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The Winding Way. Arizona Anasazi Ruin. Undulating, the rock fence in the foreground leads the eye to the man-made structure in the middle of the picture, minimizing the gigantic mesa in the background.
C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t h e A r t i s t I was attracted to this site because of the history and its renown. Black Mesa is a sacred ruin, which can be seen in the photo as the background. In this picture, the angle minimizes the preponderance of the mesa. In fact, it appears rather insignificant. To me, what’s sacred is the formation of the wall, which looks ancient. The fluidity of the wall’s construction makes it look like it is moving. There is great energy in the wall. I could feel a soothing peaceful flow when I touched it. Then, too, adobe is a powerful magnetic force. Foremost in my thoughts was to show the snake formation. I like the way the “snake” veers off in movement showing the snake god-form. By focusing on the very first stone of the wall at the bottom center to get a sense of what I saw. I took other shots from a perch on top of the wall. Other shots look at the building or the flower. The snake line is apparent. See how the flowers anchor the line and serves as snake’s eye? In the background, the mountains provide reference, context and flow. In the vast magnificent blue sky, the few clouds huddled together yet unanchored allude to an independent life form. Clouds represent the spirit of change, movement and creativity. The snake, which represents wisdom in journey, is warmed on the stone. The flowers are the manifestation of earth’s magic—birth and rebirth. Like the rock at the bottom. The “scales” can also pass for the head of the snake. This snake looks like he’s slithering and not sunning. The shot is draped in earth colors, with the most dominate being blood red. The central focus of this photo is defined by weighting the center for balance. To further enhance and frame this photo, I would like the eye to follow the snake to the clouds. I would crop the shot tighter on the left. Then I would remove the green grass, which is distracting. I think the black-and-white version of this photo loses some of the power and the warmth of the sunburnt red that invokes the feeling of intense energy of this site. Cropping the black-and-white, I would make the adobe structure the center; in color the photo is more about the snake. In black-and-white, I might also zoom in on the far flower, then crop it. 57
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SACRED EARTH SITES: SEEING THE UNSE
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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S PREFAC
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THE ITINERARY 1. MONTICELLO, VIRGIN
Page 12 and 13: ON LOCATION 1 I M O N T I C E L L O
Page 15 and 16: C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
Page 17 and 18: Bear Mound, Iowa. Bear Mound - Effi
Page 21 and 22: “Wineman’s” Bluff, Missouri.
Page 25 and 26: Mountain Ridge, Colorado Plateau, C
Page 29 and 30: Stone Circle, Colorado. Stone Circl
Page 33 and 34: Endless Embrace. Scruff in the fore
Page 37: Undulating Seams. Shot at high noon
Page 40 and 41: Eternal Sky Meets Age-old Artifices
Page 45: Beyond Approach. Cliffs drop off to
Page 48 and 49: ON LOCATION 9 I BLACK MESA, ARIZONA
Page 50 and 51: A Stairway (Black Mesa, Arizona). S
Page 52 and 53: ON LOCATION 10 I S U P E R S T I T
Page 54 and 55: The Stillness of a Whisper. Apache
Page 56 and 57: ON LOCATION 11 I B O R D E R , A R
Page 58 and 59: Arizona-Nevada border, north of the
Page 60 and 61: ON LOCATION 12 I A N A S A Z I R U
Page 64 and 65: ON LOCATION 13 I Z U N I L A N D S
Page 66 and 67: Split Tree in Black-and-White. A Zu
Page 68 and 69: ON LOCATION 14 I E S C A L A N T E
Page 70 and 71: Bleak Plateau. In black-and-white,
Page 72 and 73: Sagacious Sage. A backward glance c
Page 74 and 75: Sage Glance. The black and white ta
Page 76 and 77: Waves Frozen in Motion. This image
Page 78 and 79: Holding Pen. So much more depth sho
Page 80 and 81: Escalante Plateau - the Fortress. S
Page 82 and 83: Escalante Plateau Crevasse. The con
Page 84 and 85: ON LOCATION 15 I C A P I TO L R E E
Page 86 and 87: The Striped Tower The Striped Tower
Page 88 and 89: ON LOCATION 16 I B RY C E C A N Y O
Page 90 and 91: Pins and Needles. Depths of torture
Page 92 and 93: s In the Shadows. Fortress of red r
Page 94 and 95: s A Void. Forming a dark secret
Page 96 and 97: Lake Protected by Rock. Beneficial
Page 98 and 99: Ghost Mountain. The haunting of a l
Page 100 and 101: ON LOCATION 17 I “ H OV ” H OV
Page 102 and 103: Anasazi Cloud Crowd. Near Escalante
Page 104 and 105: ON LOCATION 18 I Z I O N N AT I O N
Page 106 and 107: In Between. Spiritual energy emits
Page 108 and 109: ON LOCATION 19 I M O J AV E D E S E
Page 110 and 111: Ominous Space. Darkened lens highli
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ON LOCATION 20 I N E VA DA , O N T
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s Warrior. Illustrating the narrati
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ON LOCATION 21 I CAHOKIA, ILLINOIS
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Glimpses of Prior Grandeur. A long
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Peaceful Existence. At the foot of
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C o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t
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The Mississippi River and Watershed
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Snake. Petroglyph, Tent Rocks, New
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