White House Ruins, Canyon de Chelly

White House Ruins, named for the white plastered room in the upper structure, is a ruin in Canyon de Chelly dating from the 11th century Anasazi culture. Plastered walls were common, but few have remained intact. This ruin originally reached to the ground, and stretched along the cliff wall, where up to 100 individuals might have lived, and the complex had room for 4-5 times that during ceremonial periods. The upper ruin would have been reached via the roofs of lower buildings and wooden ladders. Also of note is the large rock art figure below the upper ruins. It is not improbable that this pictograph would have originally been inside a room. Although this ruin can be reached from a canyon rim trail, everywhere else in Canyon de Chelly is closed to outsiders except Navajo and those being guided by Navajo.

Roadside Memorial #1

Part of an upcoming series of spontaneous memorials and roadside memorials. We'll see how many of these I pull together. The plan is to spin these off into their own website. Details to follow.

Cat on the Street, Brantome, France

Homebrew Still Life

It's been quite a while since I have last posted some photography, but here goes another attempt at making this a regular thing. I'm working on developing a still life, but I need to progress my lighting and composition skills before I get to the actual project. Here is a study using some homebrew supplies: grains, hops, a wort chiller, beer bottles, and the final product (a HB51 recipe at that). More to come (hopefully).