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Land of Rainbow Hands

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Posted by Joseph Kayne on May 15, 2011 at 11:12 PM
Land of Rainbow Hands
Wista DXII
Provia 100
Ancient pictographs from different plant dyes
Posted by Todd Caudle on May 16, 2011 at 8:11 AM
I don't know how accurate your color is here, but the colors are so vibrant that this looks contemporary, like in a modern day kids' classroom.
Posted by Dave Showalter` on May 16, 2011 at 9:47 AM
Cool shot!
Posted by Lynn Scott on May 16, 2011 at 12:53 PM
Nice shot!!
Posted by Joseph Kayne on May 16, 2011 at 5:04 PM
The colors are vibrant, the pictographs are very old. The plant dies used have held up very well in the arid and protected environment.
Posted by John Mumaw on May 16, 2011 at 6:34 PM
I've been here before and you really did the place justice with the tight composition and the great colors!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on May 17, 2011 at 8:58 AM
Nice one, Joe. This is an image where context is very important. Knowing that it's ancient really ups the "Wow" factor for me.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on May 17, 2011 at 5:31 PM
It looks like they painted both hands for paired imprints, as opposed to just a single hand print.
Posted by Adam Schallau on May 19, 2011 at 12:35 PM
I love this. I see it as an Ancestral Puebloan "family portrait".