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SmugMug > keywords > equinox > (22Sep08)

serpentine vine.

one year ago.

f/4.5, 1/30s, iso 800.
SmugMug > keywords > equinox > Autumnal Equinox, Gilsland Farms, Audubon Society, Falmouth, Maine
Dappled sunshine falls on the lush undergrowth of ferns among the trees on Gilsland Farms' North Meadow Trail.  All panoramas are $100.00, unmatted. Matted option not available.  Hover cursor over photo to enlarge.
SmugMug > keywords > equinox > The Dragon in Black and White Equinox 2008.

Pik Perfekt Oldenburg imported from Germany.
SmugMug > keywords > equinox > Tough Equinox
SmugMug > keywords > equinox > Fajada Moon

Fajada Butte is a famous Anasazi landmark at the south entrance to Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.  Chaco Canyon was a site of ceremonial Pueblo development and is now Chaco Cultural National Historical Park, a World Heritage Site.  Habitation ranged from 850-1200 AD.  

Recent discovery and interpretation of solar and lunar light projections on spiral petroglyph's on Fajada Butte have led to an interesting interpretation for celestial influence on building orientations at Chaco.  The Solstice Project has shown equinox, solstice, and lunar minor standstills contribute to observations of regional building orientations.  These complex relations are noted in numerous publications about the Sun Dagger; the famous Fajada petroglyph.

Galen Rowell is noted for his remarkable photography at the top of our world.  As he observed rapidly changing light at Magic Hour, the phrase 'Edge of Light' was coined.  The Edge of Light is that distinct band of color change between direct sunlight, which is pink, and indirect sunlight, which is blue.  The subtlety of such changes can truly be remarkable.

This Fajada Butte image was taken slightly after sunset one day before full moon in the spring.  Several features are of keen interest; the Edge of Light is clearly apparent North of the Butte, Fajada stands in bas relief relative to Chaco Mesa (background), and the moon, moving rapidly, is delicately balanced in the upper right-hand corner.

The composition is simple, yet elegant!  There was just enough sun left to enhance Fajada.  The Edge of Light can be noted near the top of the vertical cliff on Fajada's North face.  The upper portion of Fajada is outlined by faint, pink direct light.  Fajada's base, called the dip slope, is outlined by indirect violet light to the North and darker Chaco Mesa to the East and South.
The Sun Dagger is at the very top of Fajada on the back side of this shot.

Noted photographer Efrain Padro awarded Fajada Moon 3rd-place in a judged digital photo competition at Enchanted Lands Camera Club recently.
SmugMug > keywords > equinox > 21Mar07

an advantage to springtime is an increase in subject matter.

one year ago.

f/4.5, 1/2.5s, iso 200.
SmugMug > keywords > equinox > Equinox 2009 >  Sat_03_24_07_PlanB_Equinox
SmugMug > keywords > equinox > 23Sep06

sitting at a traffic light, and the best photo op of the day.

f/5.6, 1/80s, iso 200.
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20090926-_MG_2521
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