Day: February 27, 2008

Wednesday (27-February-2008) — Utah

Elderhostel “Photography in the Southwest” Workshop Day 3. Hovenweep National Monument.

The Elderhostel “Photography in the Southwest” workshop was based at Kelly Place B&B just outside of Cortez Colorado. This is a great location in McElmo Canyon, quiet and remote. It borders Canyon of the Ancients National Monument. The following images were taken in and around Hovenweep National Monument in Utah.

Hovenweep National Monument. (David J Mathre)
Hovenweep National Monument. (David J Mathre)
Hovenweep National Monument. (David J Mathre)
Hovenweep National Monument. (David J Mathre)
Hovenweep National Monument. (David J Mathre)
Hovenweep National Monument. (David J Mathre)
Hovenweep National Monument. (David J Mathre)
Hovenweep National Monument. (David J Mathre)
Hovenweep National Monument. (David J Mathre)
Hovenweep National Monument. (David J Mathre)
Hovenweep National Monument. (David J Mathre)
Hovenweep National Monument. (David J Mathre)
Hovenweep National Monument. (David J Mathre)
Hovenweep National Monument. (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (27-February-2008) — Utah

Elderhostel “Photography in the Southwest” Workshop Day 3. Sand Island Petroglyphs.

The Elderhostel “Photography in the Southwest” workshop was based at Kelly Place  B&B just outside of Cortez Colorado. This is a great location in McElmo Canyon, quiet and remote. It borders Canyon of the Ancients National Monument. The following images of Petroglyphs and modern graffiti were taken at the Sand Island Petroglyphs Bureau of Land Management (BLM) site in Utah.

Sand Island Petroglyphs. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec) (David J Mathre)
Sand Island Petroglyphs. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec)
Sand Island Petroglyphs. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec) (David J Mathre)
Sand Island Petroglyphs. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec)
Sand Island Petroglyphs + Modern Graffiti. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec) (David J Mathre)
Sand Island Petroglyphs + Modern Graffiti. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec)
Sand Island Petroglyphs + Modern Graffiti. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 200, 116 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec) (David J Mathre)
“Custer Died For Your Sins” Sand Island Petroglyphs + Modern Graffiti. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 200, 116 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec)
Sand Island Petroglyphs. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec) (David J Mathre)
Sand Island Petroglyphs. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec)