Ingenuous Pete D. ( It don't mean nuthin! )

Hi Pete! The only thing I see that's glossy is the glare on your glasses! Nice to see you!

Hey Pete! It's great to finally place a "face to the name" of the person whose postings I have so much enjoyed over the years. Thanks for posting in this gallery!

Nice to see you Pete!

The one and only Pete D. Great to finally meet you!

Hello Pete D., I've been looking at your photo ever since you posted it a few days ago. I believe you've changed your title...this current one by my dictionary means "stingy." Now that has me curious... what do you mean by that? The other thing is, where as my main photographic passions are birds and snakes, I have a pretty big interest in ancient rock art. So you're holding a really big picture of some really nice rock art. John, already asked what the story is about the petroglph, but I'll ask again. Would you share a little more with us?

Well, because you ask....

Rock art was the central theme of my last trip to the high desert. Before the turn of the century I photographed a vandalized panel in Capitol Reef National Park. Despite the damage, I found the petroglyph charming. I had the slide scanned. When I started working with the file, I realized it was possible to hide a lot of vandalism by cloning. I removed a bunch of bullet holes and scratched names. It was great. So, I took a trip with a digital camera and a plan of recording rock art, despite condition, then "repairing" the indignities.

The photograph I'm holding required no repair. It is in Utah's Nine Mile Canyon. Despite being right at the roadside, it is remarkably well preserved. Other glyphs in the same area are pocked by bullet holes and marred by the usual scratched-in names. I photographed all I could find and fix them as best I can. I rework them every so often as my Photoshop skills improve.

The photograph above my left shoulder (with an orange level on top, Doh!) is the zipper glyph at Parowan Gap. You can't see it here, but this is an complex and mysterious record. That was the last site I visited on my way back to LAS. I want to get back out there, but I'm too dang stingy.

Pete D.

Hello Mercurial Pete D.,
I wonder if your mercury levels are responsible for your personal metamorphis?
One thing is for sure, you sure are one changing dude - you've gone from notorious, to stingy to mercurial all in a few days.

I find it extremely interesting about what you've written about the rock art. Please go visit environmental photojournalism, as a month or so ago, I posted on this very subject. My only conern about our ability to change through photoshop may lessen our indignity towards the morons who perpetrate this horrendous transgressions against these national treasures.

Hi Pete! A face to go with the words and photos...

Hello Morose Pete D. I suspect the changing of your title is an attention getting technique, dreamed up by a "sullenly ill-humored" person At least that's what my dictionary says "morose" means. Cheer up, Morose Pete, you've got friends right here on NPN!

John, I think you're on to something but you missed a key word... the sequence goes like this: notorius - parsimonious - mercurial - morose... So NOW what do you think? We're still stumped.... If we took just the first letters, we might get Nature Photographer Murders Moron ... more to come as the strange mind of Pete D. delivers the next code word...

Hello Ingenuous Pete D.
I'm not sure John's theory of multiple facets to your personality is accurate. They may be full blown multiple personalities here... as far as going to acting classes, you couldn't play any part that ran more than one day. This whole thing is problematic! You just change too often, dude.

I'm not quite ready to give up on my first letter of each title theory. We now have "Nature Photographer Murders Moron In..." Of course, as you say Pete D. this may all "mean nuthin."

Hi Pete!

Well, we've exchanged views here on NPN on various subjects for a long time now. It's always quite nice to put a face with the person on the other end of the line.

All the best!

-PB

should update this - no beard now, CRTs have all been retired, electronic metronome is now upstairs, drop ceiling is gone - otherwise - all as shown.

Pete D. don't change fast and don't mind

Nice to see you Pete, It is so funny how you describe your photo.