{"id":3037,"date":"2024-05-03T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/?p=3037"},"modified":"2024-04-02T10:27:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T14:27:33","slug":"secret-walls-of-the-cliff-dwelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottshawphotography.com\/?p=3037","title":{"rendered":"Secret Walls of the Cliff Dwelling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Left Side, Gila Cliff Dwellings<\/em> (click image to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nikon D810, 1\/320 sec, f\/16, 24mm, ISO 200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a ground-level view of the left side of the Gila Cliff dwellings. I especially like the little bridge-like structure coming off the big wall on the right side. I also like how the walls in the center blend in so well with the surrounding cliff-side. Notice the sharp edge between the cliff top and the blue sky. This is the result of using a circular polarizing filter. The clear blue sky and sharp edge actually detracts from the overall composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dwellings sit near the top of a ravine. However, the only way to reach them is from the bottom of the ravine. To reach the dwellings you have a choice of a long, not so steep approach, or the short, steep approach. While neither route is strenuous, I would hate to make it several times per day while fetching water or going hunting or hunting and gathering, which I image were daily chores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gila Cliff Dwellings: 33.227263\u00b0 -108.267446\u00b0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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