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Portals in Stone

Two dark and impenetrable apertures mark the countenance of the cliff-face that faces Middle Frijoles Creek in Bandolier National Monument, New Mexico.

The Park Service has semi-restored several of the ancient dwellings in an attempt to better illustrate to visitors what the spaces might have looked like during the time of the most recent Ancestral Puebloan inhabitants. I was unable to find out what the modern Pueblo think of this enhancement or tampering, whichever your perspective.

Most times I don't bother investigating what a monochrome version looks like when I process an image. I gravitate toward the color because usually the interplay of hues adds something to the image, at least to my eyes. However, sometimes when there isn't much color variation to begin with, such as in this image, I find that monochrome can be worth exploring. This is also true if the color combination simply doesn't add much to the mind's liking. For example, in this image of Longs Peak, the original colors were simply uninteresting and the moon lacked contrast against a brightening blue sky. The monochrome images of both the Bandolier portals and Longs Peak seem better to me in terms of visual impact.

Agree, disagree? Why? I suppose it's hard to really respond unless I post the color versions, isn't it?

Taken in: United States / New Mexico / Frijoles (show map)

Taken on: March 27, 2019

Tags:

Ancestral Pueblo

Bandolier National Monument

Santa Fe National Forest

ruins

volcanic tuff

Pena Blanca

United States of America « less

Sets appears in: • Desert • Monochrome more » • The Built Environment « less

Groups appears in: • Palaces, Castles, Towers, Pagodas, Fortresses And Ruins of Old • The American Southwest more » • The Southwest United States • The Nature Conservancy • Canyons of the World • Un-enhanced American West • A NATIONAL PARK • My favourite Photographers « less

Camera: Nikon D750, f/11.0, 1/160 sec, 35mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D750
Lens:	16.0-35.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	35mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.4 (Macintosh)
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