Thanks to Brant for pointing on this shot, one of our last of the day. He'd filled his card by the time he noticed this wind-hewn hole in the rock-face, so it was up to me to bag the shot. It was a fitting end to a great afternoon at Castle Gardens in central Wyoming.
Shot with my 14-45mm at 32mm; 1/20 sec at f11 (fill flash used to bring out the detail in the rock face).
The sun casts its final rays of the day over the desolate beauty to be found at Castle Gardens in central Wyoming. It's no wonder that Native Americans chose this special place to be home to artistic visions they scratched into the rock face - many of which can still be seen today.
Shot with my 14-45mm at 16mm; 1/13 sec at f11.
In central Wyoming, Castle Gardens is home to several petroglyphs left hundreds of years ago by Native Americans who lived and passed through this area. Because petroglyphs were carved into the rock face (rather than painted on the rock face as a pictograph), they have survived the years relatively intact. These shots were all taken with my 40-150mm through chain-link fences erected to protect these treasures of our national heritage.
This Castle Gardens rock performs a delicate balancing act, perfected over years of battling against wind, rain, and snow.
Shot with my 40-150mm at 45mm; 1/50 sec at f11.
This shot from Castle Gardens in Wyoming provides a better perspective of the scale and beauty of this place. I love how nature has a tendency to repeat its patterns - in this case, the shape of a wind-torn hole in stone is echoed by the graceful arch of a gnarly old pine.
Taken with my 40-150mm at 108mm; 1/10 sec at f11.
Here's another shot showing the power of erosion at Castle Gardens in central Wyoming. Shot with my 40-150mm at 108mm; 1/10 sec at f11.
Castle Gardens is a unique place located about 40 miles east of Riverton, WY. It is well-known for preserving some of the best shield petroglyphs in the western United States. My friend Brant and I trekked out to Castle Gardens yesterday afternoon for a walkabout - with cameras, of course.
We were fortunate that the wind was not howling yesterday - as you can see from these images, the wind blows hard out here! It is amazing what wind, water, and time can do when it puts its mind to it!
Shot with my 40-150mm at 128mm; 1/50 sec at f11.
Earlier today, I had a chance to visit and photograph Castle Gardens in the desert of central Wyoming. My best friend Brant Nyberg and I spent several hours shooting frames in this special place. Centuries ago, American Indian tribes left their mark here with petroglyphs that remain to this day. In this quiet, windswept landscape, one can almost hear the echoes of time since past carried on the lonely breeze. I captured this image at the end of our day as we hiked back to our vehicle. Shot with my 14-45mm at 28mm; 1/60 sec at f11.
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