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Subject: [Leica] IMGS: Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico
From: leowesson at gmail.com (Leo Wesson)
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 23:55:08 -0500
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Phil, 

Sounds like you would enjoy Chaco in a snowstorm (I did)!

I've been to NM a lot and have never heard of Tent Rocks, maybe next time.  

Leo Wesson
www.leowesson.com

On Oct 14, 2012, at 23:48, Phil Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> 
wrote:

> Thanks, Richard, Leo and Jim.
> 
> If you make it out to NM again, there are a few places that aren't very
> well known but provide some awesome photo opportunities. Tent rocks is,
> or used to be, one of those places. 
> 
> back when we moved to the Albuquerque area about 22 years ago, Tent
> Rocks was just a spot on BLM land with no regulation. There was a sign
> that asked visitors to not litter and also warned that climbing on the
> soft rocks could be dangerous. Last time I was at Tent Rocks was no
> later than 1996 and it was still wilderness. It was rare to see more
> than two parties of folks in the whole area during a day. Then there
> were no trails, only the arroyos were like paths. There was a lot of
> opportunity to just scramble up rocks and climb in the crevasses. 
> 
> Now the area is managed by the US National Park Service. The road is
> paved, there is a small fee to enter, there are permanent structure
> restrooms and picnic tables as well as paved sidewalks going up to the
> beginning of the trails. It's sad to see it so "tamed" now and today
> the extra accessibility added to the Balloon Fiesta crowd that is in
> town brought quite a few people to Tent Rocks. I'd like to come back
> when the weather is really bad and there are no other people, like it
> used to be. Maybe one day before the winter gets too bad.
> 
> Phil Forrest
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:11:18 -0700
> Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
> 
>> Now I need to go to NM again....
>> 
>> Nice stuff.
>> 
>> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Phil Forrest
>> <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote:
>> 
>>> I went hiking in Tent Rocks National Monument today with my dad and
>>> a friend of mine from college who flew out for the Albuquerque Hot
>>> Air Balloon Fiesta. We hit the Fiesta yesterday (images will be up
>>> soonish) and today went to hike around a canyon of unique rock
>>> formations and slot canyons northwest of Albuquerque, between
>>> Cochiti reservoir and the Jemez mountains.
>>> 
>>> This is the second day of shooting with my "new" Nikon D2x. The only
>>> lens I have for it right now is a 14mm but a few more are coming on
>>> Monday, thanks to a fellow LUGger.
>>> 
>>> The light was very harsh today as we were out a few hours around
>>> noon. Add to that the rock is very light gray and light brown
>>> volcanic ash. Lots of super contrast stretching the ability of the
>>> D2x sensor.
>>> 
>>> Here's a few shots from Tent Rocks:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_1207/121014/DSC_0029_E.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_1207/121014/DSC_0036_E.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_1207/121014/DSC_0054_E.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_1207/121014/DSC_0064_E.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_1207/121014/DSC_0071_E.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_1207/121014/DSC_0078_E.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> Whole album here:
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PhilForrest/NM_1207/121014/?g2_page=1
>>> 
>>> Comments and critique always appreciated!
>>> 
>>> Thanks all.
>>> Phil Forrest
>>> 
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> 
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