A few weeks ago I was rock climbing in Utah. Close to the area were these petroglyphs:
ISO 2000 70mm 0ev f/8 1/125
These symbols are examples of Fremont Rock Art and date from 450-1300 A.D. Also close by were examples of Archaic Rock Art dating from 6,000-1000 B.C. and modern graffiti. Personally, I find the modern graffiti on these rocks annoying, but looking at the Fremont period work, I was wondering if there would have been people in that time who found it annoying that their contemporaries were putting “graffiti” where the older Archaic art was.
This photo was taken outside Arches National Park on Utah Highway 27 near the climbing area called Wall Street. I was using my 70-200mm lens, but as this example of the petroglyphs were not that far up the rock, the zoom wasn’t really necessary. I edited this image in Photoshop using curves to make the colors in the rock pop a bit and make the art stand out.
Bonus points to you if you find the critter in the photo. I also have posted this photo on Flickr. What do you think of this type of art? do you also like graffiti? Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comment section below.
Cheers!
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Fascinating, really a great idea for the theme… 🙂
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked my interpretation 🙂
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There’s even a hunting mouse? with an arrow? 😀
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It takes a village 🙂
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Indeed! 😊
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I see the little iguana on the hip of the animal! Do I win? 🙂 Amazing petroplyphs with so much detail.
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Congrats! you are the winner! It’s funny because I didn’t see him until I was processing the photo.
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He is pretty hidden. 🙂
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Lovely shot. Can’t believe there is graffiti not far off from where you took this shot. Bit too close for comfort. I think I see the critter. Looks like a lizard near the end of the last leg 😀
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Yeah,in this case the graffiti bothered me. To be honest, sometimes I think modern graffiti is art, but not in this case. Congrats on spotting the lizard 🙂
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Oh wow, what a marvelous interpretation !! Great job 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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Reblogged this on This Is Me and commented:
This is Cool
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Thanks for the reblog 🙂
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Reblogged this on flowconestiloduro and commented:
http://www.hulkshare.com/yeldery/yelder-el-dinamido-corazon-enamorado
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What a great find, Amy. So fascinating. 🙂
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I agree, I find this sort of thing really interesting.
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Amy … Love your petroglyphs. I took some photos of petroglyphs when we were in the Valley of Fire in the Mojave Desert – about an hour from Las Vegas. But I’m betting your photo is much crisper than mine. Love the photo.
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It was interesting as well, how compelled I felt to take out my camera and record what has been there for ages.
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Some graffiti I like; some I don’t. I am not impressed by the damage that I see here on the rock face. I am impressed by the connection of expression that today’s graph writers have in common with the rock illustrators of so long ago:
https://themofman.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/illustrated-city-part-11/
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Thanks for the link, I really liked reading your thoughts on that post, and I think you have also captured how some graffiti really is art.
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Pin the lizard on the petroglyphs bear. Could be a new archeology game.
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Oh, yeah, it could be! 🙂
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I love the picture, the way you edited made it pop in a great way. Also to answer I guess my opinion on graffiti would vary on the intentions and art depictions.
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Thank you, and I appreciate your visit and comments.
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