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The Way West
Photography by Jim Richardson |
“Chimney Rock stands alone. . . . I ascended about 150 feet . . . many names cut in rock, inscribed mine, fired one of my holster pistols and echoed greatly.”
Peter Decker, 1849
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Camera:
Nikon F-100
Film Type:
Ektachrome E100SW
Lens:
Nikkor 60mm f2.8 AF Micro
Speed and F Stop:
1/125 at f/16 |
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Weather
Conditions: Indoors
Time of Day:
Morning
Lighting Techniques:
An assistant held a small flash to the side at the critical
angle to make the inscription visible. |
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT OR COMMENTS:
The inscription had been
removed from Chimney Rock to the nearby museum for its
own safety (note the bullet hole in it already). Museum
personnel removed the protective plexiglass cover so we
could get a clean view. Much of the trick of getting these
pictures is being curious and asking enough questions
to find the artifact in the first place. And because of
the style of the photo coverage this picture needed to
be of the inscription itself, not of an overall museum
scene.
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