06.17.09
Anasazi Moon We had
been inside of the ruins of Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon
photographing some of the interior rooms while the light was
right and when we came back outside we discovered that the moon
had risen silently above the tall eastern walls of the structure
and was awaiting the attention of our lenses. We had only a few
minutes to give it our attention before it became obscured by
clouds. In the western sky the sun slipped below the horizon
signaling the official closing of the ruins and we made our
exit. We did make some stops to photograph some deer that we
encountered on the way out and to photograph the moon again as
it re-emerged from the clouds above Fajada Butte. Later that
night after dining on wine and sandwiches outside the park's
observatory we used the moon as a light source to make some
spectacular time exposures in the canyon. Tune in here tomorrow
for an example.
