Casa Grande

[Bambi]

On our drive back from Tombstone Arizona I saw a sign for the "Casa Grande Monument" and pulled in. This structure was created by the native population of the Sonoran Desert and is at least 650 years old. Not bad for a structure made out of wood and mud. It was later in the afternoon and the sun was interfering with the angle I wanted to take this shot of. I decided to embrace the sun flare, shot multiple exposures that I blended in Photomatix.
To preserve the structure the roof was built a few years ago.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5112/6911605604_e8f3247e89_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bambe1964/6911605604/)
casa grande (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bambe1964/6911605604/) by bambe1964 (http://www.flickr.com/people/bambe1964/), on Flickr

[aubintbay]

Looks like a neat spot. Got any more??

[Bambi]

thanks Aubintbay. As a matter of fact I do :)

here's one to show the scale:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5118/7078181983_99d327ce9c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bambe1964/7078181983/)
casa grande scale (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bambe1964/7078181983/) by bambe1964 (http://www.flickr.com/people/bambe1964/), on Flickr

here's a shot of the ancient walls- one inside and one out:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7062502893_775aabe5a1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bambe1964/7062502893/)
ancient wall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bambe1964/7062502893/) by bambe1964 (http://www.flickr.com/people/bambe1964/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7051/6912590864_113a6655a9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bambe1964/6912590864/)
casa grande wall (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bambe1964/6912590864/) by bambe1964 (http://www.flickr.com/people/bambe1964/), on Flickr

[belliveau]

love the look of the cirrus cloud in the back ground with the sun in the first pic.

[Barefoot]

I really like the interior b&w. What did it feel like being in something so old?

[Marko]

really nice set, I dig it! Good on you for embracing the "distraction" in shot 1 and doing something interesting with it.

[Mad Aussie]

I'm glad you added other photos because the first shot makes it look about 3 feet high :)

That's amazing that a mud structure like that has lasted so long. Why do use bricks these days you have to wonder? :)

[Bambi]

I really like the interior b&w. What did it feel like being in something so old?

it was very cool. I love old homes/churches/structures- they have a real vibe to it. I had fun trying to imagine what life would have been like for them

[AntZ]

Nice series. Love the sky in the first shot.

[XPWizard]

Lovely set, esp. like the first one.

[Bambi]

thanks Antz and Wizard!

[Hillbillygirl]

Very nicely done Bambi. Really like that interior shot. Would love to see it bigger though.

[asnow]

Thought I had already commented on this but I guess I hadn't.

I really like in the first one how you've incorporated the flare in what is obviously a difficult exposure. Also as MA said, it does look small until you see the scale with the people in the second picture
Also love that B&W interior shot.

[Bambi]

thanks guys. Sorry for the size HBG. you can see it bigger on my flickr :)

[Yisehaq]

Nice set. I like the first shot especially the sky and the clouds.

[edG]

cool series with lots texture