Today I took a drive north and west of Albuquerque to the area of the Jemez mountains and the little village of Jemez Springs. I came equipped with a 5"x7" pinhole camera, F/333, in whose internal storage compartment were preflashed grade 2 paper negatives. I carry the camera, changing bag, light meter and calculator in a reusable fabric shopping bag, which I hang from the handles of my tripod with its straps. If the truck is nearby, I change out the paper seated in the vehicle, otherwise I use whatever I can find as a seating area. Or, I also have a small, three-legged folding camping stool that I purchased for this purpose.
This is the first pinhole I've shot in maybe close to a year.
The drive through Jemez Canyon takes one past the Jemez Reservation and private property is common, so finding a place to record photographs can be tricky. This area, for instance, was rather scenic, but the property owner obviously didn't want trespassers. 47 second exposure.
A side highway takes off to the north and west into an adjoining canyon and Guadalupita Creek, with the adjacent road leading through the Gillman Tunnels, which used to have a narrow gauge rail line for taking timber, logged from high up the mountain, down into the sawmill at Bernalillo. 55 second exposure.
Several parking areas are found along cutouts in the steep canyon, with plenty of graffiti to mark people's presence, here found on the guard-rail. The creek can be seen in the distance as the white streak. 55 seconds exposure.
The side of this cliff was in north-facing shadow, and the sky had gotten cloudy. Plenty of interesting rock features plus human-added graffiti. High up in the image you can see a little statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. One of the tunnels is off to the right in the shaded area. 8 minutes exposure.
(Continued in Part 2.)
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