Wall Pattern, Mouse's Tank

In the west a pool of water is often referred to as a tank. Cattlemen will often speak of needing to get their cattle to a tank, and in this case, though there are no cattle for a good long distance there were two potholes that contained water where some men, who were accused of murder hung out around. As I got the story one of them was nicknamed Mouse, thus the name. I was attracted by the salt pattern on the wall that contrasted with the desert varnish patina on the cliff face. I was enamored with the salt pattern which was the basis of the composition. Only after I began working with the image did I discover that the rock face is covered in petroglyphs, which made it all the more interesting. I have no idea what any of the writings mean and they could just as well mean "Fred was here". Interesting. I used a Toyo 45A camera with a Rodenstock 300mm lens and a #61 Dark Green filter. I really do love this area, if it just wasn't so nasty hot in the summer. Fortunately for me, when I was there this time in mid May the air temps were only in the low 80s. That's very pleasant when you were anticipating 100+.