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30 March 2015 Sam Rua

Four Mile Stretch

Magdalena, NM view map

*** Best view at original size ***

A shot of one of the three arms of the Very Large Array in the "B" configuration.
The back row of 9 dish radio antennae spans about four miles in this image.
and that's not as far as as they can put each radio receiver. Having them in this close
makes for a much more photographic scene.

The last time I visited here a couple of years back, the antennae were all parked straight
up because of a stupid government shutdown due to a budget impasse. I got to go
into the visitor center for some souvenirs (other than photos) this time around.

This is a merge of three hand held exposures for HDR.


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Tom LeRoy11-Apr-2015 18:21
Excellent perspective, really gives you the scale of things! V
Guest 07-Apr-2015 04:23
Wonderful!
SLC_Images03-Apr-2015 02:17
Nice view, Sam! Almost stopped by there a few weeks ago on the way home from Albuquerque- thins image makes me wish I did. VT!
Martin Lamoon02-Apr-2015 19:20
Excellent capture Sam.
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larose forest photos02-Apr-2015 17:54
A very striking shot, terrific details here. V
Neil Marcus02-Apr-2015 17:23
All turned in one direction. Which direction captures our interest solely
Walter Otto Koenig02-Apr-2015 15:38
Interesting sight, a touch of the surreal. Nice job with the hand held HDR.
pkocinski02-Apr-2015 12:16
Exploring space - finding amazing things. Well captured.
Hernan E. Enriquez02-Apr-2015 11:31
Terrific image Sam! V
joseantonio02-Apr-2015 03:44
A very nice perspective. Love this image.V.
coaster02-Apr-2015 03:20
Very nice!
Julie Oldfield02-Apr-2015 01:30
This is a surreal scene. Well composed. V
globalgadabout02-Apr-2015 01:16
totally tuned in...the well-articulated clouds are the perfect foil for this very long array of sat dishes...subtle layers here too...V
Gill Kopy02-Apr-2015 00:46
Fascinating image - those dishes must be huge - the VLA was new to me ! V
fotabug02-Apr-2015 00:26
Why does this bring visions of visitors from outer space? :)
Range View 02-Apr-2015 00:04
Excellent image with this wonderful sky Sam..
David.
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