Pueblo Pintado 2025
I had arrived at Pueblo Pintado to meet a friend, Jeff Rowton, whom I got to know through some friendly exchanges here on Flickr. We waited until blue hour to finalize our lens choices and compositions and to start our foreground exposures.
Then, at about 10:15pm I crawled into my car to catch some sleep while Jeff continued to set up astro- tracking gear and put up his tent.
I actually caught some shut eye before the alarm woke me up up at 1:15 am, because that's when the galaxy would be in the right position for our shots. Man, did I not want to get out of bed as it had turned very cold outside, much colder than predicted.
I took my shots and hurried back to my sleeping bag which proved to be woefully inadequate. My cold feet never recovered and I lay awake shivering for the rest of the night, Talk about suffering for your art.
Regardless, the night was crystal clear and in hindsight it was all worth it.
For all who don't know: Pueblo Pintado is an ancient Anazazi Ruin that belongs to the Chaco Canyon complex. It was a sort of way station on the path to Chaco. At three stories high it had over forty rooms plus a huge kiva and storage rooms.
Pueblo Pintado 2025
I had arrived at Pueblo Pintado to meet a friend, Jeff Rowton, whom I got to know through some friendly exchanges here on Flickr. We waited until blue hour to finalize our lens choices and compositions and to start our foreground exposures.
Then, at about 10:15pm I crawled into my car to catch some sleep while Jeff continued to set up astro- tracking gear and put up his tent.
I actually caught some shut eye before the alarm woke me up up at 1:15 am, because that's when the galaxy would be in the right position for our shots. Man, did I not want to get out of bed as it had turned very cold outside, much colder than predicted.
I took my shots and hurried back to my sleeping bag which proved to be woefully inadequate. My cold feet never recovered and I lay awake shivering for the rest of the night, Talk about suffering for your art.
Regardless, the night was crystal clear and in hindsight it was all worth it.
For all who don't know: Pueblo Pintado is an ancient Anazazi Ruin that belongs to the Chaco Canyon complex. It was a sort of way station on the path to Chaco. At three stories high it had over forty rooms plus a huge kiva and storage rooms.