Two things I love... Native American rock art and night skies. It made me wonder: Is there an opportunity here to combine them both? So off I went to a petroglyph site that I thought might photograph well at night. The petroglyphs will be my foreground, and I will use LED lights and/or my headlamp to gently light them up at night. Covering the top of the photo will be a beautiful night sky full of stars. Of course, this is what I am hoping for, because at this point it's just all in my head. First, let me show you the petroglyphs.
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| Petroglyph site #1. There are multiple interesting glyphs on the boulders. |
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| This photo and below: Close-up of glyphs at site #1. |
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| Petroglyph site 2. |
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| Site 2 petroglyph close-up. |
Now it's time to sit back, relax, and wait for the night sky to arrive. I'll keep fingers crossed that it will be a clear night with visible stars, and that there isn't too much light pollution. The minutes tick by. Finally, at around 8pm, it's dark and I see stars!
So there you have it: Petroglyphs and night skies in the same photo. My brain is already curning over some other rock art sites I might be able to photograph at night!
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What a fascinating post. Beautiful photos. ❤️
ReplyDeleteHighlighting petroglyphs in the night sky is quite a feat. Wouldn't it be wonderful to know exactly what they say. Perhaps these act as a map for travelers of the past.
ReplyDeleteWow! Awesome night photos and petroglyphs ~ nicely done ~ thanks,
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I really love the sky and the petroglyphs at the bottom are whipped cream on the cake.
ReplyDelete...your night images are spectacular, my friend!
ReplyDeleteYou are the nighttime star - petroglyph photography monarch of the internet.
ReplyDeleteAmazing combination and photos! Your photographs are stunning!
ReplyDeleteI think I like the second one better. Interesting juxtaposition of your interests in one photo.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea and wonderfully photographed as usual.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeking out and looking at petroglyphs. Aren't they precious!
ReplyDeleteWorth a Thousand Words
Beautiful photos. Love all the stars.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful night sky and petroglyphs!
ReplyDeleteThe juxtaposition works perfectly! Awesome photos as always.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! And the dead tree looks like it's imitating the petroglyphs!
ReplyDeleteThat was another successful expedition, Peter. It was wonderful to see those rock carvings and the trees at night.
ReplyDeleteAs always, I am in awe at your photography skills.
ReplyDeleteWonderful place, Amazing skies. Fantastic clicks.
ReplyDeleteI love the combination of the petroglyphs and the night sky. It seems there are a lot of wonderful petroglyphs in the areas where you go hiking.
ReplyDeleteNight photography like this is addicting and wonderful. I love the combination of petroglyphs and the stars.
ReplyDeleteWhat a splendid series showcasing these beautiful petroglyphs and nighttime photos of the starry night! I love how you've composed the petroglyphs and dead wood with its eye-catching form under the stars.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos :-D
ReplyDeleteCrazy good header and of course wonderful photographic finds again. Chapeau.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning! ♥ Your photos are always amazing.
ReplyDeleteIt is so exciting to see you wonder, then comes the action of patience, trial and error and all I have to say is You Nailed it! Of course, I enjoyed the petroglyphs you shot during daylight too.
ReplyDeleteI cant believe they are still there to this day, I wonder how old they are?
ReplyDeleteAn outstanding combination: petroglyphs and a very starry night.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful!!!
What a great idea. Those last two captures are absolutely marvelous.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with these photos. They are outstanding.
ReplyDeleteI agree it's fascinating to find petroglyphs. An adventure indeed. I enjoyed reading very much.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week.
Yep brilliant, you came up with a nice idea with that one, I like the second one better as I did not think the tree showed up very well in the first.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images! I always learn something new from your posts—thank you for sharing your insights.
ReplyDeleteAll wonderful, my favorite is site 2.
ReplyDeletelooks like an interesting place to explore.
ReplyDeleteI never see petroglyphs without going on a mental journey imagining what life was like for the creators. Your photos are beautifully creative but I wonder now if the artists ever came to marvel at what they'd created -- perhaps by moonlight ? Or were they simply message boards and once created just left for the next passersby. What history did you create?
ReplyDeleteLove this! A wonderful idea, and so many stars!
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Cheers
The Padre
These photos are incredible.
ReplyDeleteSuch a brilliant idea!
Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy seeing the petroglyphs in your area. I read an interesting article about why early indigenous did not leave petroglyphs on the Colorado Front Range, considering that there is evidence of them living here and many red rock formations. The thought is there was so much bison in our area that they used bison hides to do their art. Also, early explorer Zebulon Pike noted in his writings that he saw petroglyph type drawings on trees that had their bark stripped.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting, Pat. Thanks for the comment. The glyphs in my post (and others in the area) are located in an area used as a migratory corridor by Native Americans for thousands of years. There is a spring in the area (sadly, dry now) that was reliable for year around water, and some think the glyphs helped lead the way to the water.
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