Leaning Pagoda
©Joe Bridwell
Light and shadow weave lovely intricacies,
Strange rock shapes resemble ancient Asian buildings,
A rock looses balance, slides…
Finally, a pagoda leans
like the Tower of Pisa.
©Joe Bridwell
Light and shadow weave lovely intricacies,
Strange rock shapes resemble ancient Asian buildings,
A rock looses balance, slides…
Finally, a pagoda leans
like the Tower of Pisa.
Surreal Amalgams
Some small Bisti hoodoos become delightful surprises when sharply defined by light and shadow. Their ephemeral message is just as powerful as that of a larger landscape.
The Bisti is a magical amalgam of such surreal characters – at times like a macabre stage play; at other times, like a tapestry from Mars. Walk here and find this unique character; walk there and enjoy another completely different spirit.
It’s a left-behind palette upon which lives were spent painting...!
Lady Luck
My digital photography path started in the Bisti. Coming from geology, I found this one of the most uniquely challenging series of rocks I’d ever seen. Coming to photography, I started with a point-and-shoot.
Over the next few years, my fascination returned me time after time to the Bisti. As I grew into taking ‘real’ pictures, gained a DSLR, and began a life-long fascination with light and shape, the Bisti never failed to supply an interesting new, surreal aspect of its magical challenge. As you can see from early Bisti writings…
Bisti Emotions
"High desert jewels can create a beauty, peace, and serenity utterly lacking in a city. Relatively unknown, an illustrious wilderness is a photographic jewel inset in the heart of ancient Anasazi country. Even within New Mexico, asking about the Bisti may create blank, unknowing stares.
"Imagine a hard day of God's work creating the Universe. To relax, mayhap He hid a colorful, passionate, richly-textured jewel on our planet. Top a certain hill, then see His uniquely creative handiwork. Then add to the incredible beauty and deep serenity of surreal hoodoos a sense of a unique off-world adventure …
"Yet, to the intrepid explorer, once there, it's not at all unusual to meet international travelers from many nations!"
Working the Bisti
First, decide where these surprises are. Get out in the Bisti, explore, become one with nature. Then, estimate what light and shadow might do to change the scene, adding virtually immeasurable depth and drama. Finally, make sure you can find that particular area so your photography captures the off-world beauty of this sculptors’ surreal playground.
Process your Bisti images, not once, not twice, but over time as light's mystery adds real enhancement. Let God's handiwork creep into your bones...
Enjoy...
Some small Bisti hoodoos become delightful surprises when sharply defined by light and shadow. Their ephemeral message is just as powerful as that of a larger landscape.
The Bisti is a magical amalgam of such surreal characters – at times like a macabre stage play; at other times, like a tapestry from Mars. Walk here and find this unique character; walk there and enjoy another completely different spirit.
It’s a left-behind palette upon which lives were spent painting...!
Lady Luck
My digital photography path started in the Bisti. Coming from geology, I found this one of the most uniquely challenging series of rocks I’d ever seen. Coming to photography, I started with a point-and-shoot.
Over the next few years, my fascination returned me time after time to the Bisti. As I grew into taking ‘real’ pictures, gained a DSLR, and began a life-long fascination with light and shape, the Bisti never failed to supply an interesting new, surreal aspect of its magical challenge. As you can see from early Bisti writings…
Bisti Emotions
"High desert jewels can create a beauty, peace, and serenity utterly lacking in a city. Relatively unknown, an illustrious wilderness is a photographic jewel inset in the heart of ancient Anasazi country. Even within New Mexico, asking about the Bisti may create blank, unknowing stares.
"Imagine a hard day of God's work creating the Universe. To relax, mayhap He hid a colorful, passionate, richly-textured jewel on our planet. Top a certain hill, then see His uniquely creative handiwork. Then add to the incredible beauty and deep serenity of surreal hoodoos a sense of a unique off-world adventure …
"Yet, to the intrepid explorer, once there, it's not at all unusual to meet international travelers from many nations!"
Working the Bisti
First, decide where these surprises are. Get out in the Bisti, explore, become one with nature. Then, estimate what light and shadow might do to change the scene, adding virtually immeasurable depth and drama. Finally, make sure you can find that particular area so your photography captures the off-world beauty of this sculptors’ surreal playground.
Process your Bisti images, not once, not twice, but over time as light's mystery adds real enhancement. Let God's handiwork creep into your bones...
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