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West Desert Petroglyphs

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Posted by Jeff Hackett on November 30, 2009 at 8:13 PM
West Desert Petroglyphs
A sparky friend of mine told me about some petroglyphs in the Cedar Mts of Utah and he gave me some loose directions of where to find them. It took me a couple of tries but I did find the panel and it was better than I thought. Since electricians and masons have a bad history of working together he couldn't give me exact directions, he had to make me work for it. The man and bird are pretty obvious and I'm going with a snake for the third one. C&C welcome and thanks for looking.
Posted by Dan Walters on December 1, 2009 at 5:41 AM
Really like the BW. Like how your angle includes the clouds as well.
Posted by Jeremy Week on December 1, 2009 at 6:40 AM
Nice BW treatment. I also like how your comp opens up to the sky and distant plains.
Posted by Jackson Frishman on December 1, 2009 at 7:52 AM
Cool, Jeff! I too like the lightness and expanse of the basin at lower left. Did you happen to try and comps with more space down there? This one works just fine, but I'd be curious to see alternatives.
Posted by Morris McClung on December 1, 2009 at 12:23 PM
I like the conversion and the comp.
Posted by John Mumaw on December 1, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Nice catch!
Unlike any rock art I've seen in these parts.
I like the b&w treatment and the oblique angle you chose. Much nicer than a straight documentary type shot.
Posted by Jeff Hackett on December 1, 2009 at 10:07 PM
Thanks for the comments. Jackson, I couldn't get any more of the land on the left because I was squeezed pretty tight against the rocks. Here's another image with just the rock and sky. I liked the perspective, but had a hard time getting this angle and getting some sort of arrangement that made any of sense outr of the art. I have b&w but here's the color version.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on December 2, 2009 at 7:38 AM
Great perspective. I think the BW brings out the rock art more than the color version.
Posted by Laurent Baig on December 2, 2009 at 11:49 AM
I agree with Paul on the b+w. First image is great!
Posted by Jackson Frishman on December 2, 2009 at 12:57 PM
That second one is cool in an enigmatic sort of way. Makes me feel like one of the apes looking at the monolith in 2001.
Posted by Cynthia Spence on December 2, 2009 at 4:23 PM
These are great.