Flagstaff Area
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 7:05AM 
Last Sunday a friend and I went to the Wupatki/Sunset Crater area in search of snow on the ruins and in the lava fields. Alas, no snow on the ruins, but plenty in the lava fields. I have been to this area many times and never found snow on the ruins in Wupatki, it is a bit lower in elevation than Sunset Crater and so when they get snow, it doesn't last long.
It was another exercise in bold contrast to shoot B&W in the lava field. I am looking forward to printing a few to see what they are like. The scanner does not do a very good job with them. Perhaps later today or tomorrow I will make some time to print a few.
The clouds had the sun obscured most of the day, totally flat light, we celebrated when we spotted a shadow. So it was a game of waiting for the right light and looking for things to shoot that did not depend so much on shadows. The sun did make a brief appearance in the afternoon just before we started for home. Then the clouds almost all dissipated while we were driving home.
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