb4K5Aix03RazdsRwOwvCX9ZzhbCptnCTwUOzOgYP4sPxoX9ZNETFFJxrhorA/s5472/LWO_230202_03077-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvGQNYQHpJm9COgD5V4EbBGcjeWQPxA5rLlI3alN2x3r9A3pxtU5B1qOeNYNdOh7xtxEpGFmOWRaRWti7HMdnPdb19qpu7PuJ1tuQA8hFkVN-wqGo5eiTCqQj3GEcPEb4K5Aix03RazdsRwOwvCX9ZzhbCptnCTwUOzOgYP4sPxoX9ZNETFFJxrhorA/w640-h426/LWO_230202_03077-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">By the end of Act I, Ory's identity is eventually revealed, much to the disgust of the women he has "counseled."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oTcdiGoWFMC0wkxlKM8_DMgbEl_CcaGyJjwrtatcqbsf0N3qyMgAyjUvYW7gzDA7yhEGlpc-b-l_uV9bjREPBUYKyoMNnY2YCTAeVsJKobkK7U35-U8y6cE-yz8dIdjaliijwuyeOqGMNq4vMqQ2L04Q2fB6LFg-2AwmwHup09MLeS7eRe6vQ-UNQw/s4228/LWO_230202_04377-Edit-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2819" data-original-width="4228" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oTcdiGoWFMC0wkxlKM8_DMgbEl_CcaGyJjwrtatcqbsf0N3qyMgAyjUvYW7gzDA7yhEGlpc-b-l_uV9bjREPBUYKyoMNnY2YCTAeVsJKobkK7U35-U8y6cE-yz8dIdjaliijwuyeOqGMNq4vMqQ2L04Q2fB6LFg-2AwmwHup09MLeS7eRe6vQ-UNQw/w640-h426/LWO_230202_04377-Edit-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In Act II, Ory disguises himself and his men as nuns to gain access to </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Adèle's residence.</span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCX8GWBYEiM_v5QkdpuMR5WvF7wXzeOJgN4lNcwDDBl88GPJ7PzR6A_5MtfH2E78qIhdhDWW2U_IevacKhUrzCE9tU15-o-x6gE2iyf5Fi90-QU_GBsJGBcY8x4qoI_CKYhVqXK7g7wcGHwfztKfKyvJL48rMHzUP_FSYKCIYCx_zbv6Yy0fNeAHHJbw/s5170/LWO_230202_04851-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5170" data-original-width="3447" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCX8GWBYEiM_v5QkdpuMR5WvF7wXzeOJgN4lNcwDDBl88GPJ7PzR6A_5MtfH2E78qIhdhDWW2U_IevacKhUrzCE9tU15-o-x6gE2iyf5Fi90-QU_GBsJGBcY8x4qoI_CKYhVqXK7g7wcGHwfztKfKyvJL48rMHzUP_FSYKCIYCx_zbv6Yy0fNeAHHJbw/w426-h640/LWO_230202_04851-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Needless to say, after lots of hijinks, things don't go well for the Count . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-P6ExWF-j8YU5d46B6sui_dq3KDuiSaTIKlXFHwf94adzzITVuS4TSnmEf8M0TyZE3euYP8FOI3pxTuq5yo0bFF8S2058kCKldLm8hYCYdG2EAGcUfwayV66MN6eMzERWpS0O1PwECnP56TEzxQd3yXzikIrCDtPorLa0E5DxVb8n5cD9miLxHx_Xw/s4212/LWO_230202_05662-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4212" data-original-width="3028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-P6ExWF-j8YU5d46B6sui_dq3KDuiSaTIKlXFHwf94adzzITVuS4TSnmEf8M0TyZE3euYP8FOI3pxTuq5yo0bFF8S2058kCKldLm8hYCYdG2EAGcUfwayV66MN6eMzERWpS0O1PwECnP56TEzxQd3yXzikIrCDtPorLa0E5DxVb8n5cD9miLxHx_Xw/w460-h640/LWO_230202_05662-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="460" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span>. . . and </span>Adèle is united with her true love, Isolier, the Count's page.</span></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4JYaLsrRlgYh4sZ8QpLjJuOtPUzxIqV6AemBWbPinvAt0Exh3J82_9Wfe58isNPCxtArLOkYIIjHjkgn237C2Hp1TyzNmFsaTGFrRNg0QhItOHRzk3KkTDWU8mlsaJGbtamRAD32E8lXKpmunc9ThH5SK_GK3u-Ot4V3CKfFzhSfongXMEc9sdQC3w/s4040/LWO_230202_05819-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3433" data-original-width="4040" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4JYaLsrRlgYh4sZ8QpLjJuOtPUzxIqV6AemBWbPinvAt0Exh3J82_9Wfe58isNPCxtArLOkYIIjHjkgn237C2Hp1TyzNmFsaTGFrRNg0QhItOHRzk3KkTDWU8mlsaJGbtamRAD32E8lXKpmunc9ThH5SK_GK3u-Ot4V3CKfFzhSfongXMEc9sdQC3w/w640-h544/LWO_230202_05819-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the course of reviewing and selecting the best images (from over 3,000) to document the performance, I began to notice a common feature of many images that seemed to capture and illustrate the wacky spirit of the opera: namely, broad facial expressions and, more specifically, the eyes of the performers -- not just the principal singers, but others as well.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">These expressions might be visible to people seated in the first few rows, but for those further back in the hall perhaps not so much. And the looks are fleeting -- they appear and disappear in (dare I say it?) the blink of an eye.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But with my proximity to the stage -- roaming from side to side along the empty front row of seats, immediately adjacent to the orchestra pit -- and my camera's ability to stop time, I was able to <span style="font-family: inherit;">capture some of those</span> looks that might otherwise have gone unnoticed and unappreciated.</span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Some obvious examples:</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: BaskervilleMTStd, serif;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxaTMeFkU5NwP1CjhXKU2VeCz7J64QHq43RvBqHJYSg_GWG9Ee3hN-Ke40dd5w5omG2ZaK-0I_ab-FJIg6ScwOhI1YwI-I9brfjnDWnK-ACPK1rnGZBdLgls1viPPc1X5Fl2BDg2ZWOuWbSIQNlS--ozBf6eWH-2WpY8fN2DLrzpIPHyks0igT0rNRQ/s5472/LWO_230202_03106-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxaTMeFkU5NwP1CjhXKU2VeCz7J64QHq43RvBqHJYSg_GWG9Ee3hN-Ke40dd5w5omG2ZaK-0I_ab-FJIg6ScwOhI1YwI-I9brfjnDWnK-ACPK1rnGZBdLgls1viPPc1X5Fl2BDg2ZWOuWbSIQNlS--ozBf6eWH-2WpY8fN2DLrzpIPHyks0igT0rNRQ/w640-h426/LWO_230202_03106-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: BaskervilleMTStd, serif;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdQFneU65bNgwv42v855L2sxKLDR8ZJmn33mIcYQDow82phA0U4ghxnzBahdiZGRdncyERIQAfRKrHYNRZVjz_Yu_KZBP7zc7iJl2Zq8HDEpiqLWYM-AN-y67sUSvu4wG3GPcsBQ3iSPjXeKAl9w89EZC-WQLBaxtR9O5oobLcwWdwOJbPORwJE1elg/s4436/LWO_230202_05068-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3319" data-original-width="4979" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYQTWZijr6AKuxCWbdONtSeVnPhGcFqoSmlCB7d_dPYdnooxGOEZqqQ7NZmoSpWFguXR7veyS1bXl50pjzxSrPDiq5u2Rn1vs7vnDXNvWs5VtTwHmwuHyyEDK0uQ6_nyPb-0xbbj_Sdvan8-zwfqh6P6e0qhPyWYAVu6Qcd35PDunt63gik1ZlIBjWg/w640-h426/LWO_230202_03409-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: BaskervilleMTStd, serif;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DoTXj3bsNgQJpxkBbKGLSteqWEiTmjYScbhkSpMPhO12Rfv4MxomIfBGcJx2OiVcPhRgGAzFrzz4q-Bw88VzoJafXgo4r17kpmqwPor2F5mQsy9dNr3Dd-JgsRzbPgLnOgUt5RKK8LERT-lOZA4PRTtFF1JbNWFmr9lWgekV3bDHvEk541JknS5AkQ/s4891/LWO_230202_03653-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="4891" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DoTXj3bsNgQJpxkBbKGLSteqWEiTmjYScbhkSpMPhO12Rfv4MxomIfBGcJx2OiVcPhRgGAzFrzz4q-Bw88VzoJafXgo4r17kpmqwPor2F5mQsy9dNr3Dd-JgsRzbPgLnOgUt5RKK8LERT-lOZA4PRTtFF1JbNWFmr9lWgekV3bDHvEk541JknS5AkQ/w640-h426/LWO_230202_03653-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">And some not-so-obvious (and perhaps more interesting)
examples. Check the woman on the far
left . . .</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgDn7Tdyh701qVJuyr0z6iX4T4cSMiqMbSKHIl7xsT_dDmxc3Zq1YM2hGCrqfaITMsomtQcQ7ixmBc8wuSqShQo43Siz5tqG1Umb47rRAMgp-hsCdZ2xxHwSvyaHWLcgGWEf5Za7lDXsff_cIXsFuDLYIJD3F8dzOobDQkmVtvfAsXvoAauS7LVE6Lg/s5020/LWO_230202_03336-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3347" data-original-width="5020" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgDn7Tdyh701qVJuyr0z6iX4T4cSMiqMbSKHIl7xsT_dDmxc3Zq1YM2hGCrqfaITMsomtQcQ7ixmBc8wuSqShQo43Siz5tqG1Umb47rRAMgp-hsCdZ2xxHwSvyaHWLcgGWEf5Za7lDXsff_cIXsFuDLYIJD3F8dzOobDQkmVtvfAsXvoAauS7LVE6Lg/w640-h426/LWO_230202_03336-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. . . and the m</span>an standing in the background:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga535Fe9vm8iZ2BhRJaM3hvT3K0dDomz3zlj-gIIVHJFH6ew4ooTICsRQ4uY7WgAfPEMM4lC7n3Pv8xEwfOHZBmx_q8cnd5fxc56b_5A1CmDZy4pYxDBZmSBwsl2DpSBVxJnHCg8rkSLTxrQI_zvL2E2wi5HFbeXnoK3n-5ZPy_AqKiJ16h-Ie6_qrgQ/s4880/LWO_230202_03326-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3234" data-original-width="4880" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga535Fe9vm8iZ2BhRJaM3hvT3K0dDomz3zlj-gIIVHJFH6ew4ooTICsRQ4uY7WgAfPEMM4lC7n3Pv8xEwfOHZBmx_q8cnd5fxc56b_5A1CmDZy4pYxDBZmSBwsl2DpSBVxJnHCg8rkSLTxrQI_zvL2E2wi5HFbeXnoK3n-5ZPy_AqKiJ16h-Ie6_qrgQ/w640-h424/LWO_230202_03326-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many looks of astonishment or surprise:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">And lots of other emotions appear throughout:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17cJwwY8Y9ygbkQkeI5U6ixWdbRoecQQVXkfcudRIdABXBa62zor7dWjS_VO8Z8RItxQjJRWFEx1B_xoscrQKsPTX-WzS3B2ny-9sFd-9z5MXeEMP5ZRpQEvCOq91dgA9m5zAUcJJBTgsFExPHKhMrQ2YaCGvHaenIMZ05vVXSWZ8xvLTayXmr5tEaQ/s4693/LWO_230202_04277-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3129" data-original-width="4693" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17cJwwY8Y9ygbkQkeI5U6ixWdbRoecQQVXkfcudRIdABXBa62zor7dWjS_VO8Z8RItxQjJRWFEx1B_xoscrQKsPTX-WzS3B2ny-9sFd-9z5MXeEMP5ZRpQEvCOq91dgA9m5zAUcJJBTgsFExPHKhMrQ2YaCGvHaenIMZ05vVXSWZ8xvLTayXmr5tEaQ/w640-h426/LWO_230202_04277-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Last but not least, a crucial ingredient of any comedy: plenty of faux surprise and faux innocent faces.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvHPLR282mrU5mfVjRXA3Y1hfJmyRa2zSgHjzpY60eaapaS5oNj0RPJH8QTqBrOBxYuDflwqzrIdggklZgEHBFohTm_8GtBAA3IXswesSjoNzdoSIZdJhSOubzptBhDmVQosXB-l70-WWevIyGUic2KnTcZrD6k-Ku_vxJeCG46e0elFciQMDCe9rsQ/s3528/LWO_230202_04987-Edit-Edit.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3466" data-original-width="3528" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvHPLR282mrU5mfVjRXA3Y1hfJmyRa2zSgHjzpY60eaapaS5oNj0RPJH8QTqBrOBxYuDflwqzrIdggklZgEHBFohTm_8GtBAA3IXswesSjoNzdoSIZdJhSOubzptBhDmVQosXB-l70-WWevIyGUic2KnTcZrD6k-Ku_vxJeCG46e0elFciQMDCe9rsQ/w640-h628/LWO_230202_04987-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Now of course the enjoyment of an opera in real time doesn't arise from stopping to note a gesture or a look. It's a holistic experience that relies primarily on the music and the singing; the action and staging; the costumes; the lighting; and the sets. As Alexander Pope wrote in his <i>An Essay on Criticism</i>,<br /><br /><br /> 'Tis not a lip, or eye, we beauty call,<br /> But the joint force and full result of all.<br /><br /><br />After the fact, however, photography gives us the ability to see and appreciate some of the details that contribute to the "joint force and full result of all."</span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these and many more images from the
complete dress rehearsal, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos
Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Events/Opera-Southwest-Le-Comte-Ory/Dress-Rehearsal-Complete/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p>Enjoy!</span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: BaskervilleMTStd, serif;"><br /></span></span></p>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-90754313675821361902023-04-05T15:54:00.000-07:002023-04-05T15:54:10.265-07:00Utah Photo Adventure, Part 8 - Lagniappe<p> (NOTE: This is the eighth (and last) in a series of posts about a photography trip I took in early November, 2022.)</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">On this seven-day trip to Utah, I made over 3,000 images. In the previous seven posts (and associated website galleries), I've shared only 135 of them, primarily because (a) most of the 3,000 aren't great and (b) many of the good ones didn't fit neatly into the narrative arc of the posts' subjects.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>So this post consists of images that I like for various reasons but didn't find a home in any of my previous posts. I hope you enjoy them.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I'll start with some of the features/formations in the vicinity of Factory Butte. Here we go . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For our sunrise shoot on the first morning we were at Factory Butte, we stood on a raised area east of the butte. Here's a satellite view:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ORdswuJwn4FHmjAr-zscN4ro51kVLusMDadFScXRjr4pf3cAilb1oaj64unCuIMoc1zSYHEUvRQzV3KL4OsXeg-IyQX-bT8yR_AaAhU69tgJNCSXHVnBU5tZfUuZwHmrAeE1wYxIO6o9p4hqzDdlThimLV9PYDOOYr_gTcqdyvRam1mTRi2xHr8/s1032/FB%20Sunrise%20Shooting%20Location-2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="1032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ORdswuJwn4FHmjAr-zscN4ro51kVLusMDadFScXRjr4pf3cAilb1oaj64unCuIMoc1zSYHEUvRQzV3KL4OsXeg-IyQX-bT8yR_AaAhU69tgJNCSXHVnBU5tZfUuZwHmrAeE1wYxIO6o9p4hqzDdlThimLV9PYDOOYr_gTcqdyvRam1mTRi2xHr8/w640-h360/FB%20Sunrise%20Shooting%20Location-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here's what Factory Butte looked like from that location before sunrise that morning:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-P0R5hnj7U5xcdgsTmBAzQQNo0f2A1w5mcI-6xdCeSJzHMbiXVx5byisXIAGLI9gFj-v5aMGswccn57jGAVuTouvJbAzFF-hRu8gGkUaT195Eo9crPUj1fp6tU2EVwzqEXRx5ZzujENKCDgfs4_95GgUtjIGrKBq83d-BL4_izSQVqwtu4JiCZQ/s5314/LWO_221101_29793-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="5314" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-P0R5hnj7U5xcdgsTmBAzQQNo0f2A1w5mcI-6xdCeSJzHMbiXVx5byisXIAGLI9gFj-v5aMGswccn57jGAVuTouvJbAzFF-hRu8gGkUaT195Eo9crPUj1fp6tU2EVwzqEXRx5ZzujENKCDgfs4_95GgUtjIGrKBq83d-BL4_izSQVqwtu4JiCZQ/w640-h328/LWO_221101_29793-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The images below are of two formations on that raised area, looking away from Factory Butte toward the southeast and northeast, respectively:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMKwEuK1gfGKAZFRwyScUE9R2UO-jRKhvQ2VEYcZL3aMDN9fVInYY8ecXG0itlY3EXg95h8Yl5cDGHklpBbsDFxUQVLQc6MF1eCRsMGHSQfz7r5CmT2xk6rfPbngQTY51-zsmBQOg8wy3BvzXf72C0bXua3NzaoZDUKoW42AOXzNjWMUqTHPYUys/s4907/LWO_221101_29821-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3187" data-original-width="4907" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMKwEuK1gfGKAZFRwyScUE9R2UO-jRKhvQ2VEYcZL3aMDN9fVInYY8ecXG0itlY3EXg95h8Yl5cDGHklpBbsDFxUQVLQc6MF1eCRsMGHSQfz7r5CmT2xk6rfPbngQTY51-zsmBQOg8wy3BvzXf72C0bXua3NzaoZDUKoW42AOXzNjWMUqTHPYUys/w640-h416/LWO_221101_29821-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xJ0WlA3eFyBiyERv4Z98jzoPMGUS6xghtWQoM5l9uGtolovZBCttqp3aZgYXfmagKq044zMI_wIUxoNlCppCR_XlRoTN8y6lYb9Cgz5CAxSKGXG0fvx5HmmTAoLmDyTyWCw0pFF73guSFJpSopl26n3z-AJExWwzOhKCWh3x11X7CC_i7jTmZWk/s5370/LWO_221101_28102-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3580" data-original-width="5370" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xJ0WlA3eFyBiyERv4Z98jzoPMGUS6xghtWQoM5l9uGtolovZBCttqp3aZgYXfmagKq044zMI_wIUxoNlCppCR_XlRoTN8y6lYb9Cgz5CAxSKGXG0fvx5HmmTAoLmDyTyWCw0pFF73guSFJpSopl26n3z-AJExWwzOhKCWh3x11X7CC_i7jTmZWk/w640-h426/LWO_221101_28102-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To give you a sense of the size of the features, here's Alan below the feature in the image above:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dcqNi5i3k0gBVTALB95_EketOG13LWjLMc9LJY9KIWKZn1rzwrXCnaJhOqhkZavGAiYH1PVVHdQgfk_qIT3A4C-pjYqfkky5y5-jyicK08uOVhMT248dQE2lw78qwnGIQXXwoy0oNxDrA6aSW-Uo6orNgYtKDwyTOZGRPBv7tkOqRIetdY1rzVI/s4947/LWO_221101_28220-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2797" data-original-width="4947" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dcqNi5i3k0gBVTALB95_EketOG13LWjLMc9LJY9KIWKZn1rzwrXCnaJhOqhkZavGAiYH1PVVHdQgfk_qIT3A4C-pjYqfkky5y5-jyicK08uOVhMT248dQE2lw78qwnGIQXXwoy0oNxDrA6aSW-Uo6orNgYtKDwyTOZGRPBv7tkOqRIetdY1rzVI/w640-h362/LWO_221101_28220-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here are two other views of the same feature from a distance. First one is looking east over the ocean of soft round foothills at the base of the easternmost "arm" of North Caineville Mesa. Factory Butte is out of the frame to the left.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjTzygP-aPIUfr8Upbj-SLM3lKSXu6Qzh1Wmr3P0h5ynvP7pXBtHg4MPyiFBcH6v_gzm770RBDohYUf7spR-8RhQdyuJQuMlS2meQJrJOZyoidp-DqiV3Y60tudGqBL_UNh89ZpRjePjU0pmpHDzGm9H6m4Q-PxL8NR-dtMjp-WYJQ1Ioy2rGtSA/s5230/LWO_221101_28357-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2569" data-original-width="5230" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjTzygP-aPIUfr8Upbj-SLM3lKSXu6Qzh1Wmr3P0h5ynvP7pXBtHg4MPyiFBcH6v_gzm770RBDohYUf7spR-8RhQdyuJQuMlS2meQJrJOZyoidp-DqiV3Y60tudGqBL_UNh89ZpRjePjU0pmpHDzGm9H6m4Q-PxL8NR-dtMjp-WYJQ1Ioy2rGtSA/w640-h314/LWO_221101_28357-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This one (below) is looking south from the northeast side of Factory Butte, which is out of the frame to the right.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0Kn3mwDPeuDbPM2CIk5moyeF3u0pXEC0nbPwXBc9Tj8PQVix_K5xqntCmEAyqseTbyU50rlDDeCof8AuDMBrXH8qYQS5K-RQp6SaxIAViIno6PXIB5v9SPQF2qNMcD5El4pMloQfoEgohpvmV3tebLk4LcTdFhQ3_uI19o4N4prLkOlvd2fw6GY/s5472/LWO_221105_30466-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0Kn3mwDPeuDbPM2CIk5moyeF3u0pXEC0nbPwXBc9Tj8PQVix_K5xqntCmEAyqseTbyU50rlDDeCof8AuDMBrXH8qYQS5K-RQp6SaxIAViIno6PXIB5v9SPQF2qNMcD5El4pMloQfoEgohpvmV3tebLk4LcTdFhQ3_uI19o4N4prLkOlvd2fw6GY/w426-h640/LWO_221105_30466-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Next is an image of some of the Factory Butte foothills at sunset, with North Caineville Mesa in the background on the left (with classic "Blue Hour" light).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpKccZE5EiM5bKHvxcGz99_XK6jIigUkXPnHipeS1xkBYrjhyYhvdl--wCOwVR7-e0GaWPQmc0j6UE8Nb6QrWybjbHBItdIzbjaEXqqSKymIZqTEa19VphOGhXHXQMmZh1Yd2iMwgkaey9Ow2FP7DzlRPQsMzBMnWzmBRie8womKlPuAZ3Tkfxzo/s5301/LWO_221031_28089-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3267" data-original-width="5301" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpKccZE5EiM5bKHvxcGz99_XK6jIigUkXPnHipeS1xkBYrjhyYhvdl--wCOwVR7-e0GaWPQmc0j6UE8Nb6QrWybjbHBItdIzbjaEXqqSKymIZqTEa19VphOGhXHXQMmZh1Yd2iMwgkaey9Ow2FP7DzlRPQsMzBMnWzmBRie8womKlPuAZ3Tkfxzo/w640-h394/LWO_221031_28089-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">On a much smaller scale, my eye was frequently caught by some little detail amid the giant landscape features. Here are two from the Mars Desert area, both sculpted by water:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSZl2FicqHbEMVZJZAdivJNlDRyaHOrW6ktRtBC3Vh6Qi_iesPXsAQpS76cDzgm1qglzn7Tn7JcXf1KUwIf1t_HRd0i3fv4ntjCpfShxnkciSdQW14qUvm5RL8sQGiJ20Dp3rAAy0gAWW2Fqym09gWsPil3SFPrPPWGAf5-12VafAQZjhVkNJzvk/s5472/LWO_221104_29221-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSZl2FicqHbEMVZJZAdivJNlDRyaHOrW6ktRtBC3Vh6Qi_iesPXsAQpS76cDzgm1qglzn7Tn7JcXf1KUwIf1t_HRd0i3fv4ntjCpfShxnkciSdQW14qUvm5RL8sQGiJ20Dp3rAAy0gAWW2Fqym09gWsPil3SFPrPPWGAf5-12VafAQZjhVkNJzvk/w426-h640/LWO_221104_29221-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLnYNNqjU0YS451rksEnrD8b6j3IpJFiqpGFcHbLhRC5qFhXHP2iABQWOOFsijnsNRwAO3vcg0HwZbxGH5GEW0Cg2G26a43l7g6GyxFHi7I-kY0n5XglhD3OIuTPOZdZ-d_T9-qyd5NyEXqX3Dtw7DUW8uSbv-GXPE4yko3auxIPRU5n9wJZQHSs/s4578/LWO_221103_29996-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3052" data-original-width="4578" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLnYNNqjU0YS451rksEnrD8b6j3IpJFiqpGFcHbLhRC5qFhXHP2iABQWOOFsijnsNRwAO3vcg0HwZbxGH5GEW0Cg2G26a43l7g6GyxFHi7I-kY0n5XglhD3OIuTPOZdZ-d_T9-qyd5NyEXqX3Dtw7DUW8uSbv-GXPE4yko3auxIPRU5n9wJZQHSs/w640-h426/LWO_221103_29996-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />Here's an interesting detail from the interior of a large piece of sandstone caprock that had broken off and fallen from the top of North Caineville Mesa:</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiRJ84C_WVgSIiCal2vRuJoomwT5XGkLNhLgcLwT91wGTWPLqPbikeyQCiy6L_uDq_0AOXMCFhrhoWcFSzicDGB4YP1gKecGE5nOSGD14kdLYxC85Cm8Km5RNLzuakYblVzWd2oBWfrmwrRshRBAcmZJ9MLJzhvhmGESS-p_isvtl1hNygOTkzDs/s5082/LWO_221104_29618-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5082" data-original-width="3388" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiRJ84C_WVgSIiCal2vRuJoomwT5XGkLNhLgcLwT91wGTWPLqPbikeyQCiy6L_uDq_0AOXMCFhrhoWcFSzicDGB4YP1gKecGE5nOSGD14kdLYxC85Cm8Km5RNLzuakYblVzWd2oBWfrmwrRshRBAcmZJ9MLJzhvhmGESS-p_isvtl1hNygOTkzDs/w426-h640/LWO_221104_29618-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimAT-on_kNawr1mplOBYLQiVogoIXQp7V5aG2rxZRFbd0eIIO5TGpBn6zHixkNXCjXqJqDSOx4i7k6tiEiQd62Fk8gzGMGUYVOREz7x2n9oSeN6Z-G2H_6ZCfexUU07JHqZaBZO3IUxdL8Ra5d6dRQ24e1Jfl0PHKIIZFAeo8nbtDdgmxkdauh0M/s5472/LWO_221104_29614-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimAT-on_kNawr1mplOBYLQiVogoIXQp7V5aG2rxZRFbd0eIIO5TGpBn6zHixkNXCjXqJqDSOx4i7k6tiEiQd62Fk8gzGMGUYVOREz7x2n9oSeN6Z-G2H_6ZCfexUU07JHqZaBZO3IUxdL8Ra5d6dRQ24e1Jfl0PHKIIZFAeo8nbtDdgmxkdauh0M/w266-h400/LWO_221104_29614-Edit.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And in the dry, cracked, and mostly barren argillaceous soil of the plain surrounding Factory Butte, life still finds a way:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMULkPBkClcTbbe8N5y1ywPA8aFR8g_VdGOs91Qq1vyIWbZPJq8RwMH0E6T6YBGsKmZoU6aau8AHJcJFARUrx_glIX7c04N1nbYZfxIPKyy5w8gn9R-uDaZetsQxY0GrfZIscGsp5H7zawRyeGJtYJdJfac7T6Pua5mFtDEr7yYVGcHKjIcxn0YpQ/s4928/LWO_221101_28288-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3285" data-original-width="4928" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMULkPBkClcTbbe8N5y1ywPA8aFR8g_VdGOs91Qq1vyIWbZPJq8RwMH0E6T6YBGsKmZoU6aau8AHJcJFARUrx_glIX7c04N1nbYZfxIPKyy5w8gn9R-uDaZetsQxY0GrfZIscGsp5H7zawRyeGJtYJdJfac7T6Pua5mFtDEr7yYVGcHKjIcxn0YpQ/w400-h266/LWO_221101_28288-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPur8Gs5lt3Sx1XAa9BnITbGZcg1JeXzcheIoFuLmLHxsadxwmGTByTVXw8QvoLk5JQb5Iz1Jsr8C2VQjcSdQUR2diz_9K0b1_rxw5kD4rsNRwr62x3Ot39UJU3pOlwaz-sUxrMgfHhtr1oqoAzHOM5romBeB3r5htC2YdxlSAoXnPPD7lQEROm4/s1259/LWO_221101_28290-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1259" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPur8Gs5lt3Sx1XAa9BnITbGZcg1JeXzcheIoFuLmLHxsadxwmGTByTVXw8QvoLk5JQb5Iz1Jsr8C2VQjcSdQUR2diz_9K0b1_rxw5kD4rsNRwr62x3Ot39UJU3pOlwaz-sUxrMgfHhtr1oqoAzHOM5romBeB3r5htC2YdxlSAoXnPPD7lQEROm4/w640-h504/LWO_221101_28290-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For a behind-the-scenes look at how my friend, Alan, and I set up shop in the Factory Butte wilderness, here are a few images of photographers at work:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9GgnQ7ywSKSDH1WFIrYus9SJDUPNGhBnAHZWnnOzTR1SB2OBfHpPfO6GTssdjxFeNnLoTXSA2mnoVjfpUtOtwjYnKZNRTq6KY_fUhjutb8hPptP3frl734oC3FFgalwldwM65YBpsh0zp3JzGY-pbwGmeV9m7GsWvfxYU7Xq-RWkqceKZ9gbMQQ/s5244/LWO_221101_29809-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3079" data-original-width="5244" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9GgnQ7ywSKSDH1WFIrYus9SJDUPNGhBnAHZWnnOzTR1SB2OBfHpPfO6GTssdjxFeNnLoTXSA2mnoVjfpUtOtwjYnKZNRTq6KY_fUhjutb8hPptP3frl734oC3FFgalwldwM65YBpsh0zp3JzGY-pbwGmeV9m7GsWvfxYU7Xq-RWkqceKZ9gbMQQ/w640-h376/LWO_221101_29809-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Factory Butte for sunrise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_i7a2Kzwnx21tqzGY3vpA30p6jvNUz7RDQan2xWqgeNBuf9dcqyLb-cSv3we_HivX4yQ9kQEyRDLMXMKKDgGr7cSsGyHLoi_9MWVXl2OYYSaf-vix_MUhD2-4IOf35EYubPof1yj5ZMRjoMb-gC6sx1se7KLccfTXjf11ZzDNQ19D5tnJcHJDZs/s5377/LWO_221103_29974-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3234" data-original-width="5377" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_i7a2Kzwnx21tqzGY3vpA30p6jvNUz7RDQan2xWqgeNBuf9dcqyLb-cSv3we_HivX4yQ9kQEyRDLMXMKKDgGr7cSsGyHLoi_9MWVXl2OYYSaf-vix_MUhD2-4IOf35EYubPof1yj5ZMRjoMb-gC6sx1se7KLccfTXjf11ZzDNQ19D5tnJcHJDZs/w640-h384/LWO_221103_29974-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Moonscape Overlook</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4AHLwj-rT2GfLi70Xvflb8ks82qMjlM5CztsJABHqPIcoVxKVG5l_0DlzpCI1Je52H4cIPgy4MxFNbdq4Co--2616sDIhDtGO1ypVxRdfeQonSoiBV-IcNkuP3Tu7iICMkyNouR-mxF1oCm1IV_FFLHLPFybie-ZYAiuclqKdL5W5g_teUChCIE/s7008/AP-22-18990-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3735" data-original-width="7008" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4AHLwj-rT2GfLi70Xvflb8ks82qMjlM5CztsJABHqPIcoVxKVG5l_0DlzpCI1Je52H4cIPgy4MxFNbdq4Co--2616sDIhDtGO1ypVxRdfeQonSoiBV-IcNkuP3Tu7iICMkyNouR-mxF1oCm1IV_FFLHLPFybie-ZYAiuclqKdL5W5g_teUChCIE/w640-h342/AP-22-18990-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Moonscape Overlook<br />Image courtesy of Alan Postelnek</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWuIkijXQY9_yZ-qqmQ2SO8qGuHg33XBKbRoxTACpsNGrUgEPbORRFo7mt3F1tutSAl4l_yUU4QYw6kZpRzzeDfj2CphC5CObhYqliT7BfgAIVS8tKp6-gnrUrbW-GcFt0hyi3FmfLY5E7WNTEwal32Hm9kMCZQ2z3B7tq5l_lPiHkc26ZqjctQE/s5186/LWO_221102_28661-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5186" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWuIkijXQY9_yZ-qqmQ2SO8qGuHg33XBKbRoxTACpsNGrUgEPbORRFo7mt3F1tutSAl4l_yUU4QYw6kZpRzzeDfj2CphC5CObhYqliT7BfgAIVS8tKp6-gnrUrbW-GcFt0hyi3FmfLY5E7WNTEwal32Hm9kMCZQ2z3B7tq5l_lPiHkc26ZqjctQE/w450-h640/LWO_221102_28661-Edit.JPG" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Moonscape Overlook</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9eTAHcG6Kio7ihox_0mWAaAC0eBydtUby_KQ924D2XHdc8IPRABWwxpeN01KMbCotZ33bC6gS-HBE_tnLXzR8ByPye-i_lyCy3dWdINtDOj29yOLyApyl3WnzTJGCGi9GGeh3bN6ojzdn1_0_bCAPjIPVhZCtI2FHmxmeDRVvoMzsTRWZOdx48o/s5354/LWO_221104_29236-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3299" data-original-width="5354" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9eTAHcG6Kio7ihox_0mWAaAC0eBydtUby_KQ924D2XHdc8IPRABWwxpeN01KMbCotZ33bC6gS-HBE_tnLXzR8ByPye-i_lyCy3dWdINtDOj29yOLyApyl3WnzTJGCGi9GGeh3bN6ojzdn1_0_bCAPjIPVhZCtI2FHmxmeDRVvoMzsTRWZOdx48o/w640-h394/LWO_221104_29236-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Mars Desert</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPCdPwKrTi5CNhwjeQ8BlWPjFVzA6xui0kpPeJnehkHE9bq1SEMHP4-70PUtA62A-O64gUW_bbjqz4DRNoYBnjEDRAJwe9GhbEDNDRYYIKYiDOyfXFLY2Tr8zmPlgpymhcGeY7nv4nw8o0Ksgh2CUTFQTbFd8xfhbsl0N9f4h2GS6CmFVD4aw6ts/s3413/LWO_221104_29434-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2275" data-original-width="3413" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPCdPwKrTi5CNhwjeQ8BlWPjFVzA6xui0kpPeJnehkHE9bq1SEMHP4-70PUtA62A-O64gUW_bbjqz4DRNoYBnjEDRAJwe9GhbEDNDRYYIKYiDOyfXFLY2Tr8zmPlgpymhcGeY7nv4nw8o0Ksgh2CUTFQTbFd8xfhbsl0N9f4h2GS6CmFVD4aw6ts/w640-h426/LWO_221104_29434-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Carl's Critter Garden</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And for fun, a couple of beauty shots of my Subaru:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-uar7Fk_YfQq0boayGWJg3D-j2ort7jwKydqHJyaLi4OCwPvRyJr8dAPiFIUSY375Q7ELjF_GbbOjBVkXnniABQE_2VdiRj3go5HN8pnN15i6at0V07UKUJV0HHyw3DKUmSmeEH_EnkmoduygA7cvKqKBhjNEwDp5ujip4B-O2MGDEtV4g9GQUM/s5019/LWO_221102_28892-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="5019" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-uar7Fk_YfQq0boayGWJg3D-j2ort7jwKydqHJyaLi4OCwPvRyJr8dAPiFIUSY375Q7ELjF_GbbOjBVkXnniABQE_2VdiRj3go5HN8pnN15i6at0V07UKUJV0HHyw3DKUmSmeEH_EnkmoduygA7cvKqKBhjNEwDp5ujip4B-O2MGDEtV4g9GQUM/w640-h382/LWO_221102_28892-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWMVrHM7-8EfBWHNd0YeuGxfNGAsMux39AyOnXj4OybkhWKihjp7sljRMvensY2pILuvKyE-FaHOsW0w0xh4bVeT_axbBtBnBjZyBKMfKMcDRHBmImNOfDWtAQH61pyg7xRSySJ5sxC7qAMG4exD8plFukCdxzyy5IhPo-erVS_ynC__C1PDzSu4/s5271/LWO_221104_29181-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3110" data-original-width="5271" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWMVrHM7-8EfBWHNd0YeuGxfNGAsMux39AyOnXj4OybkhWKihjp7sljRMvensY2pILuvKyE-FaHOsW0w0xh4bVeT_axbBtBnBjZyBKMfKMcDRHBmImNOfDWtAQH61pyg7xRSySJ5sxC7qAMG4exD8plFukCdxzyy5IhPo-erVS_ynC__C1PDzSu4/w640-h378/LWO_221104_29181-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Maybe Subaru would like to use these for advertising?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Oops, it looks like GMC has beaten Subaru to the punch! Here are two screen shots from a GMC truck commercial that ran during the recent NCAA basketball tournament. Do the features in the backgrounds look familiar?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkWc96E6GCzplHYJji4FiNH-GFOOjtJkj8isvFWaRk9GpbsipwZhUGNi1cMwCc06vF67wQmOhL7zEHDHjdzNFO84XcMiUrJ7lXVGDG1Xp0LibIv5mzI6-rPvM3yfJ21NVK08nzwQzZIr6EnuNrGh3mR8w3lumHMBUvy9-6WvCGf4JVDu8DPsAxnc/s4712/LWO_230326_11398.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2833" data-original-width="4712" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkWc96E6GCzplHYJji4FiNH-GFOOjtJkj8isvFWaRk9GpbsipwZhUGNi1cMwCc06vF67wQmOhL7zEHDHjdzNFO84XcMiUrJ7lXVGDG1Xp0LibIv5mzI6-rPvM3yfJ21NVK08nzwQzZIr6EnuNrGh3mR8w3lumHMBUvy9-6WvCGf4JVDu8DPsAxnc/w640-h384/LWO_230326_11398.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Factory Butte in the background</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXg6DufMuAwEs1msl1e4WF4N56EKahI_Gdb4kClan4QaD6zReApwtSGxOr4uIZ3JOu5nniNOe1_1Hl9CZVVcEZ3b5nMxhw7Gf73zWzlZL2yEBeeJQsgZejhJ072p9uLmz8wYz2lvj046XFrXKPkuoW_3myXkHxStZkGd2nBjlGva56mxLijdzD_w/s4666/LWO_230326_11396.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3111" data-original-width="4666" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXg6DufMuAwEs1msl1e4WF4N56EKahI_Gdb4kClan4QaD6zReApwtSGxOr4uIZ3JOu5nniNOe1_1Hl9CZVVcEZ3b5nMxhw7Gf73zWzlZL2yEBeeJQsgZejhJ072p9uLmz8wYz2lvj046XFrXKPkuoW_3myXkHxStZkGd2nBjlGva56mxLijdzD_w/w640-h426/LWO_230326_11396.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moonscape Overlook</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, I'll close with two moonrise images. The first one looks out over the plateau that surrounds Factory Butte (which is out of the frame to the left).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHM2FdzGqiDWNpxf2jlcA4xnJMlycdA2oty3Pjuqrd9a8Hf9q1pODM_CHzYj58-nXHESZwde6nf4XG9_XJbqQhobVoR2zwxmHxtRooDCHq31mEk7BSIdqvJTcVh28dQH3S4xtWTreA44Ee1fst8VdchlfmjykONlxFJ9lD3fzZshr1cW8gidmoNk/s5442/LWO_221105_30398-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2977" data-original-width="5442" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHM2FdzGqiDWNpxf2jlcA4xnJMlycdA2oty3Pjuqrd9a8Hf9q1pODM_CHzYj58-nXHESZwde6nf4XG9_XJbqQhobVoR2zwxmHxtRooDCHq31mEk7BSIdqvJTcVh28dQH3S4xtWTreA44Ee1fst8VdchlfmjykONlxFJ9lD3fzZshr1cW8gidmoNk/w640-h350/LWO_221105_30398-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">This one is an homage to Ansel Adams' famous photograph, "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico":</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheZ4a3NdA_FAFmRaUxpnYMkOo774n8_B1T81f049VbWkKcED0amsO-rSj_Otu0P8qGTRkLnGiFd0UtD9yUvRKPtIjKB6Iv_Ik0DJDIrddEIM8S0PcP67IwYDpehAXMnJB1iZx8rjPVuuWcQ_hMc-WDf5tO7I6CRkIM2kbECH9l6N0vKZW5yQP7sQ/s4529/LWO_221104_29756-Edit-Edit-2%20w%20PS%20Halo%20Removal.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3037" data-original-width="4529" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiheZ4a3NdA_FAFmRaUxpnYMkOo774n8_B1T81f049VbWkKcED0amsO-rSj_Otu0P8qGTRkLnGiFd0UtD9yUvRKPtIjKB6Iv_Ik0DJDIrddEIM8S0PcP67IwYDpehAXMnJB1iZx8rjPVuuWcQ_hMc-WDf5tO7I6CRkIM2kbECH9l6N0vKZW5yQP7sQ/w640-h430/LWO_221104_29756-Edit-Edit-2%20w%20PS%20Halo%20Removal.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moonrise, South Caineville Mesa, Utah</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for coming along on my Utah Photo Adventure!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/Utah-Photo-Adventure/Part-8-Lagniappe/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><br /></p></div>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-66819179232931095172023-03-29T16:10:00.000-07:002023-03-29T16:10:09.960-07:00Utah Photo Adventure, Part 7 - Caineville, UT<p> (NOTE: This is the seventh in a series of posts about a photography trip I took in early November, 2022.)</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Caineville, Utah, is a little dot on the map about 18 miles west of Hanksville, but we could never ascertain whether there was actually a town there or not. There are farms and ranches along the Fremont River; a couple of RV parks; a shuttered Rodeway Inn, but that's about it. Still, there were a lot of interesting and beautiful things to photograph.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">No photography trip of mine would be complete without a cemetery, and we found the Caineville Cemetery scratched into the hills below the South Caineville Mesa (about which, more below):</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2D5YXXABNsw663li568Tn7bOygmDstuf48AZmxqGxTJqOA7UmLJmtgQ7SYNzmC_x7KLH1LV1NXEXlVApwlOGLrLcw2RbcjwKQNSnRG0rytKPIfEcasanXaRDPve_KwM85Fgtkm8L3FtLxH_Uk6qJjOe5RpgS8KPQll9Y5QBptrz45TZsqAxjxjs8/s4358/LWO_221104_30205-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3038" data-original-width="4358" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2D5YXXABNsw663li568Tn7bOygmDstuf48AZmxqGxTJqOA7UmLJmtgQ7SYNzmC_x7KLH1LV1NXEXlVApwlOGLrLcw2RbcjwKQNSnRG0rytKPIfEcasanXaRDPve_KwM85Fgtkm8L3FtLxH_Uk6qJjOe5RpgS8KPQll9Y5QBptrz45TZsqAxjxjs8/w640-h446/LWO_221104_30205-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vQlS0tS-KXUPKxPpMiKnbAhoJDmuDlIBYXOLm_W7EINiOBzeTMmQUwRE48axR9xtofH1RGwdNbK3-rT4adss-PCsQ5sJEWG1O-P_t0JPoAJsnWrQ7pMigyTPHXZBZaq7HMYehZfRHwHOVZoB5lHzZCjK-Ml_IZlJXTNmmz2RP5G3_8kMwOvPo8I/s4052/LWO_221104_30211-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4052" data-original-width="2701" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vQlS0tS-KXUPKxPpMiKnbAhoJDmuDlIBYXOLm_W7EINiOBzeTMmQUwRE48axR9xtofH1RGwdNbK3-rT4adss-PCsQ5sJEWG1O-P_t0JPoAJsnWrQ7pMigyTPHXZBZaq7HMYehZfRHwHOVZoB5lHzZCjK-Ml_IZlJXTNmmz2RP5G3_8kMwOvPo8I/w426-h640/LWO_221104_30211-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupopmSEOuLxjQJUhEOYJ3l-RXY8HdawkcWDwww7PX69fbvs6LwB5VIYM4pVEaZRkeKIsPKWeq-18JA-R_s1hn0kCJGN7QKc7EA7RLb58U2pLskk7LODi_J-Z6Rfx0MsLnZdqMKX9piG12w0bpQzTpAH7AvOTiS_bfXa0MlSFGVqvCW9Rvt5y7N3I/s4145/LWO_221104_30219-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3112" data-original-width="4145" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupopmSEOuLxjQJUhEOYJ3l-RXY8HdawkcWDwww7PX69fbvs6LwB5VIYM4pVEaZRkeKIsPKWeq-18JA-R_s1hn0kCJGN7QKc7EA7RLb58U2pLskk7LODi_J-Z6Rfx0MsLnZdqMKX9piG12w0bpQzTpAH7AvOTiS_bfXa0MlSFGVqvCW9Rvt5y7N3I/w640-h480/LWO_221104_30219-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_5ejFiJ8rlJSMi1J9Ty42fiv9ISG_3hC9flEPYYvmBTYdv4I0OWJ642Ci49qyCvx9BCaQNtZ37UD0S7XNk8juc4iZgzupi03M9ohvW8NSH28QlcD5kjINIIsFZ0Am_xCbPKyXTWVZP91S3rJRfemrZqkVRBYUkn1gJOo_XCC6G3D_2x5Gqn0PKk/s4810/LWO_221104_30228-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3207" data-original-width="4810" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_5ejFiJ8rlJSMi1J9Ty42fiv9ISG_3hC9flEPYYvmBTYdv4I0OWJ642Ci49qyCvx9BCaQNtZ37UD0S7XNk8juc4iZgzupi03M9ohvW8NSH28QlcD5kjINIIsFZ0Am_xCbPKyXTWVZP91S3rJRfemrZqkVRBYUkn1gJOo_XCC6G3D_2x5Gqn0PKk/w640-h426/LWO_221104_30228-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The cemetery also has a small fenced plot which contains the gravesite of Ebenezer K. Hanks, the man who founded Hanksville. Why he is buried in the Caineville cemetery, I don't know.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESytJa2VpuO1a75DYEFGqs6UP2-7r3IhT-8CCfTztjsWt43wqZvR_fJ9RDihP6_gcAa_WtiHDNRoUR2SRJCdMUv0ES_5Qq3F--DoGS8o25ex5_1V8_cknkk7xHxtpv5jHj5tyYFpK5L3-eoaKBSosKgHNZJQp-5rM3HuPKJBpOyZ9hlozzG7S0ts/s5472/LWO_221104_30229-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3501" data-original-width="5472" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESytJa2VpuO1a75DYEFGqs6UP2-7r3IhT-8CCfTztjsWt43wqZvR_fJ9RDihP6_gcAa_WtiHDNRoUR2SRJCdMUv0ES_5Qq3F--DoGS8o25ex5_1V8_cknkk7xHxtpv5jHj5tyYFpK5L3-eoaKBSosKgHNZJQp-5rM3HuPKJBpOyZ9hlozzG7S0ts/w400-h256/LWO_221104_30229-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokjdM4iNEEoL4q_7u2gZM3V5ZAYAjyIVXKPTFo0egd-JiISM5KPHcsO_XaYO-8jM15x2NYMMXI_fp7lHBhO48uiQ9htk29L1TcB50YYYXqJh88TTWbdW-ixgLHOjb1uVyH5pMdgVUKmHkdbPkOtbytXiInp91-6kpjs7BVYUKJ2Sym7umPoFPm44/s4786/LWO_221104_30184-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3512" data-original-width="4786" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokjdM4iNEEoL4q_7u2gZM3V5ZAYAjyIVXKPTFo0egd-JiISM5KPHcsO_XaYO-8jM15x2NYMMXI_fp7lHBhO48uiQ9htk29L1TcB50YYYXqJh88TTWbdW-ixgLHOjb1uVyH5pMdgVUKmHkdbPkOtbytXiInp91-6kpjs7BVYUKJ2Sym7umPoFPm44/w640-h470/LWO_221104_30184-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Though it may not be a town, Caineville has some majestic scenery along Utah Route 24. There are cliffs like ramparts hundreds of feet high:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitymH1248zYRX_7e-yDk8z8E4GLqlrIgcX0_WEYthcL3prho0bCazKHm6u9n4dMAPxjxQsitXZgnHY1hNzx2bgKzCvVMx09eF1kaAMbArDUpDOKxuGwwZHpl_DX-T-djpaqv3HX3bSk_SGVDt6EAJ6yt9CEYwJePAafAI3qlC7orRQvSAtgeHndmo/s5294/LWO_221104_29639-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3529" data-original-width="5294" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitymH1248zYRX_7e-yDk8z8E4GLqlrIgcX0_WEYthcL3prho0bCazKHm6u9n4dMAPxjxQsitXZgnHY1hNzx2bgKzCvVMx09eF1kaAMbArDUpDOKxuGwwZHpl_DX-T-djpaqv3HX3bSk_SGVDt6EAJ6yt9CEYwJePAafAI3qlC7orRQvSAtgeHndmo/w640-h426/LWO_221104_29639-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHGHtOCpMwlZW6aw8GtqVdUBSxxbNq3YyukjzF9ryibd4Uu8ZEegrzo3ezJasrLGA8bxTMjwNxl7s8GWSJqYnO7bmXVFmGBUZYge3LIQfevfLeMk6csf0lgOswn0L1eGekaG59mCWHGBFuJAL0OaVYNW2zX8su0gPei9_yTEAB5JwOzd30uWRR-s/s5472/LWO_221104_29748-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHGHtOCpMwlZW6aw8GtqVdUBSxxbNq3YyukjzF9ryibd4Uu8ZEegrzo3ezJasrLGA8bxTMjwNxl7s8GWSJqYnO7bmXVFmGBUZYge3LIQfevfLeMk6csf0lgOswn0L1eGekaG59mCWHGBFuJAL0OaVYNW2zX8su0gPei9_yTEAB5JwOzd30uWRR-s/w640-h426/LWO_221104_29748-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM5DzhdLLNpAdDO27dDXIKhd4CTBB_m26fvf9EBz-lhCbmf3FcEVgiDnGXZIZBE2QVPQPEnUOvrPEIThTCUzMIciT1F5YJVPHoU_6rXZtJ17DAKRwCroxVPyRyqGTIERKgOhZ9E9x6SOnAKvruGUxIlm9wPDFUZ3A4RYUbmmWYwc-PafwXYvQrPA/s4824/LWO_221104_29692-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3303" data-original-width="4824" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPM5DzhdLLNpAdDO27dDXIKhd4CTBB_m26fvf9EBz-lhCbmf3FcEVgiDnGXZIZBE2QVPQPEnUOvrPEIThTCUzMIciT1F5YJVPHoU_6rXZtJ17DAKRwCroxVPyRyqGTIERKgOhZ9E9x6SOnAKvruGUxIlm9wPDFUZ3A4RYUbmmWYwc-PafwXYvQrPA/w640-h438/LWO_221104_29692-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Massive free-standing monoliths . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhTiQ4uvJTjvO4s1i2CDKEifLU47Rj0g6BKL94tudo-0u0SsnZg7iQbUhK5GxgEg0IHXvlMXhTjUPvPDYQxuwbpNdj1xIhdksFIsQvesB9IoLRQLL9ykBi3N56n72TLSsHei9E8HdheLeK8U-2OFCE4mClncALsqWIFcpIojP9ivBc4JlrydEdR0/s5175/LWO_221105_30361-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3544" data-original-width="5175" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhTiQ4uvJTjvO4s1i2CDKEifLU47Rj0g6BKL94tudo-0u0SsnZg7iQbUhK5GxgEg0IHXvlMXhTjUPvPDYQxuwbpNdj1xIhdksFIsQvesB9IoLRQLL9ykBi3N56n72TLSsHei9E8HdheLeK8U-2OFCE4mClncALsqWIFcpIojP9ivBc4JlrydEdR0/w640-h438/LWO_221105_30361-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Note Alan in this image for scale.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rkeJ3fhg4Bwi4FdAMBOW0Ii7YUZLxjPgPu0TEFoNwnCBxf583-QM965iR4dZxD3ORuo1rOG93NKOz6-x3Q4AmRPvGttanESk49wsJOV9-KapvTtYaYZ6zDmiXikEwVkoPSxkLlanRF1TBKVQgkCRRn3Ac0Py1ozPSCTFhhBToEICZHWWjnepUN0/s5258/LWO_221105_30512-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3337" data-original-width="5258" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rkeJ3fhg4Bwi4FdAMBOW0Ii7YUZLxjPgPu0TEFoNwnCBxf583-QM965iR4dZxD3ORuo1rOG93NKOz6-x3Q4AmRPvGttanESk49wsJOV9-KapvTtYaYZ6zDmiXikEwVkoPSxkLlanRF1TBKVQgkCRRn3Ac0Py1ozPSCTFhhBToEICZHWWjnepUN0/w640-h406/LWO_221105_30512-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">. . . and two giant mesas: North and South Caineville. They're not far from Factory Butte and are made of the same materials -- sandstone caprock and Mancos shale shoulders and foothills.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYMyZTnOqKLwBX21mI62n8iMagVUidZvpOAkEwjc_oDPDKP25fR1KHQrgdSoeBbDuxtZrZsul26rurV-SMYw5V1Nd0WdIQQfRmkUhW8cG3MCLftpn0shd1F3ZiUJtLDUTaQp0vMYiz1qKmd01yyahv2Instf1MwOOqCbDOGdZBhIrbqDRYu3w0hQ/s1280/Caineville%20Mesas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYMyZTnOqKLwBX21mI62n8iMagVUidZvpOAkEwjc_oDPDKP25fR1KHQrgdSoeBbDuxtZrZsul26rurV-SMYw5V1Nd0WdIQQfRmkUhW8cG3MCLftpn0shd1F3ZiUJtLDUTaQp0vMYiz1qKmd01yyahv2Instf1MwOOqCbDOGdZBhIrbqDRYu3w0hQ/w640-h360/Caineville%20Mesas.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">(BTW, the difference between a mesa and a butte is this: a mesa is wider at the top than it is tall; a butte is taller than it is wide.)</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here are views of North Caineville Mesa and some of its various features:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsp3HNWgLcst3O57ab5hfbzWFZH7XF_UG7e1z4A6vNlBPLZijCyRfKyj3KC6suP0V2-Y4U2C0IFIDjzR0DREzP7oFurKWZUtvt-4MwaRfWgSXF-GfNZc5EOkDnQmIFMWbGI70p7KgwQ1wqe8SibJSMhpt_j8-z4fqpAnqpqk5_SHhRI3aO6AK6kg/s5408/LWO_221101_28376-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3179" data-original-width="5408" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsp3HNWgLcst3O57ab5hfbzWFZH7XF_UG7e1z4A6vNlBPLZijCyRfKyj3KC6suP0V2-Y4U2C0IFIDjzR0DREzP7oFurKWZUtvt-4MwaRfWgSXF-GfNZc5EOkDnQmIFMWbGI70p7KgwQ1wqe8SibJSMhpt_j8-z4fqpAnqpqk5_SHhRI3aO6AK6kg/w640-h376/LWO_221101_28376-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(NOTE: This is just one "arm" of North Caineville Mesa.)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3501" data-original-width="5252" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwskN5eJYLsy97HxTvfubNj3IrDed4nqrzzrbSFqijS8Q0yONEjjS2M9PCoULd9KTggUSelCMXDSWAiCRX5YRdj2sOtkFdRMe7y17je7iF2Q6v3p5n1QPWUtPwkLU-IKxwNeovDnOsHg5SE2uhHttrAGt-7W-tpYieqi8X94Tv2HETkYhwU4RMDhc/w640-h426/LWO_221101_28404-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">South Caineville Mesa, rising above the Fremont River valley, provided even more dramatic views:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuKer4RRClhxlq0hdA_wPlN2uK4s4PC7Nimf1tShbnixwCvEShNzEGBBGTVFkzP9mc0d80FZbzxebGTi9zDMm1K0W_F_7yWbVRfoci-8Pr4ogSOkrMccx9U1X1jpGfVdgNSZ6mPFMurJZavFL87H0h42q3eXOF54RyAZpP-5_fN0UCf2h5fo7gPA/s5444/LWO_221104_29603-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3035" data-original-width="5368" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_IpPOHUIDXbDqGGBaUKqWeaJgw2PhQzi-MFQZcTXKdJ1Y06uSMKd7e8vk25AcScslecpfnMyW7J7KJWk4loKj80gjibChsCJL0N3_aX18UJr5rh6sj40JdIVONz1P66eFupTqll0gzaQW1IH4seTUYP0IpNjWFjn84BVxtKiO34TyO1yKUYGxcE/w640-h362/LWO_221104_29601-Edit-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">But "Golden Hour" light at sunset was the best:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj110LOYea-WHOIs1_j1VeKHLj8wa3ul09R8q5MvwocEal983KKlCtLcPTgmOAG2CzK84j3feTaUqDpEWUlBj-lmkU70gQ4rIlYxVvvdNH5Lp4BlD9i7xE_bBFUhpDCsHHrrwR2Jg0WNQsDcqKMPluYKbu3odlQtReoEcLG1cLDXgazZcBfsE3f-Bc/s5113/LWO_221104_29751-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5113" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj110LOYea-WHOIs1_j1VeKHLj8wa3ul09R8q5MvwocEal983KKlCtLcPTgmOAG2CzK84j3feTaUqDpEWUlBj-lmkU70gQ4rIlYxVvvdNH5Lp4BlD9i7xE_bBFUhpDCsHHrrwR2Jg0WNQsDcqKMPluYKbu3odlQtReoEcLG1cLDXgazZcBfsE3f-Bc/w640-h456/LWO_221104_29751-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEntdv_FmUs87X1WBrcuJjl6-Eicb1K86zDiVdBGbDIBCz6taL_aqy9M5Pfv2TXcePeXBnurwxg4tEyjrYkF5oPd9nl0Cl8RcaCOuzBDagLKYKwY0MEWcUfeES2U6QukpvStfADrO4LvJghNGYVBR0m6pivcdjGwujBsAm4d1Zxlaunq4kO_DZcs/s5313/LWO_221104_29762-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3136" data-original-width="5313" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEntdv_FmUs87X1WBrcuJjl6-Eicb1K86zDiVdBGbDIBCz6taL_aqy9M5Pfv2TXcePeXBnurwxg4tEyjrYkF5oPd9nl0Cl8RcaCOuzBDagLKYKwY0MEWcUfeES2U6QukpvStfADrO4LvJghNGYVBR0m6pivcdjGwujBsAm4d1Zxlaunq4kO_DZcs/w640-h378/LWO_221104_29762-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This is the penultimate post about our Utah Photo Adventure. The final post will include photos that deserve to be seen but didn't fit into the story arc of any of the previous posts.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/Utah-Photo-Adventure/Part-7-Caineville-UT/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><br /></p>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-38789082768129346812023-03-22T16:52:00.000-07:002023-03-22T16:52:43.804-07:00Utah Photo Adventure, Part 6 - Carl's Critter Garden<p> (NOTE: This is the sixth in a series of posts about a photography trip I took in early November, 2022.)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXA1tgliYvmkUT37AIpZ5JyH9-ECx0FV7Vr5Qs0n0EPlIzQ6FM4ZW-r7rnFucsKDz1HtQ7awXpvAiC_KzP553xUMCUde2fAJxBWbyyFAw8-Ze7nhhjZ4byHgZCwQuj2l90m6qPiOHKy0uIbj9oNwPriYtRTMmyBKGobXQsXe3FqlqJilJFsT2hXE/s5189/LWO_221104_29399-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5189" data-original-width="3459" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXA1tgliYvmkUT37AIpZ5JyH9-ECx0FV7Vr5Qs0n0EPlIzQ6FM4ZW-r7rnFucsKDz1HtQ7awXpvAiC_KzP553xUMCUde2fAJxBWbyyFAw8-Ze7nhhjZ4byHgZCwQuj2l90m6qPiOHKy0uIbj9oNwPriYtRTMmyBKGobXQsXe3FqlqJilJFsT2hXE/w426-h640/LWO_221104_29399-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">One of the highlights of Hanksville is Carl's Critter Garden, a whimsical menagerie of animals, insects, and other metal sculptures made of discarded machinery, auto parts, propane tanks, and junk on the site of Hanksville's former Desert Inn Motel. Alan and I spent about 45 minutes in this photographer's delight.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">By way of introduction, the sign at the entrance sets the tone:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQSv4eumAEH0kfJFI7D0hGJ0-wBOC_DWWVm_XsB11rLM2uyDfYqiLNmtiry7ZgENF7Kw8Htbc9gmiTGiV2KCqxUR1rT6UD_JK-hxUxrvoPOpreLG-o2BvQiLcNx41GKFeUPlTzUUr3t0pUnPQT6SlmK6S_ImBm4rNo6Pwq-1pwkDa8ruOqQ47R38/s5007/LWO_221104_29381-Edit-2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5007" data-original-width="3338" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQSv4eumAEH0kfJFI7D0hGJ0-wBOC_DWWVm_XsB11rLM2uyDfYqiLNmtiry7ZgENF7Kw8Htbc9gmiTGiV2KCqxUR1rT6UD_JK-hxUxrvoPOpreLG-o2BvQiLcNx41GKFeUPlTzUUr3t0pUnPQT6SlmK6S_ImBm4rNo6Pwq-1pwkDa8ruOqQ47R38/w266-h400/LWO_221104_29381-Edit-2.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A larger version, so you can read the message:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfM-2SRg74tMOPxBK3pzwkQRDjvqSnsUp106n71xnics9OUYBL9K7RdHuLj5OPQukzxVMq6L-DpZcC7LSJAXKBbQm6vWlJeq3iYeOC_FpfUpCmUoNTHv4KZja0UAaXyo2ND4g5XT9JieSr-4JrXBTjAv9SaiJNzPr129dGrKUknddiuS4_ME9hU8/s1819/LWO_221104_29381-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="1819" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfM-2SRg74tMOPxBK3pzwkQRDjvqSnsUp106n71xnics9OUYBL9K7RdHuLj5OPQukzxVMq6L-DpZcC7LSJAXKBbQm6vWlJeq3iYeOC_FpfUpCmUoNTHv4KZja0UAaXyo2ND4g5XT9JieSr-4JrXBTjAv9SaiJNzPr129dGrKUknddiuS4_ME9hU8/w640-h556/LWO_221104_29381-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There are lots of lizards, bugs, dinosaur-esque creatures, a few human-looking characters, and gizmos everywhere!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4672" data-original-width="3469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaaN4uFgimaXszFFRugMZiakNZkDnOxWv44xTWc-rGnNQRMOqVQ4JFJ1Nd1yBREoN6_fRX3vMk48z09-uUELrF5f4pJN3y7AI7m2ViMIKMGZ03bL5c7SOOnirL0dQaz2RFLAJX-qjVWOhbnx_sA6PifeFtGUuTMU11qoXnG87KtJxHXOFt2jslw8/w298-h400/LWO_221104_29476-Edit.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>In addition to all the metal sculptures, there were a few junk vehicles decorating the parking lot. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VZ8jxshHCIVdbxl9i4n0_I3e_0pQZ8Mc-XaX_h08csOWlPs6R2y0eaWXRtI8dYFefYtlgTntI3QB0dv0Zi6L-ljO-lAifkhk7kNNFKLjseKE3TBlWkHgrqQSeFvXXBkwpqKS1IkHKFVEjYt2BLklEpVT0pHkG1ZLODwkk4nNthRZqkiiMVVsSiU/s5171/LWO_221105_30368-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3327" data-original-width="5171" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VZ8jxshHCIVdbxl9i4n0_I3e_0pQZ8Mc-XaX_h08csOWlPs6R2y0eaWXRtI8dYFefYtlgTntI3QB0dv0Zi6L-ljO-lAifkhk7kNNFKLjseKE3TBlWkHgrqQSeFvXXBkwpqKS1IkHKFVEjYt2BLklEpVT0pHkG1ZLODwkk4nNthRZqkiiMVVsSiU/w640-h412/LWO_221105_30368-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This old pickup came complete with a critter on the roof of the cab and bullet holes in the rear window.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ej7dC6pZJoeDBQbiVPExfMLfIrvnzqeHV-C6tBHNCD-AUBJnGznYLk8DeFz1twkbISv2zsOfUpAesIxtUq5C9dNhS5anFEDsKtvvYmDygCqyKH-MDncZWmz1R_CN9heF9-CLMCVweCs51xHS5mtZiYjBArNohBzpU4bPWXpdIUu1q_ThRMbsOmw/w400-h266/LWO_221104_29497-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: large;">This vintage school bus (now labeled "Hanksville Love Bus") had its own version of aged beauty.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5d8pA6I9j9owgmGK1IXITOJ1PxXEduFglv2UVj03PYTgBR6ng9GauLc5sr4vTMFZZD3dfc9e7JVW81t8oWYrvEZX9iGMaeLtm4lNSGjaaCtTPuDd-pvrONZARsg1Vyfr4Obmd9VlEoP1jUTnUmcxalW-JuZEdxpOuA_ASBF-ae7kvRmlSYzQ2ElI/s3789/LWO_221104_29518-Edit.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3789" data-original-width="2454" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5d8pA6I9j9owgmGK1IXITOJ1PxXEduFglv2UVj03PYTgBR6ng9GauLc5sr4vTMFZZD3dfc9e7JVW81t8oWYrvEZX9iGMaeLtm4lNSGjaaCtTPuDd-pvrONZARsg1Vyfr4Obmd9VlEoP1jUTnUmcxalW-JuZEdxpOuA_ASBF-ae7kvRmlSYzQ2ElI/w414-h640/LWO_221104_29518-Edit.JPG" width="414" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A rear window that lets you peer into the past:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwF2MXh7SlDBNOOwa9kd61wv0t7wqwaJfp791JPTFH-rjGDc8_lr_siQo_xGit5fwM-uVI5OMnOXRymDKQQSYw_ugqIWD-bgICrDweMW9gwwZ1eAYj3BhwldzzdS3dFshLLLyHYFWAOTQXYcunoTWjrC--zQMrcnF19Ii2nvJyiCjzp-4ZoONO1is/s4042/LWO_221104_29531-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4042" data-original-width="2794" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwF2MXh7SlDBNOOwa9kd61wv0t7wqwaJfp791JPTFH-rjGDc8_lr_siQo_xGit5fwM-uVI5OMnOXRymDKQQSYw_ugqIWD-bgICrDweMW9gwwZ1eAYj3BhwldzzdS3dFshLLLyHYFWAOTQXYcunoTWjrC--zQMrcnF19Ii2nvJyiCjzp-4ZoONO1is/w442-h640/LWO_221104_29531-Edit.JPG" width="442" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And a more modern bumper sticker that I really liked:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFbPk57YPDDKKJQcB1sVTQTLt9Ray6G0bdZCFiKeHs7V969XMpYUu2b8hN3WdmJuyB6DqJSbYXD4r9-2AtC_bG3dCrPNADhrbsHcUnz4ecg3SEzbRJfzGtQ8wd807Mah5bk70mDJRBiXC0RqNCMJE_Y3tjAyO7764f9WTtmsTfBx_YrSRoJ-VJB4/s3175/LWO_221104_29521-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3175" data-original-width="2522" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFbPk57YPDDKKJQcB1sVTQTLt9Ray6G0bdZCFiKeHs7V969XMpYUu2b8hN3WdmJuyB6DqJSbYXD4r9-2AtC_bG3dCrPNADhrbsHcUnz4ecg3SEzbRJfzGtQ8wd807Mah5bk70mDJRBiXC0RqNCMJE_Y3tjAyO7764f9WTtmsTfBx_YrSRoJ-VJB4/w508-h640/LWO_221104_29521-Edit.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images in a larger format, please go to my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/Utah-Photo-Adventure/Part-6-Carls-Critter-Garden/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p></div>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-15440714900828043642023-03-15T16:11:00.000-07:002023-03-15T16:11:51.706-07:00Utah Photo Adventure, Part 5 - Hanksville, UT<p> (NOTE: This is the fifth in a series of posts about a photography trip I took in early November, 2022.)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhWp_7ZuZm3y7f2ENfH_-rNf48EjcPokJtxQe0XhebsT4CZM1FQMpbGCFKLi1qmb2ayZei3pXX7qXyRUajxGsEEfMQlUWzfv06HOPApTgra4KaNLP9yXjro_cqs7f3xo6J_KsADS745gghAkn3W4lrMZr0767EXrI5YtCAE5_ms9QpYd4GK3fr3Y/s4935/LWO_221105_30532-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3290" data-original-width="4935" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhWp_7ZuZm3y7f2ENfH_-rNf48EjcPokJtxQe0XhebsT4CZM1FQMpbGCFKLi1qmb2ayZei3pXX7qXyRUajxGsEEfMQlUWzfv06HOPApTgra4KaNLP9yXjro_cqs7f3xo6J_KsADS745gghAkn3W4lrMZr0767EXrI5YtCAE5_ms9QpYd4GK3fr3Y/w640-h426/LWO_221105_30532-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Our home base for this extended trip was Hanksville, Utah -- population approximately 250. It's pretty much in the middle of nowhere.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUkYsLUs80nzZKXyceSnZR4JVKj4ygLpGgJnhKP1zJxOWyvy55ajUwS1xPWq9Ef0o8ILUIFG5DousoqCEJJyfqW2KjzFHkXH8AxVdYSqseHqvG-3KC1L6qhrWlbJQ1RFQpNcfwd3k8usjVIon8MCx2HMJsgEz9WjCg1bRjKkioGh43GSLTTiyuWU/s519/Hanksville%20Map.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="519" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUkYsLUs80nzZKXyceSnZR4JVKj4ygLpGgJnhKP1zJxOWyvy55ajUwS1xPWq9Ef0o8ILUIFG5DousoqCEJJyfqW2KjzFHkXH8AxVdYSqseHqvG-3KC1L6qhrWlbJQ1RFQpNcfwd3k8usjVIon8MCx2HMJsgEz9WjCg1bRjKkioGh43GSLTTiyuWU/w640-h636/Hanksville%20Map.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In fact, the closest town with a substantial medical facility is Price, UT (not shown on the map above), a two-hour drive north from Hanksville. I'm not sure if Hanksville even has a police station. Don't have a heart attack or serious medical emergency here!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Hanksville is located just north of the Henry Mountains (no relation: Henry . . . Hank . . . get it?), which was the last mountain range in the Lower 48 United States to be surveyed and added to U.S. maps (in 1872). They were named for Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The highest peak in the Henrys is Mt. Ellen (11,527 feet), named after John Wesley Powell's sister who was the wife of topographer A. H. Thompson . . . who was second in command of Powell's Second Geographical Expedition to explore the watersheds and canyons of the Green and Colorado rivers in southern Utah and northern Arizona in 1871-75.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkc9GNmrqF3txNhvBtiwBaBSarkPl0C2tSpFsx-HwX1vmJCzcKqEGRbtiny2jwXd0M2kksp8oSP-xGZkJxrDzG2eIprNGjqPOKUS-lz6oSGXiHAjofuzmM1LrCxjnU1VABLhMPP2gk7c-uLSLVoWOHxMIdfSrepKFi4TKMY5ElzBEiB8SQmpuJvAM/s4793/LWO_221104_29324-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2647" data-original-width="4793" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkc9GNmrqF3txNhvBtiwBaBSarkPl0C2tSpFsx-HwX1vmJCzcKqEGRbtiny2jwXd0M2kksp8oSP-xGZkJxrDzG2eIprNGjqPOKUS-lz6oSGXiHAjofuzmM1LrCxjnU1VABLhMPP2gk7c-uLSLVoWOHxMIdfSrepKFi4TKMY5ElzBEiB8SQmpuJvAM/w640-h354/LWO_221104_29324-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Ten years after Thompson summited and named Mt. Ellen, Hanksville itself was founded in 1882 by Ebenezer Hanks. Back in the day, Hanksville was a supply post for Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch gang when they were operating out of Robbers Roost Canyon southeast of Hanksville.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpU0N1v3uj86yOdzfND5z2fI7yuFlFkhdT31cUsQZDZmothpU0Svii5QM8_KhuD-9WvCPsGwEJxiU3Q3BBIgacqzBZVNm_86985ajOjwkvj9am5Wkf8jlBzb0bbzKspuedFcCyva7dE64xgSGSQ8lFaZB4h0tjnElDd9WDYBMbYVEhnZmRY26zHc/s899/Wildbunchlarge.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="899" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpU0N1v3uj86yOdzfND5z2fI7yuFlFkhdT31cUsQZDZmothpU0Svii5QM8_KhuD-9WvCPsGwEJxiU3Q3BBIgacqzBZVNm_86985ajOjwkvj9am5Wkf8jlBzb0bbzKspuedFcCyva7dE64xgSGSQ8lFaZB4h0tjnElDd9WDYBMbYVEhnZmRY26zHc/w640-h506/Wildbunchlarge.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Unknown author - From the studio of John Schwartz., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=331579<br />Butch Cassidy is front row on the right; Sundance Kid is front row on the left.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Today, the Hanksville economy is driven primarily by farming along the Fremont River and tourism, as it is the northern access to Lake Powell (80 miles away and, yes, named for John Wesley Powell) and close to Capitol Reef National Park, Goblin Valley State Park, Factory Butte, the San Rafael Swell, and other geological features for hikers, climbers, and photographers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Hanksville has two gas stations, but no "service" stations. Here's the more unique one, with the cashier, restrooms, and convenience store located inside a small mountain:</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9VqpkEmoZezDWoQu1ycPRepbdn-jvcwGh5z94_Isovh8OSqqRM63DcaI7y_ZlGnaQU_-nQmD-_UfdMWeOYTryBsESU5QqbwEprYGpLtKszeAeQBuh6JwBrDSJ7Xt3RlBlcuCjdVEq3zbS1Wz4l4akKJ8T9PjJk05gDqqJVtZ9xxP2g9eN1YJnKA/s5291/LWO_221104_29375-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2630" data-original-width="5291" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9VqpkEmoZezDWoQu1ycPRepbdn-jvcwGh5z94_Isovh8OSqqRM63DcaI7y_ZlGnaQU_-nQmD-_UfdMWeOYTryBsESU5QqbwEprYGpLtKszeAeQBuh6JwBrDSJ7Xt3RlBlcuCjdVEq3zbS1Wz4l4akKJ8T9PjJk05gDqqJVtZ9xxP2g9eN1YJnKA/w640-h318/LWO_221104_29375-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who knew Sinclair was still a fuel brand?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to the nail that punctured and flattened my left rear tire while we were there, we learned that all automotive service, off-road rescue, and towing in the area was handled by Dave, owner of Rabbitbrush Repair & Storage.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGGJ6fTyEIzpS4bEROnSVsGxSNglXCbP1zmAB27s_QwqPEPgbKEhhew8-AsH1DZ1UQGA2wybwtAqkZwOomqPqZ8cHCrxiyrOvQWDrWkmVlnAJpEt4T1GpaT2bsiv_AuAdW1LeLWsvH5lcjecupMin4kPqiTotCy6DRGVIPKwyEOT28Rc2W0yHAG8/s3478/LWO_221103_29092-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3478" data-original-width="2994" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCGGJ6fTyEIzpS4bEROnSVsGxSNglXCbP1zmAB27s_QwqPEPgbKEhhew8-AsH1DZ1UQGA2wybwtAqkZwOomqPqZ8cHCrxiyrOvQWDrWkmVlnAJpEt4T1GpaT2bsiv_AuAdW1LeLWsvH5lcjecupMin4kPqiTotCy6DRGVIPKwyEOT28Rc2W0yHAG8/w550-h640/LWO_221103_29092-Edit.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Being city fellers, we took special note of the sign in his workshop:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8c92Slc1kHygs98liFJAlIIRquHg0dxGkSPiZuH4esAO4ZgC-9C5hw8Cn-W2YWWIXZ8o5jlKMga4GAtYFpq_7wbi61yFPZC7UqOD80KX8e978jGapyeetfBu9UbRQAdcOkmpVpKlo5feu4TFxYjtyZYPg-9_dPdnNLypV_9q8EyNlRE5EAiWsH8/s5053/LWO_221103_29105-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3380" data-original-width="5053" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8c92Slc1kHygs98liFJAlIIRquHg0dxGkSPiZuH4esAO4ZgC-9C5hw8Cn-W2YWWIXZ8o5jlKMga4GAtYFpq_7wbi61yFPZC7UqOD80KX8e978jGapyeetfBu9UbRQAdcOkmpVpKlo5feu4TFxYjtyZYPg-9_dPdnNLypV_9q8EyNlRE5EAiWsH8/w640-h428/LWO_221103_29105-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Hanksville has a couple of restaurants, including Stan's Burger Shak, where you can also get . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzJgznivi6kXwTnCTR3V9J5Rr2I8JpenJsSttTfrfTQ0wODKMpW1Jqenk9RyV3zmyjHBQ0YW05j83EFZRR0ycYvAlBx-xL6EnHdCONvW1gbYy6nhJBkbd_l5EQPz0TOZZ-gtdJkK4YGr-bnzbuQ_b-NoFxfUUiZAih1Q08SduTrjxAOVI8QH_NpI/s5126/LWO_221105_30517-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5126" data-original-width="3417" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzJgznivi6kXwTnCTR3V9J5Rr2I8JpenJsSttTfrfTQ0wODKMpW1Jqenk9RyV3zmyjHBQ0YW05j83EFZRR0ycYvAlBx-xL6EnHdCONvW1gbYy6nhJBkbd_l5EQPz0TOZZ-gtdJkK4YGr-bnzbuQ_b-NoFxfUUiZAih1Q08SduTrjxAOVI8QH_NpI/w426-h640/LWO_221105_30517-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">(The burgers weren't that great, and don't order a milkshake.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Hanksville boasts an impressive array of fine hotels right on the beach . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxoMA_uCbVBrwoQLg6oWRTgd21cs7oxND2h9hwUxbgYkaRtaTSRfKqs-oUZOw_Flm9oaZBE4mZKogsuhc8N1YAyJc0OrmIM1nDVlrzBap5fAbSFsAzZHiUMCCGb9kHcqOABmdp-Bn6qcIbuNkuNbI9WpabOOnN7k5Fjngykvszt-j_vsRoonAShE/s5371/LWO_221104_29314-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3276" data-original-width="5371" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxoMA_uCbVBrwoQLg6oWRTgd21cs7oxND2h9hwUxbgYkaRtaTSRfKqs-oUZOw_Flm9oaZBE4mZKogsuhc8N1YAyJc0OrmIM1nDVlrzBap5fAbSFsAzZHiUMCCGb9kHcqOABmdp-Bn6qcIbuNkuNbI9WpabOOnN7k5Fjngykvszt-j_vsRoonAShE/w640-h390/LWO_221104_29314-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">But we chose to stay in an Airbnb . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CoKh4vNcQqaEJeQlXqYpuu1liQD1DKMgUgRTYfBSIp6YswlgAXMxXhFw_hTI-UJP0VL0sC7WurCGSjjeKiF44ONHTnSjMPg7Nz7UuzhhGvD3BlG5Nl--rpNxWCnu1zrgiSqZbgcmzwhyrvJiwwDU-D9cnLX97u7488cGbYGnRpCoXy0s1WVZDUo/s5013/LWO_221104_29358-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3342" data-original-width="5013" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CoKh4vNcQqaEJeQlXqYpuu1liQD1DKMgUgRTYfBSIp6YswlgAXMxXhFw_hTI-UJP0VL0sC7WurCGSjjeKiF44ONHTnSjMPg7Nz7UuzhhGvD3BlG5Nl--rpNxWCnu1zrgiSqZbgcmzwhyrvJiwwDU-D9cnLX97u7488cGbYGnRpCoXy0s1WVZDUo/w640-h426/LWO_221104_29358-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">That one was a little too air-y, so we asked for an upgrade . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWcrtHK4T2t0duWvDtUt68lHDOB6LQySnzQ87OHrTpoKP7jWou7ME97uCu193doGc5-fe0knkk3YWXZ_ik-iE5Y4gZnsBXPKA8O_gzz2ig07oxaF_r1wACbMPrbQ9y7pXvFOH4DNFE8U5lYJzw7XNQnzOPf68UnkbAyFLxSR2xM4_LUQsp1yULd8/s5397/LWO_221104_29366-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3598" data-original-width="5397" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWcrtHK4T2t0duWvDtUt68lHDOB6LQySnzQ87OHrTpoKP7jWou7ME97uCu193doGc5-fe0knkk3YWXZ_ik-iE5Y4gZnsBXPKA8O_gzz2ig07oxaF_r1wACbMPrbQ9y7pXvFOH4DNFE8U5lYJzw7XNQnzOPf68UnkbAyFLxSR2xM4_LUQsp1yULd8/w640-h426/LWO_221104_29366-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Just kidding! Here's the house where we actually stayed:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEige8ylQDW4QM_Q005V0upeVq3FFiXxCDoUtPvWYwTFXhnwV7toQjoyCA_p0dVWr_qUWWh8mtjnZbd7NlxvH3Ih-Ljq6TexVBhE5wg23_YSRZO7ymi5UoMorsgfxo0yenMg8vY9MDdrlebV7KNsE2QYc7-_-wS-mY3Ckffn-1xbRqZXW7Uq6B4-KwI/s5196/LWO_221101_29886-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2647" data-original-width="5196" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEige8ylQDW4QM_Q005V0upeVq3FFiXxCDoUtPvWYwTFXhnwV7toQjoyCA_p0dVWr_qUWWh8mtjnZbd7NlxvH3Ih-Ljq6TexVBhE5wg23_YSRZO7ymi5UoMorsgfxo0yenMg8vY9MDdrlebV7KNsE2QYc7-_-wS-mY3Ckffn-1xbRqZXW7Uq6B4-KwI/w640-h326/LWO_221101_29886-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br />There's one place in Hanksville that deserves a full post of its own: Carl's Critter Garden. Photos from that venue will be my next post.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwICcgU4JOUq-H8lds5t6b3M0m_xqV0WaeViw8mPuR4qM0tHvp3S4ONivoyCMkqezjN2VusmKYPzA0jC6s5VR8ti2nfkVY_bwLDGArYz0hWYASBek-eMOxobyKfuftDuP0cBYfjShPPEF5Bp0kKIae6jEdF4xOHN0JNdoEwx9XOVjV29KuLHO0wM/s5308/LWO_221104_29463-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3596" data-original-width="5308" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwICcgU4JOUq-H8lds5t6b3M0m_xqV0WaeViw8mPuR4qM0tHvp3S4ONivoyCMkqezjN2VusmKYPzA0jC6s5VR8ti2nfkVY_bwLDGArYz0hWYASBek-eMOxobyKfuftDuP0cBYfjShPPEF5Bp0kKIae6jEdF4xOHN0JNdoEwx9XOVjV29KuLHO0wM/w640-h434/LWO_221104_29463-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, in case you were wondering whatever happened to Mr. Whipple after he retired from squeezin' the Charmin, we now know. He lives in Hanksville; his first name is Curtis; and he's running for School Board!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpI-dq74RK3BgWdRy80gMLZDT6rxrC1HrWIS5_hNhvuQO324tdpXMa6wjhapn849Wd3IBl_PMseJEcdjZTBJShQ6K_iXa9GIshC-FLejivbibedIP5WcQXEt4a0c2KDci16Zlt4zG2nnFJ7U7F-hN1xkKfAuhAfW_3RFzn4sa1opc2rfNfJnW2aH8/s5061/LWO_221104_29546-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3421" data-original-width="5061" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpI-dq74RK3BgWdRy80gMLZDT6rxrC1HrWIS5_hNhvuQO324tdpXMa6wjhapn849Wd3IBl_PMseJEcdjZTBJShQ6K_iXa9GIshC-FLejivbibedIP5WcQXEt4a0c2KDci16Zlt4zG2nnFJ7U7F-hN1xkKfAuhAfW_3RFzn4sa1opc2rfNfJnW2aH8/w640-h432/LWO_221104_29546-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images (and more) in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/Utah-Photo-Adventure/Part-5-Hanksville-Utah/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p></div></div>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-4556403090112456842023-03-09T16:25:00.001-08:002023-03-09T16:25:53.481-08:00Utah Photo Adventure, Part 4 - Mars Desert<p> (NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of posts about a photography trip I took in early November, 2022.)</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A few miles east of Factory Butte and Moonscape Overlook is yet another barren basin of sand and rock. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBos0Q0PH-gQP5fm-_lcpr-KcRXUfqBBoGdqTVQyUcwEe4P2MBd8c5w8YChPdR1bYeiubLgUqhZdR3_3_eoeoYHb0Fw2YlIXM4IMf5KL9lio3QVBsTLMe7mUG8nVknEeN2Dv5NKlrgoZ1qXwsAM5LD9LaUjDvLhHnjBBd1w9kPd1qwgTko3dObTUA/s5408/LWO_221104_30095-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3412" data-original-width="5408" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBos0Q0PH-gQP5fm-_lcpr-KcRXUfqBBoGdqTVQyUcwEe4P2MBd8c5w8YChPdR1bYeiubLgUqhZdR3_3_eoeoYHb0Fw2YlIXM4IMf5KL9lio3QVBsTLMe7mUG8nVknEeN2Dv5NKlrgoZ1qXwsAM5LD9LaUjDvLhHnjBBd1w9kPd1qwgTko3dObTUA/w640-h404/LWO_221104_30095-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJy_bf9TO7ytrIgC1uuM8RXugXN-FUrstg3xRFpCqi39yq7PwSlFiBRDyuQJr90jlU0SYEvap81JdxurErBykE6EI8NVk-9nV3LBMOPfPccIi4ptviEwKDnarlwTnRMv-2JNy9EdV6HyvTYAeDRlpAO5fAJiitlnsKVXfiayH7zHTjjtEUcsyvpp0/s5472/LWO_221103_30006-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJy_bf9TO7ytrIgC1uuM8RXugXN-FUrstg3xRFpCqi39yq7PwSlFiBRDyuQJr90jlU0SYEvap81JdxurErBykE6EI8NVk-9nV3LBMOPfPccIi4ptviEwKDnarlwTnRMv-2JNy9EdV6HyvTYAeDRlpAO5fAJiitlnsKVXfiayH7zHTjjtEUcsyvpp0/w640-h426/LWO_221103_30006-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The landscape looks somewhat like that of Mars -- no vegetation, flat plains filled with rocky debris, surrounded by multicolored hills. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjkfvohnPb7BRogJ6LqTf8lM0-NIdKSmRvzJIJ6VeAo787jOZkSUlmZfGTTE11wNIQBMbt8MQK639WGxjfKyjsjmY3hq1jaqhGLzVIojzshMJANSf4udd5xHhcRbRC3KCVnENh8qhx9yXklkj-aVDhpx4MqIIgVTMSA7G3y6_dBFi84PjPL1sp0Y/s5349/LWO_221103_30014-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3566" data-original-width="5349" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjkfvohnPb7BRogJ6LqTf8lM0-NIdKSmRvzJIJ6VeAo787jOZkSUlmZfGTTE11wNIQBMbt8MQK639WGxjfKyjsjmY3hq1jaqhGLzVIojzshMJANSf4udd5xHhcRbRC3KCVnENh8qhx9yXklkj-aVDhpx4MqIIgVTMSA7G3y6_dBFi84PjPL1sp0Y/w640-h426/LWO_221103_30014-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCXqUDAtZqswd75b_VD11H2nyOEXUK5tZ4PU8fT3M4_yAJtogdzDomJJPWijHwIYoGxpMnFvFgldhjLXIoMfsS83kTTn9RTM9Uv1T7IAd1oDOlVJyI0RJu46365UmXlnsDCBFW929dchVpkAg9Dvq-zyQP3Bxe2KLEDkxVHSMb6E8WC6Cq4BpVhM/s5472/LWO_221103_29122-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="5472" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCXqUDAtZqswd75b_VD11H2nyOEXUK5tZ4PU8fT3M4_yAJtogdzDomJJPWijHwIYoGxpMnFvFgldhjLXIoMfsS83kTTn9RTM9Uv1T7IAd1oDOlVJyI0RJu46365UmXlnsDCBFW929dchVpkAg9Dvq-zyQP3Bxe2KLEDkxVHSMb6E8WC6Cq4BpVhM/w640-h330/LWO_221103_29122-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Fittingly, the area is home to the Mars Desert Research Station, a private, space-analog facility that supports Earth-based research in pursuit of the technology, operations, and science required for human space exploration. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ee07rhIfQvw0McyroQw9JU1htzCPwhIwtqeziKJ3nHoNX2dckYhN-qBn_ZL_4HiQ42TATBovMnOSY5kL5eBC5KLLtpvSwmMaqCBNGgmYl2nOnoAOItqHxeO_8Ua4XTa4unVi5E1tLQY4n47pnCDPoHWp-3bc6OXggL03YJuIim1yQhcXGu3uZo8/s5265/LWO_221103_29124-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3510" data-original-width="5265" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ee07rhIfQvw0McyroQw9JU1htzCPwhIwtqeziKJ3nHoNX2dckYhN-qBn_ZL_4HiQ42TATBovMnOSY5kL5eBC5KLLtpvSwmMaqCBNGgmYl2nOnoAOItqHxeO_8Ua4XTa4unVi5E1tLQY4n47pnCDPoHWp-3bc6OXggL03YJuIim1yQhcXGu3uZo8/w640-h426/LWO_221103_29124-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It is owned and operated by the Mars Society, a space advocacy organization dedicated to the human exploration and settlement of Mars. The station sits on land leased from the State of Utah, and does not permit visitors (or drones).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We made our first visit to the area on the same overcast day that began at Moonscape Overlook. Not a great day for photography . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQt5Cxrs_BuOEIlJ2QjdJDiVIH4DSbXoeylttNRxbgarfqnRXqGBkHQP6rQOHvqzptPMl6Unhe8LGEkJdvmEmCbP8tPwe4YavY_tBuhKqew7fnYQAayk2KyvT2CtnMX9dX90hRWLZCfwxTcX10UZ738raDq38uWFL90a0NvxTTAyKujBln-EvVCKk/s5472/LWO_221103_29142-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQt5Cxrs_BuOEIlJ2QjdJDiVIH4DSbXoeylttNRxbgarfqnRXqGBkHQP6rQOHvqzptPMl6Unhe8LGEkJdvmEmCbP8tPwe4YavY_tBuhKqew7fnYQAayk2KyvT2CtnMX9dX90hRWLZCfwxTcX10UZ738raDq38uWFL90a0NvxTTAyKujBln-EvVCKk/w640-h426/LWO_221103_29142-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We returned the next morning for sunrise, and were rewarded with much better light, colors, and shadows. Blue Hour wasn't great, but Golden Hour was good.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGucRuLl7fBTOmzgE--ToPrp4Kwf0uPWYr2RxO2JwQipoOeAOk5lkcMmV40LbZV2RtJj6O9wkA-gnVyIWjyO4rH9VXbH9Rj8Zf3zgxrcUaBa-sHnSlSzqKECZpTr3Fbf5sqlX7bsk_f7oExczbRmTR16jHHtDQ5uIk9wZ06AXvVgBl8D7HlXHvy28/s4985/LWO_221104_29201-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3168" data-original-width="4985" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGucRuLl7fBTOmzgE--ToPrp4Kwf0uPWYr2RxO2JwQipoOeAOk5lkcMmV40LbZV2RtJj6O9wkA-gnVyIWjyO4rH9VXbH9Rj8Zf3zgxrcUaBa-sHnSlSzqKECZpTr3Fbf5sqlX7bsk_f7oExczbRmTR16jHHtDQ5uIk9wZ06AXvVgBl8D7HlXHvy28/w640-h406/LWO_221104_29201-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0jld6ecV8zau1RG4vIrSEDx0GSBHwAc0vfeHpIwCv-W7g3CJCAUxNvZNBhJIvHJIPNRQywiEXUv3zUETLN6q1oTwyWDlJ2G31wKkojv7FHd-xfNhjLXAc7LXNx_Ofi1El5STljMyRlNBJNrhCKig2bCTl2WH-e9dyW802psUd875tgI3HKbVRzo/s5390/LWO_221104_30122-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3593" data-original-width="5390" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0jld6ecV8zau1RG4vIrSEDx0GSBHwAc0vfeHpIwCv-W7g3CJCAUxNvZNBhJIvHJIPNRQywiEXUv3zUETLN6q1oTwyWDlJ2G31wKkojv7FHd-xfNhjLXAc7LXNx_Ofi1El5STljMyRlNBJNrhCKig2bCTl2WH-e9dyW802psUd875tgI3HKbVRzo/w640-h426/LWO_221104_30122-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">. . . to the largest . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tReb9W_Ey3KcJezfPAq2djBYyFC2Hi5cLXinSwOAeSIGACzdACLhaMHlfK8bpBSyImNzc0a4yCG0Qeu-oDz9jlcd_5_u2xh_uU5Q__BhQjjF9akg5aqqJHIIqLg29XXZbb4CUYPK2c8IDt3iTIFvyL9QbMLhJzX-r7P016VZZ2nAscBtx4LvCDw/s3648/LWO_221104_29275-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2858" data-original-width="3648" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tReb9W_Ey3KcJezfPAq2djBYyFC2Hi5cLXinSwOAeSIGACzdACLhaMHlfK8bpBSyImNzc0a4yCG0Qeu-oDz9jlcd_5_u2xh_uU5Q__BhQjjF9akg5aqqJHIIqLg29XXZbb4CUYPK2c8IDt3iTIFvyL9QbMLhJzX-r7P016VZZ2nAscBtx4LvCDw/w640-h502/LWO_221104_29275-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See Alan in that little space under the big rock?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBov6YRAIox4fA-qnjWo4IFWJUB8roQOs5Sg0wLpI_Le50PtpFZ0mN3kKbV9CR4CLy9PJHNqbmHr46N68XvKm992CLqiy4MrQGjkwVMhge1No3sRFjbuV5G_ETuWpJZxDbzv4igpgFYAg8CJxD44G90nXaZUSH7j9-HBVJeT83LI8nSWxu7f-_AZ4/s4930/LWO_221104_29307-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3194" data-original-width="4930" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBov6YRAIox4fA-qnjWo4IFWJUB8roQOs5Sg0wLpI_Le50PtpFZ0mN3kKbV9CR4CLy9PJHNqbmHr46N68XvKm992CLqiy4MrQGjkwVMhge1No3sRFjbuV5G_ETuWpJZxDbzv4igpgFYAg8CJxD44G90nXaZUSH7j9-HBVJeT83LI8nSWxu7f-_AZ4/w640-h414/LWO_221104_29307-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Do the rocks in the upper left corner look like two alligators having sex?)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And what should we see peeking over the valley rim as we departed the Mars Desert?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83XwM1i_VN7ZSxr4Jdfp_i4yhyuyC55D93hRjswYcu6SeETQhhk8pgf60XswzLqwfVgVc_VE5m3SW-FdUhnDh5zf6YPOxoIDbjf4WTIGa963SgfMLI553wNGHGrcnCNmn3Zemrwd1FqzbVSXu1EApc2YzGt3u3Pm4Hlu9VISY_nPt760gak9LWEU/s4298/LWO_221104_29300-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2520" data-original-width="4298" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83XwM1i_VN7ZSxr4Jdfp_i4yhyuyC55D93hRjswYcu6SeETQhhk8pgf60XswzLqwfVgVc_VE5m3SW-FdUhnDh5zf6YPOxoIDbjf4WTIGa963SgfMLI553wNGHGrcnCNmn3Zemrwd1FqzbVSXu1EApc2YzGt3u3Pm4Hlu9VISY_nPt760gak9LWEU/w640-h376/LWO_221104_29300-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/Utah-Photo-Adventure/Part-4-Mars-Desert/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><br /></p>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-50227364429116380822023-03-02T16:23:00.002-08:002023-03-02T16:23:50.237-08:00Utah Photo Adventure, Part 3 - Aerial Views<p> (NOTE: This is the third in a series of posts about a photography trip I took in early November, 2022.)</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In hopes of getting some interesting and unusual views of the landscape, I brought my little drone along on this trip. Here are some images taken from above the foothills of Factory Butte and above the Moonscape Overlook valley.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Factory Butte</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6P5ivdPhCagEQsoCYr2FwX7qt9z8oBnJSzNqxiQ9IrTmVXQT0uMwkJVIXSP1XnSc9GERNyOhZFYiStPJcfWDR0O-HmihjCyeiAHT9WKwwtJwB4R8QwtfnzzglwRUnYywseaGtZvjtJNsNlNKS8m2T6flZKcDyfxF9e6oape8dZGNuAFxGaDsBtcQ/s4000/LWO_221105_30629-Edit-Edit-2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6P5ivdPhCagEQsoCYr2FwX7qt9z8oBnJSzNqxiQ9IrTmVXQT0uMwkJVIXSP1XnSc9GERNyOhZFYiStPJcfWDR0O-HmihjCyeiAHT9WKwwtJwB4R8QwtfnzzglwRUnYywseaGtZvjtJNsNlNKS8m2T6flZKcDyfxF9e6oape8dZGNuAFxGaDsBtcQ/w640-h360/LWO_221105_30629-Edit-Edit-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">First, for a one-minute video giving you a 360-degree aerial view of the landscape around Factory Butte, click <a href="https://youtu.be/znzxXhfF8pM" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Now looking straight down at the rock you saw in the video:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipk8xzkgdpyj9qo9SYPw4fcvcFgg_coUHR-1MfjNogShu7aW1erxHbBOkrqHLx9By4vha_x3yq2I8ZxNDFUCay9cKlM1Yg9EJ3Uq6_Rx6W4IwQ-bOn7jvz5li6uhRXwxeKC-h4z3Czn9M3-XWfTShgQNLMyYnWyifPsbMeO687inihmm5U8JL9T7w/s3857/LWO_221105_30599-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="3857" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipk8xzkgdpyj9qo9SYPw4fcvcFgg_coUHR-1MfjNogShu7aW1erxHbBOkrqHLx9By4vha_x3yq2I8ZxNDFUCay9cKlM1Yg9EJ3Uq6_Rx6W4IwQ-bOn7jvz5li6uhRXwxeKC-h4z3Czn9M3-XWfTShgQNLMyYnWyifPsbMeO687inihmm5U8JL9T7w/w640-h374/LWO_221105_30599-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />Here's another overhead view of the area:<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdR17pDOE1cAoy51mrFD-0aHuxY6ML2RerViyEejLj7kFz1kXlcnk4zOAaMGS4Y48UOVA3QOIyRCE_bAVsqQ3CJERJ9phlk2tvIx3FqNU5Ie1QzB3PKCLgcanlBtKyKNFBkZ4CiyRF_ThD-VGEuQI0x0erlz1UIGsswHZNCqWjJXsG_GiSXpVGS8/s4000/LWO_221105_30600-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdR17pDOE1cAoy51mrFD-0aHuxY6ML2RerViyEejLj7kFz1kXlcnk4zOAaMGS4Y48UOVA3QOIyRCE_bAVsqQ3CJERJ9phlk2tvIx3FqNU5Ie1QzB3PKCLgcanlBtKyKNFBkZ4CiyRF_ThD-VGEuQI0x0erlz1UIGsswHZNCqWjJXsG_GiSXpVGS8/w640-h360/LWO_221105_30600-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The tracks you see in the two images above (and others) are from dirt bikes like these which ride all over the area:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5bR-k97tbgsORXXZE2PgjYTpZon6qoY4pUMl0Ang8HKp-CbJQkfBQRtkALIUP7gZmkbYRl7Z4KISJikXm2jPJBridacWbqYNox_CjtFpfSL3tTLjctuc_gLzOeXSwVjqt-SdJ4ZrISvO4oLLpt_kQBQKbrHPcS7WC0-6Om8cjlmqAvucMfw2sKk/s5295/LWO_221105_30499-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="5295" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5bR-k97tbgsORXXZE2PgjYTpZon6qoY4pUMl0Ang8HKp-CbJQkfBQRtkALIUP7gZmkbYRl7Z4KISJikXm2jPJBridacWbqYNox_CjtFpfSL3tTLjctuc_gLzOeXSwVjqt-SdJ4ZrISvO4oLLpt_kQBQKbrHPcS7WC0-6Om8cjlmqAvucMfw2sKk/w640-h352/LWO_221105_30499-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Additional views of the foothills:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjHpnaQVv1eD1b0dd9O0pLlPXzOhtSR9Qm-We1zYu19anJwCw_HweGLT6xiHpJBl3acUrUgOHwbRuvPpMfGcvyqmm2aaqtTJzdVI32HAQuV3TUs6D-QOHsIq4uMR5tb0OUCRyh5GZmR0gb2UszRdLjUtzNuiQLZNx6nKCSL5BhpO7SH0SfLtSTaQ/s4000/LWO_221105_30603-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjHpnaQVv1eD1b0dd9O0pLlPXzOhtSR9Qm-We1zYu19anJwCw_HweGLT6xiHpJBl3acUrUgOHwbRuvPpMfGcvyqmm2aaqtTJzdVI32HAQuV3TUs6D-QOHsIq4uMR5tb0OUCRyh5GZmR0gb2UszRdLjUtzNuiQLZNx6nKCSL5BhpO7SH0SfLtSTaQ/w640-h360/LWO_221105_30603-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxi08ep0oO4LPgTRpb9vinfypsZJQYaFhSCZRwIKeixD54rbF5jRalewdVmAqDHYOWdodMaj_NSy93iatEdDeIV9yxt8b6vwlTrPoFh73t4jc6K-31vSVRs51rUzVHjOndlvEgPO85PnB2Y-5bs2SYgYzfj3Bnn5IbseB3lWhoX9TevZU8aFAopw/w640-h360/LWO_221105_30619-Edit-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Some of these made good black-and-white images, highlighting the textures in the hills:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-rXOgh_n1lDoyBQc-YFTneLRUU4hFH4gUMmKm3yOUqX8NKsdPZaGForB9Qh4tuWhzoiURRqKdQTE2zHPXa7lEn6ul-5lmwfMBxRdtjoP4epDdSvPZ6s2nAzFmL4sfSQo5gdykFNPWD_LekuffNp7Z6eXxKboRwimNffTsVKTqqG6AJrvmtYEwfI/s4000/LWO_221105_30619-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Moonscape Overlook</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The view from high above the plateau on which I was standing, and the valley below the cliffs:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApfAMZIg5Fi5Nnh8w9cLHe2vculXnXdJj9nH2G-jmJ7S-wd0LeiOvxOKWIq-qW18RwpJEidNdNgPOeLTAnOti2bmOv_PiFvwssQ-Zy62_4vYUqzyeDo4beECpO02zwNO0lhbRubOOMhbeWnKOtp6DykwNZQZaLC-lZOMao8h_fz0BD6eBRJmdR68/s1280/2022-11-01-16-32-08-463-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApfAMZIg5Fi5Nnh8w9cLHe2vculXnXdJj9nH2G-jmJ7S-wd0LeiOvxOKWIq-qW18RwpJEidNdNgPOeLTAnOti2bmOv_PiFvwssQ-Zy62_4vYUqzyeDo4beECpO02zwNO0lhbRubOOMhbeWnKOtp6DykwNZQZaLC-lZOMao8h_fz0BD6eBRJmdR68/w640-h360/2022-11-01-16-32-08-463-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Mountains in the background above are the Henry Mountains, which I will show more of in a future post.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBdkJpgLE6LoD5uAtUOwxqvfZ9UKfZom7fQKBraJfn1eTT6eXbJWPOlI1u9SfCrZYbuPYKxU06jc9aAx24bnj6ltQrn8TI1pB_AkB8HeP7OhNclaeXjfrLNf-OGWaktIfYhIvuggOSk8yMlvy4OOrdE7jXgwPI88-nGWhncqzIGA8O4vmd7ZbHzs/s1280/2022-11-01-16-27-50-338-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBdkJpgLE6LoD5uAtUOwxqvfZ9UKfZom7fQKBraJfn1eTT6eXbJWPOlI1u9SfCrZYbuPYKxU06jc9aAx24bnj6ltQrn8TI1pB_AkB8HeP7OhNclaeXjfrLNf-OGWaktIfYhIvuggOSk8yMlvy4OOrdE7jXgwPI88-nGWhncqzIGA8O4vmd7ZbHzs/w640-h360/2022-11-01-16-27-50-338-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Looking straight down:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvnqW4ctYRDXmmmBTTdziZIJ3SmfJaM5cDIcDwaliwpB48oZkmNGNXAcw55U5DZ0fvVw15KvVyU7O7cy_-hwSOn2eM6Ff0nPqbokAwfOepGKqonxvXChO4ftj-Hs3_QAs-BpBTq6L-9heVqR3sKPOeemNcBRhkWq1CK99vsuvzLaZsFtF_htx0r4/s1280/2022-11-01-16-30-00-266-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvnqW4ctYRDXmmmBTTdziZIJ3SmfJaM5cDIcDwaliwpB48oZkmNGNXAcw55U5DZ0fvVw15KvVyU7O7cy_-hwSOn2eM6Ff0nPqbokAwfOepGKqonxvXChO4ftj-Hs3_QAs-BpBTq6L-9heVqR3sKPOeemNcBRhkWq1CK99vsuvzLaZsFtF_htx0r4/w640-h360/2022-11-01-16-30-00-266-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QXH-oUl2VT_e3sAPeo8GbTK9X5Xo0-oURu1yhNylVjXTxmiTVRm2E-i7wncFeZpRIqeYLDkD-T96DjGWhaSfa7dLnzUW4lYCFEFuyXRrDi4ZqQpInDvOWxoN5ZDnvnPLhSLRpLeJgs9oABiay8e6DYczraQQdLjdkBSWc9Lm0Pz-zS4nlSV4JO4/s1280/2022-11-01-16-36-11-673-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QXH-oUl2VT_e3sAPeo8GbTK9X5Xo0-oURu1yhNylVjXTxmiTVRm2E-i7wncFeZpRIqeYLDkD-T96DjGWhaSfa7dLnzUW4lYCFEFuyXRrDi4ZqQpInDvOWxoN5ZDnvnPLhSLRpLeJgs9oABiay8e6DYczraQQdLjdkBSWc9Lm0Pz-zS4nlSV4JO4/w640-h360/2022-11-01-16-36-11-673-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And then looking out over the valley:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzmfOL_sOyF6Ku8GdXSj-d-RURwfbxmUHXNtzTpA7BNR2rItzy10liScWKD4r_2dAiUDwFfyTHohmV-9_DWZo9-7GeNVm2574lY8FD5QyrC-DGODX9sAwA9BAWI1tjxC7rTTC7L2_zADDOpy0-QKVb7vYytdN27G9ofo8608Jh7U2W6rFfNH72Hc/w640-h360/2022-11-01-16-36-39-240-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAQSTxLQ2aahoVSHXlT6RmAgTarXatlPtN_fQ7EH3QqtyyDiDYOQxwLpRmm68rF35tCMcu1A0f8QxbGlPLJTUu_FpybV-A3jefsGuT87SF9y-jOxMzvDvD0u7ngTQTHt1yGTrhB_6hG-IFtHDsTjGdtCa-xcHgNSh4ReYCujAUCMAMTOzHOmjHuY/s1280/2022-11-01-16-37-00-034-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1280" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidAQSTxLQ2aahoVSHXlT6RmAgTarXatlPtN_fQ7EH3QqtyyDiDYOQxwLpRmm68rF35tCMcu1A0f8QxbGlPLJTUu_FpybV-A3jefsGuT87SF9y-jOxMzvDvD0u7ngTQTHt1yGTrhB_6hG-IFtHDsTjGdtCa-xcHgNSh4ReYCujAUCMAMTOzHOmjHuY/w640-h348/2022-11-01-16-37-00-034-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these and other aerial views in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/Utah-Photo-Adventure/Part-3-Aerial-Views/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><br /></p>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-91362276596342024862023-02-22T16:11:00.000-08:002023-02-22T16:11:26.960-08:00Utah Photo Adventure, Part 2 - Moonscape Overlook<p> (NOTE: This is the second in a series of posts about a photography trip I took in early November, 2022.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXjY3QC6IIJTrfLA5xentnuhto4cQRCUxeBj5y1IVOVOrw-xIC7if1ALadX1858tpcJrUOpHSlsPL6Nn6UDTlGcWnpoS8P0EnuCVR4FzRz5I-XVsuHoQxJTz595l0dklr93yBr87P2NCHij3aRUoBhCXa-uzz5GbVkogj8ZFobeBgx8DTZ9VQE1s/s5428/LWO_221101_28444-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3362" data-original-width="5428" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiXjY3QC6IIJTrfLA5xentnuhto4cQRCUxeBj5y1IVOVOrw-xIC7if1ALadX1858tpcJrUOpHSlsPL6Nn6UDTlGcWnpoS8P0EnuCVR4FzRz5I-XVsuHoQxJTz595l0dklr93yBr87P2NCHij3aRUoBhCXa-uzz5GbVkogj8ZFobeBgx8DTZ9VQE1s/w640-h396/LWO_221101_28444-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A couple of miles east of Factory Butte, the plateau from which it rises suddenly ends. At the edge of this plateau is Moonscape Overlook. Steep cliffs descend into a broad valley filled with strange colorful shapes and water courses.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We visited this overlook three times: once in the late afternoon (as in the photo above) and twice at dawn. On the latter two visits we had bright sunshine one morning and total overcast the other.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I brought my drone along, but was only able to use it on the afternoon visit, due to unfavorable wind conditions on the morning visits. I'll share those images in a later post devoted solely to my drone photography. </span>But being on the edge of the cliffs about 1,000 feet above the valley floor was almost like having a drone in my hands.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHs4Xoh5AesUQ7mQOuwonC9bNg8jJCqmLN8GHnz1_N-IB7IQI36zm60IQ6HZCgilTIsmO2wQesFH61IXOmXoNoWU_KEieShBifQFoF5JBBELjjyeVruQ_ZvKDRa_AXW4OPsXHPTsjmwX5TAxXEEcxr2lHNViXG1Yr9duLF5hNn1Pke_eW0e6fTFMI/s5472/LWO_221101_28532-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHs4Xoh5AesUQ7mQOuwonC9bNg8jJCqmLN8GHnz1_N-IB7IQI36zm60IQ6HZCgilTIsmO2wQesFH61IXOmXoNoWU_KEieShBifQFoF5JBBELjjyeVruQ_ZvKDRa_AXW4OPsXHPTsjmwX5TAxXEEcxr2lHNViXG1Yr9duLF5hNn1Pke_eW0e6fTFMI/w426-h640/LWO_221101_28532-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">By the way, all the white stuff you see on the features in the valley isn't snow -- it's gypsum, deposited from ocean water that covered this area millions of years ago. Here's a closer look:</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZ2rPS51vdSIUtxupscWdSPDUr4vcC965bJiLo1HfFhnG4lZ2Ui0OpiF4ScZQ_I594vazT4zLLiJFyOi8dr-fXmNAwTh046Y4ndTCvfPp7ytPqLEBjRetdTBrXY2QFMvhOVtwZxAWayBrpu-OEj6S6arCP1TQV0PChuIt6Aq56s0ip8lCNdtMLO8/s5472/LWO_221102_28863-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZ2rPS51vdSIUtxupscWdSPDUr4vcC965bJiLo1HfFhnG4lZ2Ui0OpiF4ScZQ_I594vazT4zLLiJFyOi8dr-fXmNAwTh046Y4ndTCvfPp7ytPqLEBjRetdTBrXY2QFMvhOVtwZxAWayBrpu-OEj6S6arCP1TQV0PChuIt6Aq56s0ip8lCNdtMLO8/w640-h426/LWO_221102_28863-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Using my longer lens, the view from the top of the cliffs revealed all the strange shapes and textures that wouldn't be obvious at ground level. Here are two examples from the afternoon visit:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FNqwX1vfK4UvG2lPK4y_LTF9oIdYVLEeVrVn2mdDMTC5TA2mj_BX8SCvlJumYwj9nuG4C0pjnYSQcLuSVXHTGV1ZlTzoprpfQ64Q8xDnYCrIbwztVuQkNLsBrTgY_QLv6eDt51vBtR0nsdqPCVEgj21PKnwTV0WB-BDznd9JwKAptTctzIQYbx0/s5023/LWO_221101_28452-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5023" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-FNqwX1vfK4UvG2lPK4y_LTF9oIdYVLEeVrVn2mdDMTC5TA2mj_BX8SCvlJumYwj9nuG4C0pjnYSQcLuSVXHTGV1ZlTzoprpfQ64Q8xDnYCrIbwztVuQkNLsBrTgY_QLv6eDt51vBtR0nsdqPCVEgj21PKnwTV0WB-BDznd9JwKAptTctzIQYbx0/w640-h464/LWO_221101_28452-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Instead, before the sun rose, we got some great "Blue Hour" images:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56PEgNRHR4o03aVU82cxiMF1RexbFVaDSKPpTaoZt-UzNLOV-Fs4xG1S8b19XqBBiSJOcSILrbLOl4UrDIibwOlUZfm2l-WTAZ_ehUC7tsZAgFhXeiSyqRPKZXv5P1KyajTxpLyht1Nhjli8kDWLgXWmxJXAYUqT4R3ZXjK7sMpqT3PLsS1Kw9To/s5472/LWO_221103_28947-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2983" data-original-width="5472" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56PEgNRHR4o03aVU82cxiMF1RexbFVaDSKPpTaoZt-UzNLOV-Fs4xG1S8b19XqBBiSJOcSILrbLOl4UrDIibwOlUZfm2l-WTAZ_ehUC7tsZAgFhXeiSyqRPKZXv5P1KyajTxpLyht1Nhjli8kDWLgXWmxJXAYUqT4R3ZXjK7sMpqT3PLsS1Kw9To/w640-h348/LWO_221103_28947-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44j7STHrytHlDO4ozk5aW6kS0CK-pDZkO-0dIcE3-HXIphUGmRoiq2sJP7EUKB1r6347sE23shCEfdG5XnrBgtHMOy2snxWML5CrYDu9ODRVyywba07UlhbVEyP887etVErH-TvPnf-TiqI_31JsOj9Vx4r5cApzRbRhefs9K4OJyV3cHOptN1WY/s5391/LWO_221103_28999-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3223" data-original-width="5391" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44j7STHrytHlDO4ozk5aW6kS0CK-pDZkO-0dIcE3-HXIphUGmRoiq2sJP7EUKB1r6347sE23shCEfdG5XnrBgtHMOy2snxWML5CrYDu9ODRVyywba07UlhbVEyP887etVErH-TvPnf-TiqI_31JsOj9Vx4r5cApzRbRhefs9K4OJyV3cHOptN1WY/w640-h382/LWO_221103_28999-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">. . . so we moved on to explore other areas.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images (and more) in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/Utah-Photo-Adventure/Part-2-Moonscape-Overlook/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy! </span></p></div>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-84230794358693593982023-02-06T16:00:00.002-08:002023-02-07T18:40:01.592-08:00Utah Photo Adventure, Part 1 - Factory Butte<p> (NOTE: This is the first in a series of posts about a photography trip I took in early November, 2022.)</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In my many trips through Utah as photography coach for Road Scholar tours, there was an area that we always passed through -- never stopping for photos -- as we traveled from Capitol Reef National Park to Moab for Arches and Canyonlands. It was the area around a little town called Hanksville.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">From the bus as we whizzed by, I could see really interesting geological features that looked a lot like the features at the Black Place in northwest New Mexico, but bigger and more numerous. Here are some of my fleeting views through the bus windows in September of 2017:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1k42WERGrgkPvPVEHL4oXuyXW3fBGrUTn1ju0t6bNErq0RlFo9BTniRrYE1fT2bBJ9gHJXHQkOiJ8xe2JlJ50lpsDIG4e9ncAZZ4my37xwSOgwjUhqq8Flc3Op7xafq6M1rUi5Hc6FBaKNQfXHCflANl-oIy0Jzzz4SzGSAOjlfbEDL1jbbs0Gs/s5345/LWO_20170926_1-34.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3563" data-original-width="5345" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1k42WERGrgkPvPVEHL4oXuyXW3fBGrUTn1ju0t6bNErq0RlFo9BTniRrYE1fT2bBJ9gHJXHQkOiJ8xe2JlJ50lpsDIG4e9ncAZZ4my37xwSOgwjUhqq8Flc3Op7xafq6M1rUi5Hc6FBaKNQfXHCflANl-oIy0Jzzz4SzGSAOjlfbEDL1jbbs0Gs/w400-h266/LWO_20170926_1-34.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUNmxlUq6cZgf1gigt1z5OEBSiEHzSJ_DRePVB_2KT4_Yqqn8wDgyajmRbKjrWUorX4S0Q8phZIO7snxEMB1-pvKcIAdjv0L0So_KbI2L9t37lwhmQnH_ibs52RX8JKdlCn5DsxVT8KZoR9ZebD4BWBU7wRwaNdZNms-STwJbdhbQGFNaIV3l5cc/w400-h266/LWO_20170926_1-40.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And there was one big feature off in the distance that really caught my attention: Factory Butte.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7VPkAGrTzCxS8UcXN3YcV6G8cxTovxDXMY5i1JFgtkufylP3ONz-Xq5V7LCaEqUmi8XGsiR7q3jfOUoKvWUgTNdCVmwJuAOAPg8mVXlPlIznBPXnTz5MiGrTyk4zP3EihHxmDw8CuSniss2gkW2SGGhDDBRVxWdTj_WMIYdpyQqHlpJqenvnvmc/s5472/LWO_20170926_1-57.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7VPkAGrTzCxS8UcXN3YcV6G8cxTovxDXMY5i1JFgtkufylP3ONz-Xq5V7LCaEqUmi8XGsiR7q3jfOUoKvWUgTNdCVmwJuAOAPg8mVXlPlIznBPXnTz5MiGrTyk4zP3EihHxmDw8CuSniss2gkW2SGGhDDBRVxWdTj_WMIYdpyQqHlpJqenvnvmc/w400-h266/LWO_20170926_1-57.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I've always wanted to go back and spend more time on the ground exploring and photographing Factory Butte and the surrounding area, but never had the right opportunity until recently (November 2022), when my friend, Alan, and I planned a 7-day trip to Hanksville.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I'll do a separate post about Hanksville itself, but for context, here's where it's located.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxD8xKTW6hrQ8MBu3bMmrouUXPB9_9uw84QftTjXAHw9nmhyO2HxANAsttYSJGs1S1Vx4UocmRzRzcytVikQBw0-wwXlfYCl8sn29I87cnuptLpmQ5wwfm7r8MIzjCSIKLXyhmpnJlRB865bnkrDIGcPw0ErSlZ33MkRAa_F1V4NZtOLVewJjiaZE/s519/Hanksville%20Map.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="519" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxD8xKTW6hrQ8MBu3bMmrouUXPB9_9uw84QftTjXAHw9nmhyO2HxANAsttYSJGs1S1Vx4UocmRzRzcytVikQBw0-wwXlfYCl8sn29I87cnuptLpmQ5wwfm7r8MIzjCSIKLXyhmpnJlRB865bnkrDIGcPw0ErSlZ33MkRAa_F1V4NZtOLVewJjiaZE/w640-h636/Hanksville%20Map.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Southeast quadrant of Utah. The "Four Corners" area (Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Airzona) is where the dotted lines intersect in the lower right corner of this map.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Hanksville is about 430 miles from my home in Corrales, NM, which is roughly the distance between Boston and Washington, DC. So it takes all day to get there.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Our route took us into the remote canyonlands of southeast Utah, crossing the Colorado River in the northern neck of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Yly04P13tqj7MbZ0uB6jz3CmDGeQM_FdH9bODMxHgsM7o_9apDsy_JD21PdILBfEiHWAZfUks1wGxwIhPtZowtj9ZAle3WnKfJuT8djsW_HbXw_C5eb1cOyQViw9Lxl5OuClXDuv-r-sxoVW6mraBlBXZz4qEXTKx_7OF4KR95SIGH8espOSvUY/s4593/LWO_221031_28020-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3062" data-original-width="4593" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Yly04P13tqj7MbZ0uB6jz3CmDGeQM_FdH9bODMxHgsM7o_9apDsy_JD21PdILBfEiHWAZfUks1wGxwIhPtZowtj9ZAle3WnKfJuT8djsW_HbXw_C5eb1cOyQViw9Lxl5OuClXDuv-r-sxoVW6mraBlBXZz4qEXTKx_7OF4KR95SIGH8espOSvUY/w640-h426/LWO_221031_28020-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRdBZevC7icTRZgn7yAY8vozU7xCAk9ue75ns5-fRIg-YHXr4g7uuVBiM2CZM4aD-HoO-_LeVjD55l831cAS7aTBwlCGnywujtPAmgNAlQ9rfinicJR67Fxlyth5iAK7u_sxxsqJDiXsYnNc-Z4wufyBzvWbcRZULredvQdklL_sRVmxY-CA7Y0I/s5284/LWO_221031_28026-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3299" data-original-width="5284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRdBZevC7icTRZgn7yAY8vozU7xCAk9ue75ns5-fRIg-YHXr4g7uuVBiM2CZM4aD-HoO-_LeVjD55l831cAS7aTBwlCGnywujtPAmgNAlQ9rfinicJR67Fxlyth5iAK7u_sxxsqJDiXsYnNc-Z4wufyBzvWbcRZULredvQdklL_sRVmxY-CA7Y0I/w640-h400/LWO_221031_28026-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Factory Butte is located about 12 miles northwest of Hanksville, and easily accessible by car. It's a stand-alone feature rising about 1,000 feet above the surrounding terrain and perhaps half a mile long. Its caprock is sandstone with shoulders and foothills of Mancos shale (essentially dried mud) that form fascinating ridges and hills.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk5FBZr_fAvUyFIRKzrUjx14vmboPNnXco9Xa21checEvF1AfOOt8iUVMd8cn4Y996pkMukKFAwW7QIe4ouW5Ux2Wv74blVmTBJ-LVgt-KeaWaD_ckGpWmBMe8X6T76BeDsoF2akzm3qn_9a6q57YjLMHSXzxZTyDJukS4a4iOXYYVLdawyTGb9o/s4000/LWO_221105_30629-Edit-Edit-2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpk5FBZr_fAvUyFIRKzrUjx14vmboPNnXco9Xa21checEvF1AfOOt8iUVMd8cn4Y996pkMukKFAwW7QIe4ouW5Ux2Wv74blVmTBJ-LVgt-KeaWaD_ckGpWmBMe8X6T76BeDsoF2akzm3qn_9a6q57YjLMHSXzxZTyDJukS4a4iOXYYVLdawyTGb9o/w640-h360/LWO_221105_30629-Edit-Edit-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Because we had planned for five days in the area, we were able to photograph Factory Butte at many times of day and in widely varying weather conditions.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Pre-sunrise ("Blue Hour"):</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWEVk2MJbm3VM3ve1d4h-bCq0LceM6kAOnTBzPvBh7lKTWwkXXjAPXtall9W2LyI9NR1rMLgY3hnkRXS0-2E_rTu7HNhxaYZHyL3WSlQ_KyfWq6GD6Sj4lYoJFQ0VTsUdY5xXVg6Hdjdmu_Xax6wnWIQyq8z9fkN2fhqDj4AX0oHD95hdf3ln5iA/s5314/LWO_221101_29793-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="5314" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWEVk2MJbm3VM3ve1d4h-bCq0LceM6kAOnTBzPvBh7lKTWwkXXjAPXtall9W2LyI9NR1rMLgY3hnkRXS0-2E_rTu7HNhxaYZHyL3WSlQ_KyfWq6GD6Sj4lYoJFQ0VTsUdY5xXVg6Hdjdmu_Xax6wnWIQyq8z9fkN2fhqDj4AX0oHD95hdf3ln5iA/w640-h328/LWO_221101_29793-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sunrise ("Golden Hour"):</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8NhYcrGgGL0iiKkxcQftqi3eMYy7lHI1UlW8c6Hk4-yxWlGw3HHYkVE74u34foENWy7_D88qfOKjynsHg8z3ripM6Mn-EqOfllREbVPGKRqepXRM9mrRjjqMFqb0krme_QG5oSfoVknIFAjx3YXJiiepMvryuQfUm9RlPI1lB6TwjvFfj3iw_lo/s4873/LWO_221101_29815-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In low-hanging morning clouds:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGpKC2E2Z2QPmDZJujD2ljMNfTZe7UO3NHX7tNZzeDib0brJDQcQ0ERjtv8yGHPHcy2KnLAmDwLJhtwovjzoQB_zDj9RW9svmpbEkNWkHkkXv_D2a1jqgEa4i83aOW8oeMoEb6alyFPDP7VrSTzLnqOTDfmd_yoLY8qHxjTyqpduswUchGdh2t7Q/s5404/LWO_221103_29075-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3378" data-original-width="5404" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGpKC2E2Z2QPmDZJujD2ljMNfTZe7UO3NHX7tNZzeDib0brJDQcQ0ERjtv8yGHPHcy2KnLAmDwLJhtwovjzoQB_zDj9RW9svmpbEkNWkHkkXv_D2a1jqgEa4i83aOW8oeMoEb6alyFPDP7VrSTzLnqOTDfmd_yoLY8qHxjTyqpduswUchGdh2t7Q/w640-h400/LWO_221103_29075-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">. . . in mid-afternoon:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYMZWlgJdX2MIJCZSeDUtUXszxFBEWPkzUG0F_2NfJ9zwd7XwQOw-cyutF_ZqkzKsYY9H19WfV2WDQ8TNccFr9tB5xuHInU6ClvNcoB8MH7WW5xTeQWTv1L8Bo_V9cvtTLeF773q83gK1VPbeLJyxBTZNSDeqCDeZ_bCmd-UdxBj9S-N6FFi77n4/s5133/LWO_221101_28416-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3230" data-original-width="5133" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYMZWlgJdX2MIJCZSeDUtUXszxFBEWPkzUG0F_2NfJ9zwd7XwQOw-cyutF_ZqkzKsYY9H19WfV2WDQ8TNccFr9tB5xuHInU6ClvNcoB8MH7WW5xTeQWTv1L8Bo_V9cvtTLeF773q83gK1VPbeLJyxBTZNSDeqCDeZ_bCmd-UdxBj9S-N6FFi77n4/w640-h402/LWO_221101_28416-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">. . . and at sunset:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqSneKn3bnY5aCeHtZ5NG1C1xpbe0jW-D7rlB9SctdX9GkzvSo5Q2pK34L6srAeHHmhqflZcVo3JbHO9OAM8spffdPvwk3oyXfHXGD76DwFDNTdJ3J7crwS9y1P4o6Fh28mDlLKHznwtqh6aE7k-UlrktuzkLlOBVwjyRDXhTzUdfi5wV4_cTbOI/s5127/LWO_221105_30566-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3364" data-original-width="5127" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqSneKn3bnY5aCeHtZ5NG1C1xpbe0jW-D7rlB9SctdX9GkzvSo5Q2pK34L6srAeHHmhqflZcVo3JbHO9OAM8spffdPvwk3oyXfHXGD76DwFDNTdJ3J7crwS9y1P4o6Fh28mDlLKHznwtqh6aE7k-UlrktuzkLlOBVwjyRDXhTzUdfi5wV4_cTbOI/w640-h420/LWO_221105_30566-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifI3a9LxIxFL-8gOmOVCBU5iXlTbXq7L8hUmyd6q78tUgZDXwkYLsjq8In53fq74NGOtR5Ck611tl1ZMSZ4Q5L7JB9MJbZ_NNEbhiHYuB5mgK5cdBzIkgXmdNgueo36DL_Ay9xOisTkRHb871_YOMomju0ClvMc7JTsLHMcgGwDJ7VGQm3IVmiw8M/s5447/LWO_221101_29902-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2789" data-original-width="5447" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifI3a9LxIxFL-8gOmOVCBU5iXlTbXq7L8hUmyd6q78tUgZDXwkYLsjq8In53fq74NGOtR5Ck611tl1ZMSZ4Q5L7JB9MJbZ_NNEbhiHYuB5mgK5cdBzIkgXmdNgueo36DL_Ay9xOisTkRHb871_YOMomju0ClvMc7JTsLHMcgGwDJ7VGQm3IVmiw8M/w640-h328/LWO_221101_29902-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />And sometimes, when the light wasn't great, it was right for a black-and-white treatment:</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrI128gAvdP07dPpSiyx7Ybe8ydqpZN6Q8QmmrjqwfaU0xt89WygENiFKV15qXn1f8aBqqhqZ70O1W5p9hPm_8HiO9FX5jRAqNUelqV4nnx3ACCSJz2XDWy9jLtx4raRoLlcoNbk8NJ62_hy_qeDK3HpQRUc2LykHGuWkwVojqujXp6a-k3EnLs0/s5471/LWO_221105_30323-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2931" data-original-width="5471" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrI128gAvdP07dPpSiyx7Ybe8ydqpZN6Q8QmmrjqwfaU0xt89WygENiFKV15qXn1f8aBqqhqZ70O1W5p9hPm_8HiO9FX5jRAqNUelqV4nnx3ACCSJz2XDWy9jLtx4raRoLlcoNbk8NJ62_hy_qeDK3HpQRUc2LykHGuWkwVojqujXp6a-k3EnLs0/w640-h342/LWO_221105_30323-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">On the last day of our stay in Hanksville, we set out at dawn to get closer to the Mancos shale foothills at the base of the Butte using a rented off-road vehicle.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3495" data-original-width="5242" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiykK1IoERfM_bO93LCYU6KbQDK_L-REa0I0qO9Guk0dYCPWeVrXe_akQVXkVvntBY8582zC15WSO4RnbvTFiv6lul72iFDLFBrQDs7ER93zR0ki9pzWw34z0cXhzELzees4xy_NMhg7uqHKRahplOUfcplSlSmo2VdhRYAOuHSSl9JDSLHiDGD4/w640-h426/LWO_221105_30426-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Up close, the shapes and textures of the foothills were visually interesting, of course:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwTA0Y4z06RwL0isaSfOOufL0WbQdbbohawl_sEphNq1dJnaLKXGyhL4kDsAYPypllhHn20wmPY2Hkv8PwT3oAbFKho7e8PUGN9WEsL3fByAbY1sTxZOKsyXE9GYZpaXczKQTzjeh8goyrwBe2B4nvIbstSIao4lXuqhndwMJfbR_Y3gzamkH9Ec/s5399/LWO_221105_30432-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3237" data-original-width="5399" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwTA0Y4z06RwL0isaSfOOufL0WbQdbbohawl_sEphNq1dJnaLKXGyhL4kDsAYPypllhHn20wmPY2Hkv8PwT3oAbFKho7e8PUGN9WEsL3fByAbY1sTxZOKsyXE9GYZpaXczKQTzjeh8goyrwBe2B4nvIbstSIao4lXuqhndwMJfbR_Y3gzamkH9Ec/w640-h384/LWO_221105_30432-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Even more interesting were sandstone boulders that had broken off the caprock on top and tumbled all the way down to the plains at the base of the Butte.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HxQwpLtIE6_QCwuJ3-XMSkBVCCMka8OXrH3bWMvzR_FPd5eqr3AnU2IKhpnG7wcYDy5LV7cn1zaaQGbXBbzruCZ-TTH3mVILG7ADyEg79MFkBH99EpOwgdTRnc667xpkN9KVRqrcdjW_AaC2MOoRq1TlksmrbgM-PW8L39o7FXvF3YrGbvzqjWU/s5472/LWO_221105_30450-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBpMI3SmBevKQQNjxjUC2tRxZtDDi4s4sGAzEg3joYPfIayA5KNUppktSBGh9h6O9c9oscDhzVIDV8p-Dwe3UF4KPQlVNxSZveHaLAj2Ti6yCLnf9b2K_VYQbBopTGODBaJQI1f-ffMI_eWhu9OCaTErcgZqMQK81sOYPqLQeGSuv7gadXP1rv7M/s5472/LWO_221105_30299-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBpMI3SmBevKQQNjxjUC2tRxZtDDi4s4sGAzEg3joYPfIayA5KNUppktSBGh9h6O9c9oscDhzVIDV8p-Dwe3UF4KPQlVNxSZveHaLAj2Ti6yCLnf9b2K_VYQbBopTGODBaJQI1f-ffMI_eWhu9OCaTErcgZqMQK81sOYPqLQeGSuv7gadXP1rv7M/w640-h426/LWO_221105_30299-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To give you a sense of the scale, here are three images of the same rocks:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This rock . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMhZwSwwQ_yXudLnaAT3wRGGKMqevZkv2Naiaff9d2y8DVOj5cIssTR7llvXbkmUr6pjAUbTR2OrFwhXbgo-yDYGh8du702UBqA_-e_P8L_AZLYbUI9PxjIHW2oPjusTf7afnuBCl_jAd1mlSWUCHGQJy1cdG-6wI9cCel7wBkGBz40HxD92alOY/s5472/LWO_221105_30281-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3527" data-original-width="5472" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMhZwSwwQ_yXudLnaAT3wRGGKMqevZkv2Naiaff9d2y8DVOj5cIssTR7llvXbkmUr6pjAUbTR2OrFwhXbgo-yDYGh8du702UBqA_-e_P8L_AZLYbUI9PxjIHW2oPjusTf7afnuBCl_jAd1mlSWUCHGQJy1cdG-6wI9cCel7wBkGBz40HxD92alOY/w640-h412/LWO_221105_30281-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">. . . is the rock in the foreground of this image . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IUwtibaQNlPrvQb6_Atq4agoIf_1YbnKgLa0Ga6MEsYtT5R4jqxHL_JsTzat256Gn6Tfjj1Qo3QVvqwyBfMqjrWJYNu3RRIUubDSF6wwsI-FhxJF4mzktcosDBxcIoY6D5bVpbE2dmIyQrCz4QANqQEwNX-60rJvSPYjfjx77JNNJDFSTAYH1rQ/s5472/LWO_221105_30440-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IUwtibaQNlPrvQb6_Atq4agoIf_1YbnKgLa0Ga6MEsYtT5R4jqxHL_JsTzat256Gn6Tfjj1Qo3QVvqwyBfMqjrWJYNu3RRIUubDSF6wwsI-FhxJF4mzktcosDBxcIoY6D5bVpbE2dmIyQrCz4QANqQEwNX-60rJvSPYjfjx77JNNJDFSTAYH1rQ/w640-h426/LWO_221105_30440-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">. . . and the rocks above are the ones circled in this image (which I know you can hardly see):</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEIqTJly-ndtHTM2tzQIbiLnQxjh6SdihOW-Deb0K1H_gA07mk1U7jrBZdsMMAYJ_cdJQPsN14x84zV5ej7FY51j57IWzrL9FiNcPy5re14cuJ2t2hA2go-HYVJR0KImv_a1LNobNGtDg40ytA_MxGmFJt_vkQtnbD5YnnRRMd7WBXnp3JofLyHY/s1280/Factory%20Butte%20Boulders.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1280" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEIqTJly-ndtHTM2tzQIbiLnQxjh6SdihOW-Deb0K1H_gA07mk1U7jrBZdsMMAYJ_cdJQPsN14x84zV5ej7FY51j57IWzrL9FiNcPy5re14cuJ2t2hA2go-HYVJR0KImv_a1LNobNGtDg40ytA_MxGmFJt_vkQtnbD5YnnRRMd7WBXnp3JofLyHY/w640-h346/Factory%20Butte%20Boulders.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Mancos shale foothills were endlessly fascinating to me, and I had brought my drone to get aerial views of them. I will include the drone images in a separate post (to come), but here's a sample to whet your appetite:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bN2kOJpeZBuBz2ZOzICIHLPuaiGgaBe7n5iLWcWM5SEvKWZL4Xw-4tSqIABHTU-ScnksT-Nlw2aw6MA8N0uZKjiI82eqlbKfakpwOi5-5j8GdULAyXCuc5QaJHmIp1_8PwBzc7PFgt8xO14J-4fF60dndY54X_yocKcgmWzQyboeemiYZZGG0Ps/s4000/LWO_221105_30625-Edit-2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bN2kOJpeZBuBz2ZOzICIHLPuaiGgaBe7n5iLWcWM5SEvKWZL4Xw-4tSqIABHTU-ScnksT-Nlw2aw6MA8N0uZKjiI82eqlbKfakpwOi5-5j8GdULAyXCuc5QaJHmIp1_8PwBzc7PFgt8xO14J-4fF60dndY54X_yocKcgmWzQyboeemiYZZGG0Ps/w640-h360/LWO_221105_30625-Edit-2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images (and more) in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Destinations/Utah-Photo-Adventure/Part-1-Factory-Butte/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></p><p><br /></p></div>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-7030692461240393462022-12-27T16:05:00.001-08:002022-12-27T16:27:16.944-08:00The Two Who Stole the Show<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYq7MyxYLoNO3eKJhnta0RShAXJpJzI6-fYbyGnR5kXOBIVws2mOXvBgdTlr2yLTt0d8mhboadIFlk1_BtpYp5yrVpx7ss71b8iujOgViJobxYSpk1WZPO9cUamOehC0ISFgFV0CzfmDoLI665TBTso3Hg5gNdyM6PMLDkhYeZHrM-9UcDT6Jmjpw/s3961/LWO_221020_26534-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3316" data-original-width="3961" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYq7MyxYLoNO3eKJhnta0RShAXJpJzI6-fYbyGnR5kXOBIVws2mOXvBgdTlr2yLTt0d8mhboadIFlk1_BtpYp5yrVpx7ss71b8iujOgViJobxYSpk1WZPO9cUamOehC0ISFgFV0CzfmDoLI665TBTso3Hg5gNdyM6PMLDkhYeZHrM-9UcDT6Jmjpw/w640-h536/LWO_221020_26534-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A couple of months ago, I photographed the dress rehearsal of Opera Southwest's production of <i>Zorro</i>. You may recall my <a href="http://corraleschronicles.blogspot.com/2022/10/zorro-at-national-hispanic-cultural.html" target="_blank">October 10 post on this topic</a> when I had just finished shooting publicity photos for the opera.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The score and book for <i>Zorro</i> were written by Héctor Armienta, who also wrote the opera adaptation of Rudolfo Anaya's beloved New Mexico bildungsroman, <i>Bless Me, Ultima</i>, which OSW produced and presented in 2018.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span><i>Zorro</i> is set in Spanish colonial California in the early 19th century. I won't recapitulate the opera's story in this post, but if you're interested you can see photos of the complete dress rehearsal, along with a scene-by-scene synopsis, on my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Events/Opera-Southwest-Zorro/Dress-Rehearsal-Complete/" target="_blank">here</a>. In this post </span>I want to tell you about <b>The Two Who Stole the Show</b>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The opera features classic characters: Diego de la Vega, a young man in search of his destiny . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLo9E0tvapv3e3uHcQpgiuE_SE21aAPACXnGuUcorW3gQP5PCE1hb5HuFF9HqxnUmyTXPGn9mteFdlrPOcRoQ415iQQen1gVwPjUDli3kXAi7lqy7ROf7Ze2KPWBi9O0WxY-5mZAGAz0ftl_g6QchWmzpkBhQcG8x6d-vRmfyGF-vOy_-Y0uNgqMw/s4692/LWO_221020_25392-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4692" data-original-width="3128" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLo9E0tvapv3e3uHcQpgiuE_SE21aAPACXnGuUcorW3gQP5PCE1hb5HuFF9HqxnUmyTXPGn9mteFdlrPOcRoQ415iQQen1gVwPjUDli3kXAi7lqy7ROf7Ze2KPWBi9O0WxY-5mZAGAz0ftl_g6QchWmzpkBhQcG8x6d-vRmfyGF-vOy_-Y0uNgqMw/w426-h640/LWO_221020_25392-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">. . . Moncada, cruel mayor of Los Angeles who believes in Spanish supremacy . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AcOVE3w0DrCKVBdG2AyazYYIGIIdkacmUuFMN2Kjg1yBfImnaeIfDYivhxBrbWofButmc5hKlv-JNNDLVY9YDTtMInjWPSXu20hsI0gP3NBfg6GGlTJLEqnoazFSB4UxHV8SzHXLyajUWwetw0b8847F9w7dYwu7x1MWvxWjRM4ZqdawYQMuUWU/s3321/LWO_221020_26815-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3321" data-original-width="2202" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_AcOVE3w0DrCKVBdG2AyazYYIGIIdkacmUuFMN2Kjg1yBfImnaeIfDYivhxBrbWofButmc5hKlv-JNNDLVY9YDTtMInjWPSXu20hsI0gP3NBfg6GGlTJLEqnoazFSB4UxHV8SzHXLyajUWwetw0b8847F9w7dYwu7x1MWvxWjRM4ZqdawYQMuUWU/w424-h640/LWO_221020_26815-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">. . . Ana Maria, a mestiza with a revolutionary spirit, in love with Diego . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHscQZzVTNryQL9ONxuBdWljHynVzBMhEYH3V2B75jut4-I7qDqjYP-u7RmLBWdORMujZnZO1QftiSUt5L7kdSsF6KTbtV_gmMYxszYtsBlxm8uevglRfY17MuLYt4JZd1KTorDxRN5N9JBw6uDReGW8lBEKrPdeTo7o_AR8k76REvTkRfYkz-VOg/s2833/LWO_221020_25905-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2833" data-original-width="1876" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHscQZzVTNryQL9ONxuBdWljHynVzBMhEYH3V2B75jut4-I7qDqjYP-u7RmLBWdORMujZnZO1QftiSUt5L7kdSsF6KTbtV_gmMYxszYtsBlxm8uevglRfY17MuLYt4JZd1KTorDxRN5N9JBw6uDReGW8lBEKrPdeTo7o_AR8k76REvTkRfYkz-VOg/w424-h640/LWO_221020_25905-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">and Carlotta, a privileged, pure-blood Spanish rival for Diego's affection . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiy0jeFDOctpq5oFXE-hd3rhYLNQ2vM1jsjrM0vDfgly8l5i6rWwOFkWH3Dz1ii_QUHSRejkvzdHEMSzbIhDxkDWfXOi067A041t5hSybue3Fo-bDmAfCABEA-RA_cni1Y-FyJrnjN03TOAu9pJjhSuP6X3idO1MpEV5R95GkB8g4_9-X7DvhGcE/s5169/LWO_221020_24593-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3446" data-original-width="5169" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiy0jeFDOctpq5oFXE-hd3rhYLNQ2vM1jsjrM0vDfgly8l5i6rWwOFkWH3Dz1ii_QUHSRejkvzdHEMSzbIhDxkDWfXOi067A041t5hSybue3Fo-bDmAfCABEA-RA_cni1Y-FyJrnjN03TOAu9pJjhSuP6X3idO1MpEV5R95GkB8g4_9-X7DvhGcE/w640-h426/LWO_221020_24593-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>While photographing the dress rehearsal, I am not listening to the music nor judging the singing -- I'm totally focused on the scenes and emotions I'm trying to capture. </span>But occasionally there are moments or characters in a production that break through my concentration and make a lasting impression.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In <i>Zorro</i>, that lasting impression was made by two minor characters. Each of them is dissatisfied with their lot in life; each is looking for love; and each, in their own way, is charmingly naive. Given my untutored sensibilities, these two may not be what an opera aficionado would cite as significant, but they impressed me. In two scenes of their own, they stole the show.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Gomez, portrayed by Javier Ortiz, is the bumbling, somewhat clueless aide-de-camp of the evil mayor:</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GROhVTBsYiJBeE_uTiM8N1XPaKoCnKlUajD7KXhMTOpc-65XCiyisSRwlbNsDBhHlYwQdbzgPRBSSnHrTjbFCrbEk1daU83vZmzJMzaz-aVKiFmBguQhEh9tQUjCwQCl2ldnPo5B63xF05-em90720fdQsWdcuhcq-Zxh58sZy0dDdK8BIg7GKE/s4610/LWO_221020_24943-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3073" data-original-width="4610" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GROhVTBsYiJBeE_uTiM8N1XPaKoCnKlUajD7KXhMTOpc-65XCiyisSRwlbNsDBhHlYwQdbzgPRBSSnHrTjbFCrbEk1daU83vZmzJMzaz-aVKiFmBguQhEh9tQUjCwQCl2ldnPo5B63xF05-em90720fdQsWdcuhcq-Zxh58sZy0dDdK8BIg7GKE/w640-h426/LWO_221020_24943-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Luisa, portrayed by Laura Soto-Bayomi, is a servant in the de la Vega household who longs for a better life:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNCgs-Ac7T94_1TvmOz5Z3h3z-vg5jwiVJQX1wrU4JiHry3pV2v1Dj8FYN-43wIE2XPTPSVtw4bIJsYO8403MsYR0BHe7yyo5k6g0Ih-qJsOPf3fY6RMhZ44FKIKQhw7uz9UQ2CNr2sJ6U3jvv8EYXvinA6ZraZCo6sA56WmcvmHBQiP40Q2Za7w/s4642/LWO_221020_25208-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3233" data-original-width="4642" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNCgs-Ac7T94_1TvmOz5Z3h3z-vg5jwiVJQX1wrU4JiHry3pV2v1Dj8FYN-43wIE2XPTPSVtw4bIJsYO8403MsYR0BHe7yyo5k6g0Ih-qJsOPf3fY6RMhZ44FKIKQhw7uz9UQ2CNr2sJ6U3jvv8EYXvinA6ZraZCo6sA56WmcvmHBQiP40Q2Za7w/w640-h446/LWO_221020_25208-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Luisa, serving drinks at a masquerade ball, spots Gomez across the plaza, and moves in to flatter and flirt with him:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfstQtbaxCxxEmntaA9x-eXejXBIvEabsypsXeJ7eMkhWd1dN6o7YeaSD3dXs7Im9ovaGYxZSUkprJTaqxA2saNuYfx1oriLDTUiPEfsmSiGQBR0hnkRJ1-GjBM_rh_ZCW6QZI3JAvT8aflUMFBKsTin1h_-LZTJFwatUSAJJ9X0gJW2qCoJN6O0/s3889/LWO_221020_25511-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2593" data-original-width="3889" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfstQtbaxCxxEmntaA9x-eXejXBIvEabsypsXeJ7eMkhWd1dN6o7YeaSD3dXs7Im9ovaGYxZSUkprJTaqxA2saNuYfx1oriLDTUiPEfsmSiGQBR0hnkRJ1-GjBM_rh_ZCW6QZI3JAvT8aflUMFBKsTin1h_-LZTJFwatUSAJJ9X0gJW2qCoJN6O0/w400-h266/LWO_221020_25511-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kw6G8njRb3MlTQ1-87ai9kxMeNHiIVnUvxnbTTKtTaB50wy4NUNkwp9l2RznbXFJHrC_gTHmjNgcC2uPl03r1E2k_yX4wYkW9nO8-cd4G4sAofr84PF5ChtImk6vE5d3yp984DY1Hdit1HE_TUIN0gCQf5C1X_2KxD1BBuFYxMpHrjuDgpmsUeU/s5407/LWO_221020_25520-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3605" data-original-width="5407" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kw6G8njRb3MlTQ1-87ai9kxMeNHiIVnUvxnbTTKtTaB50wy4NUNkwp9l2RznbXFJHrC_gTHmjNgcC2uPl03r1E2k_yX4wYkW9nO8-cd4G4sAofr84PF5ChtImk6vE5d3yp984DY1Hdit1HE_TUIN0gCQf5C1X_2KxD1BBuFYxMpHrjuDgpmsUeU/w400-h266/LWO_221020_25520-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p>Would you like a drink, my General?</p><p>I'm not a General, I'm a Sergeant.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtZsJhshYHWBiML1iyhGx_IoolOSQ_KT62gA8SC1mtUyC1Ge7zIS2u8CkMhRZpCTfj2uWrfbob1dWeSk2GOe4yhLEsxZ9ZQV84Ez1cE1o9UppEQAmnNGlqFcgqdLMzb1g4S9H_ouIA5Zu59_2lFhz_eHXkWksYVYMGOwiC56QIwkXP0EQRj47DiM/s5005/LWO_221020_25533-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3337" data-original-width="5005" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtZsJhshYHWBiML1iyhGx_IoolOSQ_KT62gA8SC1mtUyC1Ge7zIS2u8CkMhRZpCTfj2uWrfbob1dWeSk2GOe4yhLEsxZ9ZQV84Ez1cE1o9UppEQAmnNGlqFcgqdLMzb1g4S9H_ouIA5Zu59_2lFhz_eHXkWksYVYMGOwiC56QIwkXP0EQRj47DiM/w400-h266/LWO_221020_25533-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p>A man like you should be a General!</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnb1uyF4VW6pOg95p5ElNGn3sJCQ6yufRfoc_D7Nmm4iccip3AMRfbr_fYJs3jz7gI6XWHMIqsIiGk-5rTB8MgeJ1AfnUa1mByflxS6zAZoVNSdlkgBubo0RhRfL4OYy3d38H9X-U8YKL4wbo3ZxPnoym3SaARUzrnWiSYKS-1bCquwVg10h9c_kY/s3871/LWO_221020_25551-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2581" data-original-width="3871" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnb1uyF4VW6pOg95p5ElNGn3sJCQ6yufRfoc_D7Nmm4iccip3AMRfbr_fYJs3jz7gI6XWHMIqsIiGk-5rTB8MgeJ1AfnUa1mByflxS6zAZoVNSdlkgBubo0RhRfL4OYy3d38H9X-U8YKL4wbo3ZxPnoym3SaARUzrnWiSYKS-1bCquwVg10h9c_kY/w400-h266/LWO_221020_25551-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p>You're the kind of man that most women desire.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Gomez is easily hooked, and it's not long before Luisa lures him away:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZEA-c9Hj2SBLYWZTCWZCM8ijCvbB6Do2fdJ5ni90-urw2ynVFTWeFDAwX4AY37PL5PbQ4Vfor_aI1EWCfq9_067XD47K3BYXiJrghcxo9_fjyLoj2Z_kZ9N3uJPPLKsz-u4H_jfe0D5Ly3am67-PH-sDp9TY_se8vxjmXRriXgDyJix1BnmTEmI/s4821/LWO_221020_25554-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3214" data-original-width="4821" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZEA-c9Hj2SBLYWZTCWZCM8ijCvbB6Do2fdJ5ni90-urw2ynVFTWeFDAwX4AY37PL5PbQ4Vfor_aI1EWCfq9_067XD47K3BYXiJrghcxo9_fjyLoj2Z_kZ9N3uJPPLKsz-u4H_jfe0D5Ly3am67-PH-sDp9TY_se8vxjmXRriXgDyJix1BnmTEmI/w640-h426/LWO_221020_25554-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p>Want to know my name? Follow me, my General!</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When next we see them, days have passed; Luisa and Gomez are rendezvousing in a secluded area.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqJAJieZDKH2-Rb9PBEXPUeHVQLc3VVHA38MEDDLSPpoh761iPZgt29MvMQoTAodYEFT45FEx8J1DgG4QZoruXgy0E-VDn-K4x8JwatMrGISzhY89F82Ns3qI4bey_WpXUBJxgO_2mllUeJM3Ov_76nOe3vbSDl9pLoB-p5E8IJX0MYQAYkCxpmE/s4964/LWO_221020_26460-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3084" data-original-width="4964" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqJAJieZDKH2-Rb9PBEXPUeHVQLc3VVHA38MEDDLSPpoh761iPZgt29MvMQoTAodYEFT45FEx8J1DgG4QZoruXgy0E-VDn-K4x8JwatMrGISzhY89F82Ns3qI4bey_WpXUBJxgO_2mllUeJM3Ov_76nOe3vbSDl9pLoB-p5E8IJX0MYQAYkCxpmE/w400-h249/LWO_221020_26460-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">They embark on a hilarious exchange.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwVCchk3x-BpvjgFGmpmh2lu2xL-YtAKjVB6dYiLLA6XFB9VZ9WgsX6O4FDUcxypkq3J6dPn1dCDV7ra7-VwVSQ0XpF4tWkWzQdDLxpZASQI1mOasxK8Tc_Zv8Ojm10vtWBXsDEED0hO-A7VPMcnM2BOjZmXuf5pSMB6zaEuEPfx5RWT-gT9vR5c/s4686/LWO_221020_26469-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3124" data-original-width="4686" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwVCchk3x-BpvjgFGmpmh2lu2xL-YtAKjVB6dYiLLA6XFB9VZ9WgsX6O4FDUcxypkq3J6dPn1dCDV7ra7-VwVSQ0XpF4tWkWzQdDLxpZASQI1mOasxK8Tc_Zv8Ojm10vtWBXsDEED0hO-A7VPMcnM2BOjZmXuf5pSMB6zaEuEPfx5RWT-gT9vR5c/w400-h266/LWO_221020_26469-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Luisa confides that this is her first time, ever.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6nEBD2bi3ooEHxmrosAW2ysDelfgjVyZVm7rzUhzQmDjPuWzuGZZoZ6sulfv4uSuHuxsVnR2zThZcazvz1B7mOH6-YfJ9dw1BQJsF39Fk_08WvbKih2KyKV1WZxT5MXD7hF8RQ8G6rJJKrBwNcHFY2jeSC4RGLmvlFvrNMNzau80kTk0cNCOKCQ/s4483/LWO_221020_26474-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2989" data-original-width="4483" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6nEBD2bi3ooEHxmrosAW2ysDelfgjVyZVm7rzUhzQmDjPuWzuGZZoZ6sulfv4uSuHuxsVnR2zThZcazvz1B7mOH6-YfJ9dw1BQJsF39Fk_08WvbKih2KyKV1WZxT5MXD7hF8RQ8G6rJJKrBwNcHFY2jeSC4RGLmvlFvrNMNzau80kTk0cNCOKCQ/w400-h266/LWO_221020_26474-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Gomez says he understands, and that he, too, has a confession to make: "I'm not special like you think I am. What do you see in me?"</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8WzCYWQyBoWoejSOvjpLiJDuKNW_yvoUto4i1Tw7VCXhTAuBm-y_i9h1ID76sreYICki03Laom1s6TLkYaasEPCOum5k0st0bMMP7P4JTjm9uHYtSX2fN5HRiNVGNsPfSOlBbbq-gH4p8kMeB2jAcrUwinINQoG1RioCFisdRm9L-ubvnh0jZ_Q/s4264/LWO_221020_26479-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4264" data-original-width="2843" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8WzCYWQyBoWoejSOvjpLiJDuKNW_yvoUto4i1Tw7VCXhTAuBm-y_i9h1ID76sreYICki03Laom1s6TLkYaasEPCOum5k0st0bMMP7P4JTjm9uHYtSX2fN5HRiNVGNsPfSOlBbbq-gH4p8kMeB2jAcrUwinINQoG1RioCFisdRm9L-ubvnh0jZ_Q/w266-h400/LWO_221020_26479-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Luisa replies, "A general, a mayor, a king! I see potential."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlp6uWbzfObEh86fz2IxbSRNrTTE1ab69xJy-4R5dEcx_k-yuqWbjZ8FIVSqYrdPe6fuHp7aYwnRbaDQDQmEK9Y-xpP8AWLbqyzckyTSPsIXTh-DBw5z8G9byzLYEhZuZ8nGlFYqYzBeBpwO8Oz5tYqXws8xQSE9iX24pucoMkkyMsVY_Ux0lK_oc/s4582/LWO_221020_26488-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4582" data-original-width="3055" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlp6uWbzfObEh86fz2IxbSRNrTTE1ab69xJy-4R5dEcx_k-yuqWbjZ8FIVSqYrdPe6fuHp7aYwnRbaDQDQmEK9Y-xpP8AWLbqyzckyTSPsIXTh-DBw5z8G9byzLYEhZuZ8nGlFYqYzBeBpwO8Oz5tYqXws8xQSE9iX24pucoMkkyMsVY_Ux0lK_oc/w266-h400/LWO_221020_26488-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"But you need someone to guide you, help you. Someone smart, attractive, and charming."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFh-I2CudviZYUTR3ooxtG5Q53fQQ0991NQ7QkslU4nHTgURF1sCZeFWtWf5JTrPN5kOcp3Z8DlzoXy__BgtBTZ3hGSIEYPp0o1HN5v_a10JF7tz3O2c53qtFgZ5Ecn6dRCqdp4WngMC6GiTEQ8I8IZ0dxlc67gWDUNKla_3noC-mU61apygSMQI/s4464/LWO_221020_26490-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4464" data-original-width="2976" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFh-I2CudviZYUTR3ooxtG5Q53fQQ0991NQ7QkslU4nHTgURF1sCZeFWtWf5JTrPN5kOcp3Z8DlzoXy__BgtBTZ3hGSIEYPp0o1HN5v_a10JF7tz3O2c53qtFgZ5Ecn6dRCqdp4WngMC6GiTEQ8I8IZ0dxlc67gWDUNKla_3noC-mU61apygSMQI/w266-h400/LWO_221020_26490-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> "You mean . . ."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsq78zO2zf7wgkrTvyCwZ-aN2Xl_Fjx156qBHzMbJEhlHyjnVJg_scM_EuPaNoxiqX2RbLP0QL0h15NbQ5qhsTo2cqHbwsL-NQhLQx9DiIHI4lZHyE1qu7E1g6oZkDHs8b9XyVISmRcjaE_QYQxvd0V_QBFudHVUSB4duKBKp0Diy-PE0vYjYk2j0/s4931/LWO_221020_26493-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4931" data-original-width="3287" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsq78zO2zf7wgkrTvyCwZ-aN2Xl_Fjx156qBHzMbJEhlHyjnVJg_scM_EuPaNoxiqX2RbLP0QL0h15NbQ5qhsTo2cqHbwsL-NQhLQx9DiIHI4lZHyE1qu7E1g6oZkDHs8b9XyVISmRcjaE_QYQxvd0V_QBFudHVUSB4duKBKp0Diy-PE0vYjYk2j0/w266-h400/LWO_221020_26493-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> . . . like my cousin, Marco!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznLFs7cp8lXgPQK8qAtd_YHClfWaAmqo1AraUvEhl51d-FqINkHIsI7fh8CGR2Dp7ReB7HSSvlyUJPI8-1vPmaMFtJd4Bq2Os-3uMffAn-nrdCg_UmL0aECTBW515ktwz_jjce6WXFnibZarXATDNqpcAJEgs5uNXW_5n3pDmkAMh8oWU-OAZpf0/s4433/LWO_221020_26495-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4433" data-original-width="2955" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznLFs7cp8lXgPQK8qAtd_YHClfWaAmqo1AraUvEhl51d-FqINkHIsI7fh8CGR2Dp7ReB7HSSvlyUJPI8-1vPmaMFtJd4Bq2Os-3uMffAn-nrdCg_UmL0aECTBW515ktwz_jjce6WXFnibZarXATDNqpcAJEgs5uNXW_5n3pDmkAMh8oWU-OAZpf0/w266-h400/LWO_221020_26495-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Luisa replies, "Me! I'm talking about me!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnFHUJbUEyAbRrbNJFY1LKPbjtifvaEMc3ZTPNjP5I1db1pZCfzGZvEyxFmuJG6X4ZfNEHVteS3r3IxVM9Ye7PuS2S_LFO_GDNTOSkqaXRHEpfXeSj3gsdG0WgoV87yxukFryoP4KUohqQ8S-l3ayHddBzJuVDzCMIiORIWygaNnzQPSoF_nqSkg/s4891/LWO_221020_26499-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="4891" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnFHUJbUEyAbRrbNJFY1LKPbjtifvaEMc3ZTPNjP5I1db1pZCfzGZvEyxFmuJG6X4ZfNEHVteS3r3IxVM9Ye7PuS2S_LFO_GDNTOSkqaXRHEpfXeSj3gsdG0WgoV87yxukFryoP4KUohqQ8S-l3ayHddBzJuVDzCMIiORIWygaNnzQPSoF_nqSkg/w400-h266/LWO_221020_26499-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">"Oh, yes! Yes, of course!"<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">They continue in this vein, sharing their dreams of what it could be like working together, encouraging each other with greater and more elaborate visions of wealth and comfort.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWB7gdhI0G3CdyZ8FSqRXqZ20qQS9awIrYAAlTVxY9T8ByGhAaVDjkoMETFTCL0Fars88JqsyOWgt6jBrZyXDqrQs3yHdBSuruWRmuJoaMfpvDqaPb0IR2f69IjsDU_JieQ1pXvuYCIERk-OzRcokAIAhdPs4SdacyxKEyZjNXqwgboHgfrGBmJoc/s4249/LWO_221020_26507-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; 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While they wait, cast members chat . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDA998OMx0BXSkhcjTqfyspdz_1mSnyR0qtU2lXQ8gc-q8tpQhisPF8uBRacl8zRpls-V8lltJwQYDMGt_Xsuo3_QJnseSMuGTsj3hh1KLUyx0Ebl_ZZ3h6XBR4iGBr9CjpZBUsTLofk9EFQfFXO7v14pPdtGdsJkhMABDCV7pucjzaARLvAWUWt8/s5047/LWO_221020_27268-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3391" data-original-width="5047" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDA998OMx0BXSkhcjTqfyspdz_1mSnyR0qtU2lXQ8gc-q8tpQhisPF8uBRacl8zRpls-V8lltJwQYDMGt_Xsuo3_QJnseSMuGTsj3hh1KLUyx0Ebl_ZZ3h6XBR4iGBr9CjpZBUsTLofk9EFQfFXO7v14pPdtGdsJkhMABDCV7pucjzaARLvAWUWt8/w400-h269/LWO_221020_27268-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3279" data-original-width="4258" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBIwAi4vmxENnTqBgv9FPWRiahME6_ZfU_oUulfzg-hO2Pu_KOUT3ZmCkpxTwGxQFgsrd_jTtsfzwjXxew3799Xz5_p8IRd_xorMqlYPalldmjs-DBmAJeAt0Ucn6_WEMoopSjFL4qP9z9OaJDrCpsvB4z5RbaNzV5SLjUo237Ot3ajdeeQkMo-I/w400-h308/LWO_221020_27598-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Brava and bravo to <b>The Two Who Stole the Show</b> !</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgNThRxQ58_JKlANi9Th0zz6O-HQHF2MLyQfQtZhCViVNn_Z1VrgrWtuFMI9vriuCc4Xx3YaXRzLYL0O82KmFQiSJJKMz_H3wwd9XxpKRZTn6uevx9ozl0oQa0jkiBFEJLOPYcwUaD8QLGabLFL_l-URs44Wp17Ais5bzYRob2K3VbI8Cp6mzu44/s3163/LWO_221020_27535-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3163" data-original-width="2605" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgNThRxQ58_JKlANi9Th0zz6O-HQHF2MLyQfQtZhCViVNn_Z1VrgrWtuFMI9vriuCc4Xx3YaXRzLYL0O82KmFQiSJJKMz_H3wwd9XxpKRZTn6uevx9ozl0oQa0jkiBFEJLOPYcwUaD8QLGabLFL_l-URs44Wp17Ais5bzYRob2K3VbI8Cp6mzu44/w528-h640/LWO_221020_27535-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="528" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images (and many more) in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Events/Opera-Southwest-Zorro/Dress-Rehearsal-Complete/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587559580502282419.post-13525414137730584322022-10-10T16:15:00.000-07:002022-10-10T16:15:13.126-07:00"Zorro" at the National Hispanic Cultural Center - Albuquerque, NM<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNVC8216lFlcN0Hkk58wzdAPh7mPJh1WD8c2VDKE6cz9FSuOvjlmA4mPHhhY7nX1c9DJ1q_jYY0RpIQeFL0wkwyr8_0nmfxdEvGh6H9nTrVSO0iTiRma3TCs-O-FuJIhns3DD74ffewT14h16utNm44nLIv8DoI1hw7EZKoSXeTDLg5-09pzfJHE/s5084/LWO_221007_23746-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5084" data-original-width="3289" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNVC8216lFlcN0Hkk58wzdAPh7mPJh1WD8c2VDKE6cz9FSuOvjlmA4mPHhhY7nX1c9DJ1q_jYY0RpIQeFL0wkwyr8_0nmfxdEvGh6H9nTrVSO0iTiRma3TCs-O-FuJIhns3DD74ffewT14h16utNm44nLIv8DoI1hw7EZKoSXeTDLg5-09pzfJHE/w414-h640/LWO_221007_23746-Edit.JPG" width="414" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To create publicity photos for Opera Southwest's upcoming production of <i>Zorro</i> (October 23-30 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque), last week I photographed </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">César Delgado, Mexican-born tenor who will sing the title role.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Here's a sneak peek at a few of the photos:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0tShYLHLuBPEZc6sDSGrCb5rjLV7UIRAenzXq3wTzdoOxHTNzR1cGiaigoRQpqfzXPUq6V2XzT4hfLnzfHCdNNxagMKA6VkNOGx_v_kIrY4SQi6tzL8ROeMervaME__i-Uvp9rBQ8vNLJiKS8c09HDT66YEDlUjdUXj3VRdWuguVF9g6k9iP8N0/s4089/LWO_221007_23686-Edit-Edit-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4089" data-original-width="2726" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0tShYLHLuBPEZc6sDSGrCb5rjLV7UIRAenzXq3wTzdoOxHTNzR1cGiaigoRQpqfzXPUq6V2XzT4hfLnzfHCdNNxagMKA6VkNOGx_v_kIrY4SQi6tzL8ROeMervaME__i-Uvp9rBQ8vNLJiKS8c09HDT66YEDlUjdUXj3VRdWuguVF9g6k9iP8N0/w426-h640/LWO_221007_23686-Edit-Edit-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /><p></p>I've read the libretto, and it looks like it will be an exciting performance. Tickets are available <a href="https://my.nmculture.org/overview/11395" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The NHCC, where <i>Zorro</i> will be presented, is dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and advancement of Hispanic culture, arts, and humanities through exhibitions, lectures, performing arts (such as Opera Southwest), and education. The campus includes three theaters, an art museum, a library, an education center, a genealogy center, a restaurant, and a designated New Mexico historic building.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">To take advantage of NHCC's beautiful architecture, we did the photo shoot there. While I was waiting for César to get into costume, I wandered around the Center's theater building and made some images.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Beautiful carved doors:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrWL31rH0fViQFyfBBzDwNSbMngy9kEz6LCxgz_5dsQW9gsRB88Up9RoJmfKFb6fS2njackZLQG55lOYYdpU3sSEMFkAnAQXxeexlU3T87RrrGFfD3AgM92VlRRZ2F2cqfN7hX3im1sjIuPt8v-I1hxGH_ujznA9WZGAOMj1UqtGfFR49SNJvu8A/s5421/LWO_221007_23552-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5421" data-original-width="3614" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrWL31rH0fViQFyfBBzDwNSbMngy9kEz6LCxgz_5dsQW9gsRB88Up9RoJmfKFb6fS2njackZLQG55lOYYdpU3sSEMFkAnAQXxeexlU3T87RrrGFfD3AgM92VlRRZ2F2cqfN7hX3im1sjIuPt8v-I1hxGH_ujznA9WZGAOMj1UqtGfFR49SNJvu8A/w426-h640/LWO_221007_23552-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A great hall, from one end . . .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbZjwb91ckD_mNyywqIWZn79xWrUPwhoRgUbyHF-re1c8JELBkjHxqrUggjuDz-l_13tD7n4-TC6ekTSSzgffjC__0Z6maFVlRlAxn6Fo3hMABlWqbkzH6GQGy2x0fHrjkFVu8aeyXtbB3MwUMpo7vXRw7XW5weTNwJoY3Ad9bQ94ku1Cr13ZGLY/s4810/LWO_221007_23561-Edit.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4810" data-original-width="3207" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbZjwb91ckD_mNyywqIWZn79xWrUPwhoRgUbyHF-re1c8JELBkjHxqrUggjuDz-l_13tD7n4-TC6ekTSSzgffjC__0Z6maFVlRlAxn6Fo3hMABlWqbkzH6GQGy2x0fHrjkFVu8aeyXtbB3MwUMpo7vXRw7XW5weTNwJoY3Ad9bQ94ku1Cr13ZGLY/w426-h640/LWO_221007_23561-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> . . . to the other:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJx4ARopl7l8PVEEBH1ScodhhPP7WXoT4IjbaZFhGT2fLzd-OXuQS7rM694-Gz5r7Glj2o3r9Crhotn9ZcLlFak1pSoCYBrXgHyK2cOniXj1uvHxTau3cW1ULAJAJICt6kfSZgY36yNDWP-3_jdJM98dxmTAQF9P9cS3XbDfFnNS6VVw73lLjaGwg/s5167/LWO_221007_23590-Edit.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5167" data-original-width="3445" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJx4ARopl7l8PVEEBH1ScodhhPP7WXoT4IjbaZFhGT2fLzd-OXuQS7rM694-Gz5r7Glj2o3r9Crhotn9ZcLlFak1pSoCYBrXgHyK2cOniXj1uvHxTau3cW1ULAJAJICt6kfSZgY36yNDWP-3_jdJM98dxmTAQF9P9cS3XbDfFnNS6VVw73lLjaGwg/w426-h640/LWO_221007_23590-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Vaulted ceilings with unique light fixtures . . .</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtESAT01pdjtc1Hc2TCcD0u8uDDs6iKkI8WJwi0trlvTcc6ELPbUQB0q-Bg3AB7KUY0_t-3_sm16nJ6FYheDML8bn2TqaiXm8sBqEFnmeZ9PlxbepGNLGWkngdc4YJ1z-IGsPbp8DpjRgSvou_2XAfp5UVbCBWIcPhxO3RMS_UcGBZvH_HVNboE8c/s3594/LWO_221007_23593-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3594" data-original-width="3544" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtESAT01pdjtc1Hc2TCcD0u8uDDs6iKkI8WJwi0trlvTcc6ELPbUQB0q-Bg3AB7KUY0_t-3_sm16nJ6FYheDML8bn2TqaiXm8sBqEFnmeZ9PlxbepGNLGWkngdc4YJ1z-IGsPbp8DpjRgSvou_2XAfp5UVbCBWIcPhxO3RMS_UcGBZvH_HVNboE8c/w395-h400/LWO_221007_23593-Edit.JPG" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">A contemporary style outdoor plaza . . .</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94udw2cSeuqd4rlDfCyY05WETyCSxp-makgasEkTgK7PToHzcTam3fvr1mM33AIZRGY3Ig5U0G-g2ej7qVKu3WwnojbyvFRLodUxGQxtyQicRwrHKcxtdWObknIh-hehRdPizPqibcSWFscte3nWSyqgLDNfnq9OSQblVrsMS9hdXD3bzdKr9P2M/s5346/LWO_221007_23582-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3580" data-original-width="5346" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94udw2cSeuqd4rlDfCyY05WETyCSxp-makgasEkTgK7PToHzcTam3fvr1mM33AIZRGY3Ig5U0G-g2ej7qVKu3WwnojbyvFRLodUxGQxtyQicRwrHKcxtdWObknIh-hehRdPizPqibcSWFscte3nWSyqgLDNfnq9OSQblVrsMS9hdXD3bzdKr9P2M/w640-h428/LWO_221007_23582-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Then I started seeing more abstract details -- textures and shapes:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkGnNJ1z1owPxSEA6xP-ENHe2sHuTvafbPQl077Rv7JBDvhv5nenFrbtwhOotewyRoEnkUKwTZJqoYAJSNSpZmv7lkRBzqPB2bK0vp2QB4yX1D4A8_gE0CHih-OGEfLdTgLChyAsDszZSmy_k0gk7QgKjW5jC-oEpEYoJact6sG3cUgyaAzts2kU/s5245/LWO_221007_23575-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3497" data-original-width="5245" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkGnNJ1z1owPxSEA6xP-ENHe2sHuTvafbPQl077Rv7JBDvhv5nenFrbtwhOotewyRoEnkUKwTZJqoYAJSNSpZmv7lkRBzqPB2bK0vp2QB4yX1D4A8_gE0CHih-OGEfLdTgLChyAsDszZSmy_k0gk7QgKjW5jC-oEpEYoJact6sG3cUgyaAzts2kU/w640-h426/LWO_221007_23575-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTYTSmYhAOek-1eulFSFn6Bmf1KaSG2Pd2t0_iwc9TB1UHkbmG9jN1pYusqMRNEHknPkHj7OIgZBqYyP7m6luahUUUNrtnEM51XJnfQXDfK2Zo2zmz4BdvO1rJaIYTZMAj8hjiodDJ4XLYwjS5PFtN79lFEJHiTEsYubtvXHf10jjAj-y-DuzRAc/s4857/LWO_221007_23598-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4857" data-original-width="3238" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTYTSmYhAOek-1eulFSFn6Bmf1KaSG2Pd2t0_iwc9TB1UHkbmG9jN1pYusqMRNEHknPkHj7OIgZBqYyP7m6luahUUUNrtnEM51XJnfQXDfK2Zo2zmz4BdvO1rJaIYTZMAj8hjiodDJ4XLYwjS5PFtN79lFEJHiTEsYubtvXHf10jjAj-y-DuzRAc/w426-h640/LWO_221007_23598-Edit.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Even deterioration can be beautiful:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6XgCNlrXowcT2HCElekSNnS8TSy0tOMmakk9zbJ_9ypEnwBTRrGPaUcCmWHvMwN-mEM9yTYE8g4gPWQ9bZwOabHnFks8LsA2T4TL0HbHVrOEs7uAHrlBv3ipcLWtP4mujc4ltdRBxGP3AAkXsKToA3G8HwHw00h6FqcwuqbCLb-KnrwYZn7Us-o/s5144/LWO_221007_23613-Edit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3578" data-original-width="5144" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6XgCNlrXowcT2HCElekSNnS8TSy0tOMmakk9zbJ_9ypEnwBTRrGPaUcCmWHvMwN-mEM9yTYE8g4gPWQ9bZwOabHnFks8LsA2T4TL0HbHVrOEs7uAHrlBv3ipcLWtP4mujc4ltdRBxGP3AAkXsKToA3G8HwHw00h6FqcwuqbCLb-KnrwYZn7Us-o/w640-h446/LWO_221007_23613-Edit.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If you would like to see these images in a larger format, please visit my photography website, Todos Juntos Photography, by clicking <a href="https://www.todosjuntosphotography.com/Events/Opera-Southwest-Zorro/Zorro-at-the-NHCC/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Lance Ozierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16418167292491640143noreply@blogger.com0