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by Mark Bohrer | May 16, 2019 | Four Corners, National Monument, Ruins, Travel |
Hovenweep Castle and diffraction sunstar Hunter-Gatherers – Long before it became the quiet deserted valley of the Utes, hunter-gatherers roamed through Hovenweep in search of now-extinct mastadons and other game. They gathered edible plants when they could, but...
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by Mark Bohrer | Nov 9, 2018 | Ancestral Puebloan, Landscape photography, National Monument, Petroglyphs, Photo tour |
Time to meet 5,000+ petroglyphs and stark mountain landscapes. Mesa Prieta is usually deserted, and touched by decent morning light (sometimes spectacular). So how do you get ready? Beyond revisiting the route to the location, my pre-shoot thoughts go something like...
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by activelight | Oct 19, 2017 | Landscape photography, Leica, National Monument, New Mexico, Photo tour, Travel |
Every October, Albuquerque’s population almost triples for the International Balloon Fiesta, the city’s signature annual event. While it’s the main reason for most visits, the Fiesta doesn’t provide balloon events throughout each day. You end...
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by activelight | Apr 27, 2017 | How to shoot, Landscape photography, National Monument, New Mexico, Petroglyphs, photo workshop, Shot Design, telephoto, Wildlife |
Want to find out where the petroglyphs are? Use this easy form to contact me for a workshop or full-blown photo tour. Bring the Big One On my last photo workshop to Petroglyph National Monument in March, we’d seen rock squirrels, jack rabbits and canyon wrens....
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by activelight | Feb 23, 2017 | Architecture, Landscape photography, National Monument, New Mexico, Ruins, Travel |
March to Nowhere It was always hot. His head itched in the sun under the heavy morion, the open-faced helmet topping his suit of heavy armor. But it was always better in the morning. By a few hours after sunrise, the sweat pooling at the small of his back would cause...
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by activelight | Nov 17, 2016 | Landscape photography, National Monument, New Mexico, Petroglyphs |
I wanted to scoop more shots at Petroglyph National Monument’s lonely Mesa Prieta, at the knife-edge of a 17-mile rockfall with 20,000-plus petroglyphs. But I arrived later than I’d planned for late afternoon shooting. The Trouble With Sunsets If you...
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